My son likes to watch Jerry Springer. Although we're white, he watches BET a lot. He watches Steve Wilkos, Cops, and other similar shows. This bothers me a lot.
These shows all have the same things in common. People on them behave in socially inappropriate ways, in fact, in ways that are obnoxious, lack common sense and generally would be offensive in real life. It grates on my soul to see/listen to these kinds of shows.
What it boils down to, is a lack of self-respect and dignity. If you don't care for your own image, consider at least that this may affect family and co-workers and friends. The sad thing is, in our society, this appears to be the norm.
Oddly, at least in the case of BET, if a white network showed such stereotypes of blacks in their shows, a huge hue and cry would go up and accusations of racism would be rampant. How can people so destroy their own kind?
But what I'm really upset with is that my son finds this stuff amusing and entertaining. Did I go wrong somewhere?
A little hodge-podge of this and that. The cobwebs of an old gal's mind. Why Maggie O'Guin? The ancestor I most identified with and whose birthday I share, my great grandmother, and one I wish I'd had the opportunity to know. Topics will range from profound to silly, from serious to whatever.
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