"Reality" Based Shows
Yesterday, I was sitting in my sociology class when the topic of reality based shows came up. Now I was in the sixth grade when The Real World came on so I grew up watching that show. I happened to mention that I felt that lately, these reality based shows have been showing a negative portrayel of black men and I can't even stand to watch them anymore. My classmates(mostly white) basically thought I was overreacting and reading too much into things. I gave them examples:
David on LA caused trouble and dragged Tami across the floor and got kicked out
Cyrus on boston seemed to have a different woman every night of the week
Steven on Seattle HIT a woman in the face
Tech on Hawaii always had different women(I dont see how...)
David on New Orleans(I didn't catch much of this one cause I didn't have cable in my apartment) seemed to have different strippers all the time and was difficult to get along with.
Even Gervase(sp?) on Survivor was portrayed as lazy and a moocher(which he seemed proud of)!
Now I know some sorry black men, BUT I also know some wonderful, positive black men. I'm not claiming a conspiracy, but I find it hard to believe that of the thousands of applicants, MTV can't find a black man that doesn't fit their mold. So I was wondering, am I overreacting? Or has anyone else noticed this too?????
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