A lot of blacks are upset with this show and it didnt even air yet .... Man, if I was BET, I would just take the shit off instead of changing the name ... Its just setting us back another 300 years. ....
"Hot Ghetto Mess" changed to "We've Got To DO Better"
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A lot of blacks are upset with this show and it didnt even air yet .... Man, if I was BET, I would just take the shit off instead of changing the name ... Its just setting us back another 300 years. ....this crazy you started a thread on this........i was just reading some shit from the website www.hotghettomess.com/
Brother*Revolution said:The show is displaying black people in a negative light. Why would a channel that is supposed to be geared toward black people participate in the humiliation of black people?? It makes no sense at all.
All I ask is that they just give people the respect they deserve. Take that shit off the air and replace it with a historical program. Damn, just show something uplifting.
Fuck the money for a minute and do something you can be proud of. Stop selling your soul for a stupid dollar.
(1) RATINGS
(2) BET is no longer owned by BLACK PEOPLE. It's owned by Sumner Redstone
(3) T/V typically programs to the LCD (lowest common denominator). Because the LCD people are the ones who typically watch the most T/V program - thus RATINGS.
(3) Sumner Redstone demands financial performance from his properties. He could give a fuck less about social responsiblility to black people. Fuck whatever Reggie Hudlin thinks, if monkey's eating banannas are what people are watching, you damn well better believe BET is going to have 5 hrs of monkey programming.
PREACH BROTHA. There is no need to put that shit on blast but for an exploitative attempt at a cheap ratings grab. The name change merely greatens the disingenuousness of the whole thing. All black folks aren't on the same shit so they can miss me with that "WE" bullshit.Heist said:
ImaSexAHolic said:
Cosign. Changing the name doesnt change the content of the show.
Other races already think we are no different from monkeys and this will just confirm their beliefs.
Fuck that "WE" shit. I take offense to the new title. You don't see white folks claiming the trailer trash and wiggers that show up on Jerry Springer, MTV or wherever else.
Yes, racial unity is important and so is lifting up on another....but there are times when disassociation is correct. I probably laugh more at the folks on the Hot Ghetto Mess website more than your average white person or even a KKK member. They think that stuff they see is par for the course for blacks or people in the "ghetto". I laugh harder cause I know that even in the ghetto, some of the crazy stuff you see on the website is even strange for the ghetto.
Yes, racial unity is important and so is lifting up on another....but there are times when disassociation is correct. I probably laugh more at the folks on the Hot Ghetto Mess website more than your average white person or even a KKK member. They think that stuff they see is par for the course for blacks or people in the "ghetto". I laugh harder cause I know that even in the ghetto, some of the crazy stuff you see on the website is even strange for the ghetto.
this shit is out of hand....
Again, Fuck BET!
Everybody needs to stop watching that shit and go over to TVOne, when TVOne's ratings climbs and BET's decline, they'll start to realize we don't wanna watch buffoonery.
But of course, the white boys in suburbia watch BET and take notes, so it's not likely to change shit.
Everybody needs to stop watching that shit and go over to TVOne, when TVOne's ratings climbs and BET's decline, they'll start to realize we don't wanna watch buffoonery.
But of course, the white boys in suburbia watch BET and take notes, so it's not likely to change shit.
Like another brother just said, very few black people, and certainly not white america care about social responsibility. If we/they did, 70% of the rap that's out there now wouldn't be out. My fellow black americans confuse me sometimes, because we'll blast a show like Hot Ghetto Mess (or whatever they are calling that crap)...yet will be jammin' to some "Coffee Shop" by Young Joc, and will buy the CD, which of course is a DRUG ANTHEM sung by LITTLE KIDS.
Viacom knows that no matter how much SOME black folks complain, most of them will be right in front of the TV watching that shit. And at the end of the day, like another brother just said, the RATINGS will roll in.
We need to stop looking for white people to "do the right thing" by us, and start boycotting every last damn advertiser that has the gaul to show a fukkin' commercial on that dumb ass show. We need to stop COMPLAINING and HIT THESE MOFOS in the pocket where it hurts. Since the money is the only thing these son of a bitches care about, then take their fukkin' money, or we all need to shut the fukk up. Either one.
