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Old 07-16-2007, 01:40 PM
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What on earth is he talking about "...erroneous presumption based on absolutely zero information." Folks clearly know and dislike the sentiments behind the website that inspired the show. They have confirmed that the premise of the show is keeping in line with the original website. Furthermore, the name of the show alone says it all. It isn't called "Black Fashions and Behaviors: An Introspective Look". It's called Hot Ghetto Mess. That's waaaay more than zero information.
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Old 07-16-2007, 04:21 PM
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a. everyone over the age of 25 knows that young people dont want the right things. i will admit that at 19 or 20 i wanted a whole lot of things that were bad for me.
I would not say that all people under 25 don't want the right thing.

When I was 19 I wouldn't have supported this show. I don't want tot sound like I am the exception, but I know several under 25 individuals that want things that are good for them.
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Old 07-16-2007, 04:30 PM
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I would not say that all people under 25 don't want the right thing.

When I was 19 I wouldn't have supported this show. I don't want tot sound like I am the exception, but I know several under 25 individuals that want things that are good for them.
Ditto. I'm just barely closer to 25 than to 20 and I definitely see the huge ERROR in the creation of this show. At 19 or 20, I would've spent all day rallying my AA and Greek student body leaders to voice out against it, and forcing our newspaper eic to write on it.**

(true story: my best friend and I were campus editor and writer/copy-editor respectively, and we created such an uproar on campus for all sorts of 'racial craziness' that the Univ. President wanted to talk to us to listen to our ideas. )

**ETA: If my bf or I or another minority reporter wasn't already covering it. Still feel some kind of way about that.
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Old 07-24-2007, 12:15 AM
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When will it end?!

A name makeover (as if it makes it all better ):

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070723/...ot_ghetto_mess
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Old 07-24-2007, 10:21 AM
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Totally Off Topic But..

Has anyone seen Hell Date? This show is so dumb, and the people on there are dumb too. I would know whats going on as soon as the 'Hell Dater' started acting up. And whats with the midgets/little people (sorry if I offended anyone). But why are there little people dressed like the devil. Its hella stupid.

Oh and dont get me started on the crap with Tokara and Joe Torry. I dont know BET just needs to stop trying to be MTV and start trying to educate a lil bit more.
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Old 07-24-2007, 10:32 AM
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I have not seen hell date, and that 'game' show is TERRIBLE!!!
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Old 07-24-2007, 11:46 AM
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i turn ontake the cake for one reason only: to see what tocarra's hair looks like...after that? the tv is off. i swear, she is a one-woman hair show.
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Old 07-27-2007, 01:13 PM
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i finally saw the show and i hate to say it but i really liked it. i laughed and laughed. the show does not only showcase the stupidity of AA but other folk as well. i took it for what it is worth - trash tv!
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Old 07-30-2007, 06:11 AM
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Old 07-31-2007, 10:55 PM
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BET has been feeding into the "stereotype" for years now. Do y'all remember shows like Tavis Smiley or Teen Summit? No? Probably because it was replaced with 106nPark and other MTV-like knockoffs.

We got to do better, BET says? What hypocrisy.

I say, Just don't watch. If this kind of blacksploitation didn't get such great ratings, they wouldn't keep putting out new shows.
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Old 08-05-2007, 12:59 PM
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I watched an episode last night and it was HORRIBLE! That whole "name change" thing is BOGUS because Charlie Murphy refers to the show as Hot Ghetto Mess. He tries to be funny and drop all these anecdotes about us having to "do better," but he doesn't help the situation. Then, to add icing to the cake, the segments that are called "Street Walking" don't seem to help with uplifting the community. It just highlights that a bunch of Black folks don't know isht. How embarrassing!

I think that the show is STILL Hot Ghetto Mess and they made a half-a**ed attempt to pull the wool over our eyes by changing the name and throwing a random white person in the mix. I also think that it was too late to fire poor Charlie Murphy, so they just decided to keep him on the how to provide the comedy and commentary.

This show needs to be cancelled IMMEDIATELY!
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Old 08-05-2007, 03:21 PM
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Yeah I finally got to see the show and was rather offended by the name change (yep I'm dumb enough to believe its all about uplifting television now ) I see they are trying to do the same with S.O.B. by having a "confessional" type of interview after the prank is pulled. Ok WHAT? Not necessary. Be consistent. BET wants to follow the same programming as MTV, VH1, etc. Programs like these aren't meant to uplift and teach a lesson; its trash t.v., something to watch late at night when I'm suffering from insomnia and nothing else is on. Changing the name of the show and adding preachy remarks do not make educational / uplifitng tv.
-Observation- I remember when shows like tavis smiley, teen summit, nightly news were on and were cancelled due to low ratings. Well I'm not a tv watcher anyway and while I appreciated the shows and watched when I had a chance, it wasn't enough to warrent keeping it on. So if we didn't support then, why would they think we would support now?
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