[GoldnBlue2004]

Originally posted by Senusret I
I don't think the show is degrading to black institutions any more than the Real World is degrading to predominately white institutions. Why?

MTV shows drunkenness, sluttiness, abortions, hazing, assault, battery, theft, breaking and entering, etc. Many of these participants are college students (although not enrolled at the time of the show). Don't forget that at the beginning of the season, the cast mates usually say what school they go to.

College Hill, in my opinion, shows far less than MTV reality shows do. Now, I find neither show to be degrading, but if I were to pick, MTV shows are worse.

Furthermore, the behaviors that I see on College Hill aren't unique to black college students....I know many a "Kinda" and "Jabari" from all races.

Finally....it's unscripted television. They don't go in there and tell Kinda to act loose. They didn't tell Shalondrea to get knocked up and not know who the father is. They did that on their own.

If there is anyone to blame, I say blame the participants. But I don't blame them, cuz I don't find the show to be degrading.

First of all the show is degrading to HBCUs in general. It cannot be compared to MTV's The Real World because the Real World tends to deal with how people act living together in society and in an apartment. College Hill deals with how African American students interact with one another at Southern University which is one of our prestigious and large HBCUs. I think that College Hill should be taken off the air or something or better yet, we should boycott it all together.