Viacom knows that no matter how much SOME black folks complain, most of them will be right in front of the TV watching that shit. And at the end of the day, like another brother just said, the RATINGS will roll in.
We need to stop looking for white people to "do the right thing" by us, and start boycotting every last damn advertiser that has the gaul to show a fukkin' commercial on that dumb ass show. We need to stop COMPLAINING and HIT THESE MOFOS in the pocket where it hurts. Since the money is the only thing these son of a bitches care about, then take their fukkin' money, or we all need to shut the fukk up. Either one.
"We've got to do?" I ain't gotta do shit better. Changing the name of the show isn't going to sugar coat the fact that they're just exploiting black people who fall into black people stereotypes due to personal circumstances, and now they want to make it seem like they want all black people to stop acting this way (when not all black people act like a hot ghetto mess) or we'll end up setting black people back 400 years, when really this show by its damn self will set us back 400 years.
If anything, they should've did the opposite of the shows plot, and show the good things black people are doing, show black people helping black people, that'd make me want to do better. How is showing a drunk black dude having a 100-yard dash with the cops going to make me say "I need to get my shit together"
If anything, they should've did the opposite of the shows plot, and show the good things black people are doing, show black people helping black people, that'd make me want to do better. How is showing a drunk black dude having a 100-yard dash with the cops going to make me say "I need to get my shit together"
I warned ya'll of this kinda shot 2 years ago. If you keep giving these mother fucker amo they will shoot. The sad thing is the ones who do give a fuck get caught in the line of fire. Dont complain...protest, write sing and rap about it. make a shit load of mp3 songs going st these mother fuckers and upload them...le them circle the net. Start a web site and advertise this shit outta it.
I already have amovement going in baltimore with some positive artist / painters and hiphoppers and poets and protesters and leaders rallying the fuck out of faux publications..
saying that... most pple on here from baltimore know who i am.
One L1ve
I already have amovement going in baltimore with some positive artist / painters and hiphoppers and poets and protesters and leaders rallying the fuck out of faux publications..
saying that... most pple on here from baltimore know who i am.
One L1ve
Fuck Bet...
shit, that title pisses me off just as much as the first one. trying to group all of us in with that bullshit. i've been boycotting BET for 5 years. Fuck that shit 
For all of you talking about BET showing positive shows, do any of you watch "Meet The Faith" on Sunday's?
That's why they don't show more, because the same muthafuckas crying don't even watch it
Why do you think BET News is no more, it's about ratings.
What is TV One showing uplifting?
That's why they don't show more, because the same muthafuckas crying don't even watch it
Why do you think BET News is no more, it's about ratings.
spranger1 said:
What is TV One showing uplifting?
Complex said:For all of you talking about BET showing positive shows, do any of you watch "Meet The Faith" on Sunday's?
That's why they don't show more, because the same muthafuckas crying don't even watch it
Why do you think BET News is no more, it's about ratings.
What is TV One showing uplifting?
TV One has comedy with no coonery(Bill Bellamy Joke comp), nice discussion shows(Sharp Talk), there's more, but it's not just on sunday.
yeah i heard about this shit on the radio today.i just peeped the website and even though its not loading all the way,from what little ive seen and heard about it...it need to STOP.I invite all of you to get involved in some way to stop this coonage.I myself,am going to start a petition to end this.PEace gods.
yeah i heard about this shit on the radio today.i just peeped the website and even though its not loading all the way,from what little ive seen and heard about it...it need to STOP.I invite all of you to get involved in some way to stop this coonage.I myself,am going to start a petition to end this.PEace gods.
cosign fuck bet
we got to do better? who the fuck is we bitch? how the fuck is Black Enslavement Television stopping poor black people from amusing people on cable tv? GTFOH
BET should be totally banned and boycotted by ALL black people. Maybe then those coon faggots will get it.
The same people wouldnt dare do the same show about poor whites.
we got to do better? who the fuck is we bitch? how the fuck is Black Enslavement Television stopping poor black people from amusing people on cable tv? GTFOH
BET should be totally banned and boycotted by ALL black people. Maybe then those coon faggots will get it.
The same people wouldnt dare do the same show about poor whites.
DAHITMAN said:
Wrong. Viacom acquired BET in 01/02 sometime.
