Comments on: Review: Hot Ghetto Mess/We Got to Do Better http://www.blackinformant.com/uncategorized/review-hot-ghetto-messwe-got-to-do-better Engaging the culture by challenging the status quo Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cube http://www.blackinformant.com/uncategorized/review-hot-ghetto-messwe-got-to-do-better/comment-page-1#comment-4648 Cube Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:29:57 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2007/07/26/review-hot-ghetto-messwe-got-to-do-better/#comment-4648 this post was funny as hell: http://averagebro.blogspot.com/2007/07/better-programming-dont-bet-on-it.html this post was funny as hell: http://averagebro.blogspot.com/2007/07/better-programming-dont-bet-on-it.html

]]> By: Khalil http://www.blackinformant.com/uncategorized/review-hot-ghetto-messwe-got-to-do-better/comment-page-1#comment-4647 Khalil Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:14:05 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2007/07/26/review-hot-ghetto-messwe-got-to-do-better/#comment-4647 I have read several reviews and opinions about the show and honestly, I am shocked at what I've been reading. Most of the comment's I've read have been negative. But I saw the show and I thought that it was brilliant! Especially, the "Bid'Em In" skit. The writing for that poem/rap was superb. Also, I think it was great that folks were shown how much we really take for granted and how much we really don't know about our own history. (i.e. "How many Blacks sit on the Supreme Court?" and "What's the unemployment rate for Black in America?"). Here are our options: More rap video's that have NO redeeming value, OR We can TRY something else. For the longest time I personally have complained about BET's prgramming. They took the news off (rememeber ... 11pm, they had a news program) and traded it for the extra nasty video's. Also, they showed tons of sitcom re-runs ... from our "t.v. glory days" as if NO one is making any thing new and trying to get it aired. Now finally, someone is trying to break the mold ... and our feelings are hurt. So, here is the deal. We complain about the "Cosby Show", because "it wasn't real" ... A Black Doctor and a Black Atty married. Nah, we want to "keep it real". So, we got 20 hours of rap videos and 6 hours of Church on Sunday's. Black people are much more than that and HGM shows that. It's not all good, nor is it all bad. It's not all rap and it's not all comedy. We have to have balance and this is an attempt at that. The show was great and I hope it stays on. Watch it and learn something ... even if it's with a grain of salt. I have read several reviews and opinions about the show and honestly, I am shocked at what I’ve been reading. Most of the comment’s I’ve read have been negative. But I saw the show and I thought that it was brilliant! Especially, the “Bid’Em In” skit. The writing for that poem/rap was superb. Also, I think it was great that folks were shown how much we really take for granted and how much we really don’t know about our own history. (i.e. “How many Blacks sit on the Supreme Court?” and “What’s the unemployment rate for Black in America?”).

Here are our options: More rap video’s that have NO redeeming value, OR We can TRY something else. For the longest time I personally have complained about BET’s prgramming. They took the news off (rememeber … 11pm, they had a news program) and traded it for the extra nasty video’s. Also, they showed tons of sitcom re-runs … from our “t.v. glory days” as if NO one is making any thing new and trying to get it aired. Now finally, someone is trying to break the mold … and our feelings are hurt.

So, here is the deal. We complain about the “Cosby Show”, because “it wasn’t real” … A Black Doctor and a Black Atty married. Nah, we want to “keep it real”. So, we got 20 hours of rap videos and 6 hours of Church on Sunday’s. Black people are much more than that and HGM shows that. It’s not all good, nor is it all bad. It’s not all rap and it’s not all comedy. We have to have balance and this is an attempt at that.

The show was great and I hope it stays on. Watch it and learn something … even if it’s with a grain of salt.

]]> By: Storme http://www.blackinformant.com/uncategorized/review-hot-ghetto-messwe-got-to-do-better/comment-page-1#comment-4649 Storme Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:12:58 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2007/07/26/review-hot-ghetto-messwe-got-to-do-better/#comment-4649 thanks for the review, I was hoping some one would catch the show since I didn't. I still don't think I'd watch it, but at least from what you've said it doesn't sound so bad. I just wonder if Black Entertainment Television can include more positive and intellectual programming. Programming meant to inform and just...where have all the quality Black shows gone? *end rant* Anyway, thanks again. :) thanks for the review, I was hoping some one would catch the show since I didn’t. I still don’t think I’d watch it, but at least from what you’ve said it doesn’t sound so bad. I just wonder if Black Entertainment Television can include more positive and intellectual programming. Programming meant to inform and just…where have all the quality Black shows gone? *end rant*

Anyway, thanks again. :)

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