I totally agree that television isn't reality. Same goes for movies.

But when tv and movies is all the people are exposed to, or even when that's what they see ( ie: the way the youth dress and talk ) on a day to day basis, they will wind up perceiving that as the reality.

Isnt that a shame, it takes longer for us to come together as people because some people just shut out the real world.

It depense on the artist, as of late they just don't seem to care or think that its cool. However its never a good thing to judge a race by the little info that you see on TV, but when a person lacks the exposer they'll just go by what they see and assume that was a person is like.

What bugs me most is when smart, articulate, educated, successful career men of color are made out to be tokens or race sell outs by their own rather than promoted to leadership positions, respected, and emulated. A black man (or woman for that matter) with a job, values, and family is not as rare as it is made out to be but if all that is seen are negatives the positives become invisable.

I get that black culture wants to have and identity that is somehow different than mainstream but I will be glad when I see developed a look that compliments rather than hides the strengths of what builds their culture rather than tears it down. Even in nameing it seems to be a denial of identity of being American and responsible for self.

As far as the hip hop thing I find it a real contridiction. While as a dance and music it is upbeat, athletic, even rythmic but the lyrics are often lost in the vulgarity, overt sexuality, and violence and frantic pace. The clothes are a joke that hide, appear to hate, the body and seem more to be a costume than style. The whole "bling" thing seems like and absolute absence of confidence. A person is not their possessions and fame is fleeting. Why any culture would promote that as representative would seem self destructive. Personally I don't buy that the majority of that promotion is self inspired but if the majority of black culture do not reject it and put something representative in it's place it will fill the void. Sad really when so much better could be offered. IMHO

What did someone say to Lupe?. .. oh yeah
"Dumb it down!"

That's what the producers want.

So we people everywhere copy from one another.
When you live in an area where there are no grocery stores for 10 miles and feed junk food, guns and forced to struggle and all you have is an element shown to you on a daily basis, a person can become brain washed. Thinking that hip hop, this is the only way out.

I can easily toss out something like this
Every white person is like Madoff or every latin behave the same way as those in mexico.
Which is all false!.

My ex is white, my daughter is mixed. I've date many other races.

When are others going to realize that everyone is their own person no matter what you see on t.v. or hear on the radio. get out of you own way stop being judgmental or stay the way you are. There are way to many positive people around black, white, yellow, pink what have you for me to worry about what i see on t.v. Why not turn the m.f off and do something.
Granted there are some of weaker minds that will follow the wolf to slaughter, but there are those that lead and stand alone.

I mean are you really gonna tell me that every black person you've met is like what you see on t.v.

I totally agree that television isn't reality. Same goes for movies.

But when tv and movies is all the people are exposed to, or even when that's what they see ( ie: the way the youth dress and talk ) on a day to day basis, they will wind up perceiving that as the reality.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/214989/page/1

I'll leave it at that its a lengthy ready but worth it.

This discussion can last a lifetime.
There will always be issues like these and many others.

The question is how strong are you? How strong are you not to let images and others than your very own experiences dictate how you accept a race (even the way you were raised).
Challenge
If you were Blind would race matter?
Yall have a good weekend. got homework to do. ..

http://www.newsweek.com/id/214989/page/1

I'll leave it at that its a lengthy ready but worth it.

This discussion can last a lifetime.
There will always be issues like these and many others.

The question is how strong are you? How strong are you not to let images and others than your very own experiences dictate how you accept a race (even the way you were raised).
Challenge
If you were Blind would race matter?
Yall have a good weekend. got homework to do. ..

What did someone say to Lupe?. .. oh yeah
"Dumb it down!"

That's what the producers want.

So we people everywhere copy from one another.
When you live in an area where there are no grocery stores for 10 miles and feed junk food, guns and forced to struggle and all you have is an element shown to you on a daily basis, a person can become brain washed. Thinking that hip hop, this is the only way out.

I can easily toss out something like this
Every white person is like Madoff or every latin behave the same way as those in mexico.
Which is all false!.

My ex is white, my daughter is mixed. I've date many other races.

When are others going to realize that everyone is their own person no matter what you see on t.v. or hear on the radio. get out of you own way stop being judgmental or stay the way you are. There are way to many positive people around black, white, yellow, pink what have you for me to worry about what i see on t.v. Why not turn the m.f off and do something.
Granted there are some of weaker minds that will follow the wolf to slaughter, but there are those that lead and stand alone.

I mean are you really gonna tell me that every black person you've met is like what you see on t.v.

What bugs me most is when smart, articulate, educated, successful career men of color are made out to be tokens or race sell outs by their own rather than promoted to leadership positions, respected, and emulated. A black man (or woman for that matter) with a job, values, and family is not as rare as it is made out to be but if all that is seen are negatives the positives become invisable.

I get that black culture wants to have and identity that is somehow different than mainstream but I will be glad when I see developed a look that compliments rather than hides the strengths of what builds their culture rather than tears it down. Even in nameing it seems to be a denial of identity of being American and responsible for self.

As far as the hip hop thing I find it a real contridiction. While as a dance and music it is upbeat, athletic, even rythmic but the lyrics are often lost in the vulgarity, overt sexuality, and violence and frantic pace. The clothes are a joke that hide, appear to hate, the body and seem more to be a costume than style. The whole "bling" thing seems like and absolute absence of confidence. A person is not their possessions and fame is fleeting. Why any culture would promote that as representative would seem self destructive. Personally I don't buy that the majority of that promotion is self inspired but if the majority of black culture do not reject it and put something representative in it's place it will fill the void. Sad really when so much better could be offered. IMHO