What's scary is that Viacom and CBS are BOTH majority owned by National Amusements (a private company), which is 80% OWNED Sumner Redstone.
That all these companies: Blockbuster, Paramount, Cinamerica Theaters, Computer Curriculum Corp.; Spelling Entertainment Group; Paramount Parks; Silver Burdett & Ginn Co.; Hamilton Projects Inc.; Showtime Networks Inc.; World Vision Enterprises Inc
In-fucking-sane!
NinjaspiT said:
The key is making the petition available to all of us to spread the word.
We need co-ordination, not 100 petitions with 1 name but 1 petition with 100 names, understand?
Let us decide right now the course of action.
It is not enough for us to say we need to stop it and can't decide how.
Plan:
Let's make a list of media outlet that should be presented with email complaints.
MEDIA LIST OF CONTACTS
Let your voice be heard! Talk back to the media.Network/Cable Television
ABC News
77 W. 66 St., New York, NY 10023
Phone: 212-456-7777
General e-mail: netaudr@abc.com
Nightline: nightline@abcnews.com
20/20: 2020@abc.com
77 W. 66 St., New York, NY 10023
Phone: 212-456-7777
General e-mail: netaudr@abc.com
Nightline: nightline@abcnews.com
20/20: 2020@abc.com
CBS News
524 W. 57 St., New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-975-4321
Fax: 212-975-1893
Email forms for all CBS news programs
CBS Evening News: evening@cbsnews.com
The Early Show: earlyshow@cbs.com
60 Minutes II: 60II@cbsnews.com
48 Hours: 48hours@cbsnews.com
Face The Nation: ftn@cbsnews.com
524 W. 57 St., New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-975-4321
Fax: 212-975-1893
Email forms for all CBS news programs
CBS Evening News: evening@cbsnews.com
The Early Show: earlyshow@cbs.com
60 Minutes II: 60II@cbsnews.com
48 Hours: 48hours@cbsnews.com
Face The Nation: ftn@cbsnews.com
CNN
One CNN Center, Box 105366, Atlanta, GA 30303-5366
Phone: 404-827-1500
Fax: 404-827-1906
Email forms for all CNN news programs
One CNN Center, Box 105366, Atlanta, GA 30303-5366
Phone: 404-827-1500
Fax: 404-827-1906
Email forms for all CNN news programs
Fox News Channel
1211 Ave. of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212) 301-3000
Fax: (212) 301-4229
comments@foxnews.com List of Email addresses for all Fox News Channel programs
Special Report with Brit Hume: Special@foxnews.com
FOX Report with Shepard Smith: Foxreport@foxnews.com
The O'Reilly Factor: Oreilly@foxnews.com
Hannity & Colmes: Hannity@foxnews.com, Colmes@foxnews.com
On the Record with Greta: Ontherecord@foxnews.com
1211 Ave. of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212) 301-3000
Fax: (212) 301-4229
comments@foxnews.com List of Email addresses for all Fox News Channel programs
Special Report with Brit Hume: Special@foxnews.com
FOX Report with Shepard Smith: Foxreport@foxnews.com
The O'Reilly Factor: Oreilly@foxnews.com
Hannity & Colmes: Hannity@foxnews.com, Colmes@foxnews.com
On the Record with Greta: Ontherecord@foxnews.com
NBC
30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112
Phone: 212-664-4444
Fax: 212-664-4426 List of Email addresses for all NBC news programs
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams: nightly@msnbc.com
NBC News Today: today@nbc.com
Dateline NBC: dateline@nbc.com
MSNBC
One MSNBC Plaza
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Phone: (201) 583-5000
Fax: (201) 583-5453
CNBC
2200 Fletcher Ave.
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Phone: (201) 585-2622
Fax: (201) 583-5453
One MSNBC Plaza
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Phone: (201) 583-5000
Fax: (201) 583-5453
CNBC
2200 Fletcher Ave.
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Phone: (201) 585-2622
Fax: (201) 583-5453
List of Email addresses for all MSNBC news programs
Hardball with Chris Matthews: hardball@msnbc.com
MSNBC Reports with Joe Scarborough: msnbcreports@msnbc.com
PBS
1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-739-5000
Fax: 703-739-8458
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer: newshour@pbs.org
National Radio ProgramsMSNBC Reports with Joe Scarborough: msnbcreports@msnbc.com
PBS
1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-739-5000
