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Originally posted by BrandNubian:
Ok, third (and I'm going back to Segun) - if he had been picked, the show would have been interesting no doubt. But I personally (and I would hope nobody else would either) wouldn't have looked at him on the show, and thought "Oh, this is how black men are." Apparently, some black men are like Segun. And that's fine. Some black men are like Kevin from New York, Mohammed from San Fran, like David from New Orleans, and like the other David from Los Angeles. I'm glad that they don't pick black men who are all cut from the same mold. Because, in reality, black men aren't all the same. I know some people were looking at Segun like "Oh my God, he is so feminine," or "What's up with those gloves?" or "What's up with him crying?" I know he may annoy and bother some people. But just because he behaves like a pretty boy doesn't make him any worse than some of the other black men who have also acted crazy on The Real World. (And we know that they have.  )
Just my .25.
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What I meant was that b/c we live in the United States,
some people in white America will
no doubt streotype black men (or gay black men, or even gay men in general b/c, as Snoop says
"Please Believe It", Segun (I think, But I know that I don't know him but even SweetestDiva said he is very feminine--not saying all feminine men are gay or vice-versa but, COME ON NOW!!
) is a closet homosexual if I've ever seen one--and I have...)...But, anyway, I was saying that I wouldn't want people making ignorant, negative stereotypes. Would you want them to put a black gang-banger or drug-dealer on the show??? I did not want Segun on the show
not b/c he may be gay but b/c I did not like his attitude and seemed arogant, shallow (like when he was talking about how he values "Hoes"...WHATEVA!!), and immature. I value diversity just as much as the next person, but we have to draw the line somewhere. Don't get it twisted (cuz I don't)
, I know there are MANY shallow, immature (like David acted sometimes on RW New Orleans...he got on my nerves sometimes), and ignorant black men in America, but I'd rather not see stereotypes perpetuated on tv.
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