BET (Black Entertainment Television)

[Slayer]

but i couldn't care less for it.. BET sucks.. it's worse than MTV, really..

They're owned by the same guy, "Sumner Redstone" AKA Murray Rothstein. What some old jewish guy has to do with black entertainment is beyond me. :)

Lojik Supreme: Hollywood is jew-dominated. Always has been. Always will be.

[un0]

I totally agree with you man. There's nothing wrong with its name. Its totally honest. Thery aren't trying to recruit for a revolution or anything. It's a pride thing. Not anything used to knock at other cultures/races.

[Lojik Supreme]

Lojik Supreme: Hollywood is jew-dominated. Always has been. Always will be.

You're right 100%. But it's not just Hollywood either. That's why my country's foreign policy suck a$$ when it comes to the middle east. Lobbying should be illegal.

[Lojik Supreme]

unO, I assume that you live in Miami with the 305 area code? What makes it so funny is that I'm moving down to Key West at the end of the month. And yes, I'm looking forward to catching some Heat games, even more so with Shaq in town now.

Syracuse, NY = 315 area code

South Florida = 305 area code

Go figure!

[amoeba]

I'm not saying I believe this but what if Black people deserve to have BET. We did kind of put them into slavery and all kinds of super-evil things.

Just a thought: hrm :p

Anyways, we definitely couldn't have a white power channel. But the idea behind channels is that they specialize in something. That specialization might be in everything but often times channels specialize in one thing (see ESPN, OLN, Food Network, Cartoon Network, etc...).

Flipping through channels is a freedom. Some channels actually upset me -- I just don't watch them.

And again, we definitely couldn't have a white power channel.

:(

[christracy]

Thats the stuff i'm getting at here. Why is it that if we have a "White Club" that all other races call us racist and discriminatory but they can have their own clubs?

if ur white club makes fun of other races then yeah it is racist. i dont think BET or any of those Latin or Japanese channels say anything to make fun of other races. its a cultural pride thing and shouldnt be taken out of the context that any intellegent person should understand. does BET stop u from watching? do they say no you cant have our channel because your not black? do you feel excluded because of the word black being in the name or because there are few if any whites on the broadcast? then what do you think blacks feel when they turn on friends? frasier? seinfeld? everybody loves raymond? to be honest i think though ur argument may be valid in intention the reality of the matter is that media is predominately white so there is no need for white power to be emblazoned on tv because if it was? it would be ALL over tv.

[todd]

It's reverse discrimination, but don't worry, it's not like anything they put on is any good ;)

[memNOC]

if ur white club makes fun of other races then yeah it is racist. i dont think BET or any of those Latin or Japanese channels say anything to make fun of other races. its a cultural pride thing and shouldnt be taken out of the context that any intellegent person should understand. does BET stop u from watching? do they say no you cant have our channel because your not black? do you feel excluded because of the word black being in the name or because there are few if any whites on the broadcast? then what do you think blacks feel when they turn on friends? frasier? seinfeld? everybody loves raymond? to be honest i think though ur argument may be valid in intention the reality of the matter is that media is predominately white so there is no need for white power to be emblazoned on tv because if it was? it would be ALL over tv.

yea but it's not like general mainstream programming shoves down your throat the fact they're white.. it's just the way it is, and nobody's making a big deal out of it..

but when you name your network after a race and direct your programming based on it, then you can't avoid people feeling excluded.. no matter how good BET might be (which it's not), a white person would (should?) feel awkward watching a station that's marketed for blacks only..

it's a double standard no matter how you put it.

[kibkid]

Remember, Hollywood has been white dominiated for decades now. There's no need to state white star power because it's obvious. Look at the Oscars, Halle Berry got hers for playing a crack ###### while getting dug out by Harry Connick Jr., Denzel got his for being a crooked cop. Before that u had Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belfonte. Wow 4 over the course for how many years?

Man you have issues. Denzel Washington did not get his for playing a "crooked cop", and if your intensions are to say that because he was black he got stuck with being the crooked cop then i must referre you to the tons of movies in which white actors have been the bad ones and black actors have been the good characters. Denzel Washington got his Oscar, in my opinion, for being a damn good actor.

Sometimes you never know how to make people happy, had he not gotten his Oscar I'm sure many would attribute that injustice to his ethnicity, but now that he got it many still must bring up his ethnicity. THEN MAN IS A VERY, VERY FINE ACTOR GET OVER IT!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cynicalsomething]

I'm not saying I believe this but what if Black people deserve to have BET. We did kind of put them into slavery and all kinds of super-evil things.

