Serenity: I thought I was the only one that was so frustrated by the lack of appreciation for all the shades of beauty that I actually stopped watching BET altogether. The fact that many of the hosts seem to have been bag-tested angers me because one thing that makes the black race so wonderfully unique is that we come in so many shades of beauty. I can really understand Deja who mentioned that she has issues with BET in general. It's supposed to be for us, but I don't feel it truly reflects us.
As for the ghettoness of Cita, well, I won't take up room telling the forum about the things that I think about her. However, I will say that I do think she needs to go. We need more positive blacks females to act as role models and each person that preserves any sort of stereotype, whether she is a cartoon or a real-life person, does not help the situation that so many blacks are now working to resolve.
[This message has been edited by Poplife (edited May 14, 2000).]
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