Is it normal that i think BET is racist?

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  • WET is a stupid idea. Have you watched TV lately? Most shows are comprised mainly of, if not exclusively of, white people. Most of television IS white entertainment television. Most commercials are geared toward white people. While there is increasingly more ethnic diversity in mainstream TV, there isn't enough to make my general statement anything less than true.

    Is BET racist? No. It accomodates the cultural differences that many African Americans have from white people and incorporates this into their programs. Have I seen white people portrayed in a racist and stereotypical manner on BET? Yes. But no more so than I have seen blacks portrayed in that manner on other TV stations.

    Seriously, get the hell over it. I don't see anyone complaining about Telemundo, the Christian Evangelical channels, Oxygen, Lifetime, or Spike TV, all of which make their target audiences very clear in their commercials.

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    • thats why am sayin that all forms of segragation on TV should be eradicated.

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      • No. It's called a target audience and successful marketing. Get over it.

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        • Your thinking is why racism still exists.

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          • No, your thinking that we should accommodate every little overly sensitive fuck because someone can't stand the idea of an audience that is being catered to that isn't them and the idea that people have *gasp* differences that can be marketed to is what is fucking us over.

            Why should I lose my favorite channels because you're so easy to offend? Why should markets bend over backwards to accommodate your sensitive ass? Grow a pair and get over it. Most television programs are mainly comprised of white people. If you can't find a program that is geared enough towards white people for you then maybe you should try actually turning on the TV.

            Until we get to a point where mainstream TV completely accommodates diversity, the audience that is fringed will be targeted. That's business. Get over it.

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    • Do you have any idea how anti-White the media is? Really.

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      • There are more channels than the news. I've watched damned near every channel that the west coast has to offer and very rarely do I see mainstream TV shows with anything but a majority white cast. There is very little diversity in mainstream TV shows.

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        • That's irrelevant; completely inconsistent with what I wrote.

          My point is that mainstream entertainment in general has a clear anti-White bias, which manifests itself in a variety of ways.
          Seriously, just do a search on the words "anti-White media." Very many others have noticed.

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          • I would rather just watch TV than read rambling blogs from obviously biased sources.

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            • Sara, allow me to explain. I'll keep it simple and to the point.

              Almost all of the "bad guys" in TV and in movies are White guys (and gals). Conversely, Blacks are very often portrayed in an unrealistically flattering light.
              The media constantly covers up Black-on-White crime.
              Surely you've noticed how White males are consistently portrayed in commercials as incompetent geeks?
              Why do you think the media hardly says A THING about Black serial killers (though many exist)?
              The CONSISTENT media approach is that White identity is an abomination.
              Have you ever wondered why the media insisted that George Zimmerman was White, even though he VERY CLEARLY is not?

              I could go on and on.

              Now, would you call that a biased assessment?

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              • Yes, I would.
                Because you fail to mention that most protagonists are white.
                You give me all of two examples where white men are portrayed in a negative light like they are any representative of the entirety of the general media.
                You fail to even acknowledge that the majority of the negative portrayals just might be because there are very few black characters relative to white characters in mainstream TV altogether.
                The overwhelming majority of serial killers are white males.
                I have seen plenty of mention of black males being violent, gangbanging murderers on TV shows, do you even watch American Tv?

                Yes, I say that they are biased sources. I say that they are very.biased, butthurt white people.

                I'm not going to deny that there is plenty of racism against white people. I've been bullied and jumped for being white for fuck's sake. I'm not going to argue that most news media has a liberal agenda, which often includes the race card. That goes without saying. But to say that mainstream TV has an anti-white bias/agenda? I'll say it again. Most TV is White Entertainment Television.

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