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Originally Posted by Jetée
...the "mass-media machine" today is trying its damn hardest to portray the most typical examples of what is atypical in the Black culture. I mean, nobody need ten flat-lid hats, twenty pairs of kicks, or even one pimp cup, so the television has failed us in that regard of "fair education of all, for all".
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Television may have failed to some extent, if that's become the measurement standard. I have this same television, but how is is that I'm aware of so many amazingly talented non hip-hop artists, actors, writers, architects and judges? From where I sit, I see hip-hop/rap as such a small percentage of the collective Black artistry. Maybe it's the voice of the same educators who have yet to include the influential blacks in the USA's early history in our children's history books?
We have so much real information around us, yet we choose to feed on the propaganda. There are some great blogs about racism and tolerance, there are the ONE and BET channels, both of which showcase great human beings and artists of color, and so much more. We have so many options to hear music and see films and TV from other cultures and countries. Why is it that we have to dig to find the truth about another "culture" in our own country?
If the media is feeding the fire that perpetuates racism, maybe we ought to focus our energies on seeking what we're looking for, rather than allowing the media to control the progress of evolution.
I dunno if there's an easy answer, Shauk. It would take a huge uprising.
I'm ready.