Just a thought: hrm :p

Anyways, we definitely couldn't have a white power channel. But the idea behind channels is that they specialize in something. That specialization might be in everything but often times channels specialize in one thing (see ESPN, OLN, Food Network, Cartoon Network, etc...).

Flipping through channels is a freedom. Some channels actually upset me -- I just don't watch them.

And again, we definitely couldn't have a white power channel.

:(

NO, We did not put them into slavery. Our ancestors did. Not Us!

[christracy]

yea but it's not like general mainstream programming shoves down your throat the fact they're white.. it's just the way it is, and nobody's making a big deal out of it..

but when you name your network after a race and direct your programming based on it, then you can't avoid people feeling excluded.. no matter how good BET might be (which it's not), a white person would (should?) feel awkward watching a station that's marketed for blacks only..

it's a double standard no matter how you put it.

OMG!! so all those white kids buy/download hip hop u think they feel slighted in the least? i dont see them having a problem listening and hell they probably watch it more than blacks do! and no they dont shove white tv down our throats but its there for us to accept or not accept just like BET is. if the word black makes someone feel uncomfortable would african american make them feel better about it? when u flip past the spanish channel do you think thats discrimatory toward english speaking people?

[Cynicalsomething]

when u flip past the spanish channel do you think thats discrimatory toward english speaking people?

No, i don't, but i'm sure some people do.

[christracy]

and if you saw the russian channel praising kruschev u'd be ok with that as well?

fact of the matter is that the powers that be (the FCC) see nothing wrong with it and if they did im sure they'd have no problem shutting them down or fining them. if your offended do what america gives you the right to do change the channel. maybe they can change their phrase to "black stars serving our culture" and you will be ok with it. :huh:

[chronikdork]

NO, We did not put them into slavery. Our ancestors did. Not Us!

Our ancestors also fought for their freedom. Wonder why that was left out... :huh:

I think a white television channel wouldn't be bad. Though I can see it being thought of as racist by people that would want to bring it down. I don't watch BET, but have gone past it-- nothing interesting. :sleep:

[yert*]

There isn't anything wrong with BET except for the fact that it sucks.

[memNOC]

OMG!! so all those white kids buy/download hip hop u think they feel slighted in the least? i dont see them having a problem listening and hell they probably watch it more than blacks do! and no they dont shove white tv down our throats but its there for us to accept or not accept just like BET is. if the word black makes someone feel uncomfortable would african american make them feel better about it? when u flip past the spanish channel do you think thats discrimatory toward english speaking people?

no, that's different..

the fact is that programming should be marketed based on the content, not the audience that views it, or who the network feels should view it.. it would be like Playboy being called SexAddicts or the Sci-Fi channel NerdTV.. assuming these denominations aren't offensive, don't you think the people who aren't 'Sex Addicts' or 'Nerds' would feel excluded?

the network feels that channel should be viewed by blacks only.. that's immediatelly alienating the rest of the population..

race is a touchy subject, but answer me this.. would you feel comfortable with a WhiteEntertainmentTelevision network? i am white, and would certainly think twice about watching it..

imagine a nightclub called "For Blacks Only" or something similarly offensive.. if you are white, would you consider going inside?

[christracy]

There isn't anything wrong with BET except for the fact that it sucks.

lmao undisputable fact. i dont watch it and havent watched it in ages but i dont watch MTV either. I find myself watching VH1 more than anything.

[christracy]

no, that's different..

the fact is that programming should be marketed based on the content, not the audience that views it, or who the network feels should view it.. it would be like Playboy being called SexAddicts or the Sci-Fi channel NerdTV.. assuming these denominations aren't offensive, don't you think the people who aren't 'Sex Addicts' or 'Nerds' would feel excluded?

the network feels that channel should be viewed by blacks only.. that's immediatelly alienating the rest of the population..

race is a touchy subject, but answer me this.. would you feel comfortable with a WhiteEntertainmentTelevision network? i am white, and would certainly think twice about watching it..

imagine a nightclub called "For Blacks Only" or something similarly offensive.. if you are white, would you consider going inside?

im black and i live in boston, usually im one of a handful of blacks in the place and i dont feel uncomfortable at all. would i watch white enteratinment tv? to be honest i'd give it a shot because if its something i want to watch i will watch it. and bet doesnt feel it should only be watched by black people its just a channel that has black people doing a television broadcast.