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Originally posted by Boom_Quack13
I am a student of mass communications, and I feel every word that you all are saying.
A lot of the "Black folks won't watch it" argument is pure crap. One of the media's functions is the agenda setting function. They dictate what we think about and tell us what we are interested in. But it is crap to think that we won't watch more multifaceted movies involving Black characters. We will. They don't want to make those movies. They don't want us, or anyone else, to see us outside of the box.
Another thing that bugs me about it is that there is enough money in our comunity, and especially amongst Black Hollywood, for us to own our own studios. What's stopping us? We need to start controlling our image. Imagine if these rappers would invest in production houses and film companies, rather than pimp juice, vodka, clothing lines, and basketball teams. Imagine if Magic invested in production companies instead of theatres. He's on the right track, but could go deeper.
That's my rant, and I'm sticking to it.
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Say that again!!! I am tired of seeing an abundance of these movies and tv shows like The Cookout or The Parkers (which is a HORRIBLE
show). While some of these movies are indeed funny, some are just plain dumb, and serve to only perpetuate the stereotypical image many people have of blacks...
I'm young enough to be considered in the "young-people's market", and I WANT TO SEE QUALITY MOVIES!!! All that talk about we won't be interested is pure crap!!!