Fax: 703-739-8458
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer: newshour@pbs.org
National Public Radio
635 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001-3753
Phone: 202-513-2000
Fax: 202-513-3329
E-mail: Chantal de la Rionda, assistant to the Ombudsman ombudsman@npr.org
All Things Considered: atc@npr.org
Morning Edition: morning@npr.org
Talk Of The Nation: totn@npr.org
List of Email addresses for all NPR news programs
635 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001-3753
Phone: 202-513-2000
Fax: 202-513-3329
E-mail: Chantal de la Rionda, assistant to the Ombudsman ombudsman@npr.org
All Things Considered: atc@npr.org
Morning Edition: morning@npr.org
Talk Of The Nation: totn@npr.org
List of Email addresses for all NPR news programs
The Rush Limbaugh Show
1270 Avenue of the Americas, NY 10020
Phone: 800-282-2882
Fax: 212-563-9166
E-mail: rush@eibnet.com
The Los Angeles Times
202 West First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: 800-528-4637 or 213-237-5000
Fax: 213-237-4712
Letters to the Editor: letters@latimes.com
Readers' Representative: readers.rep@latimes.com
L.A. Times Contact Information by Department
The New York Times
229 W. 43rd St., New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212-556-1234
Fax: 212-556-3690
D.C. Bureau phone: 202-862-0300
Letters to the Editor (for publication): letters@nytimes.com
Write to the news editors: nytnews@nytimes.com
New York Times Contact Information by Department
How to Contact New York Times Reporters and Editors
USA Today
7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22108
Phone: 800-872-0001 or 703-854-3400
Fax: 703-854-2165 Letters to the Editor: editor@usatoday.com
Give feedback to USA Today
The Wall Street Journal
200 Liberty St., New York, NY 10281
Phone: 212-416-2000
Fax: 212-416-2658
Letters to the Editor: wsj.ltrs@wsj.com
Comment on News Articles: wsjcontact@dowjones.com
The Washington Post
1150 15th St., NW, Washington, DC 20071
Phone: 202-334-6000
Fax: 202-334-5269
Letters to the Editor: letters@washpost.com
Ombudsman: ombudsman@washpost.com
Contact Washington Post Writers and Editors
Magazines202 West First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: 800-528-4637 or 213-237-5000
Fax: 213-237-4712
Letters to the Editor: letters@latimes.com
Readers' Representative: readers.rep@latimes.com
L.A. Times Contact Information by Department
The New York Times
229 W. 43rd St., New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212-556-1234
Fax: 212-556-3690
D.C. Bureau phone: 202-862-0300
Letters to the Editor (for publication): letters@nytimes.com
Write to the news editors: nytnews@nytimes.com
New York Times Contact Information by Department
How to Contact New York Times Reporters and Editors
USA Today
7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22108
Phone: 800-872-0001 or 703-854-3400
Fax: 703-854-2165 Letters to the Editor: editor@usatoday.com
Give feedback to USA Today
The Wall Street Journal
200 Liberty St., New York, NY 10281
Phone: 212-416-2000
Fax: 212-416-2658
Letters to the Editor: wsj.ltrs@wsj.com
Comment on News Articles: wsjcontact@dowjones.com
The Washington Post
1150 15th St., NW, Washington, DC 20071
Phone: 202-334-6000
Fax: 202-334-5269
Letters to the Editor: letters@washpost.com
Ombudsman: ombudsman@washpost.com
Contact Washington Post Writers and Editors
Newsweek
251 W 57th Street, New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-445-4000
Fax: 212-445-5068
Letters to the Editor: letters@newsweek.com
Time
Time & Life Bldg., Rockefeller Center, New York, NY 10020
Phone: 212-522-1212
Fax: 212-522-0323
Letters to the Editor letters@time.com
U.S. News & World Report
1050 Thomas Jefferson St., Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-955-2000
Fax: 202-955-2049
Letters to the Editor letters@usnews.com
News Services / Wires251 W 57th Street, New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-445-4000
Fax: 212-445-5068
Letters to the Editor: letters@newsweek.com
Time
Time & Life Bldg., Rockefeller Center, New York, NY 10020
Phone: 212-522-1212
Fax: 212-522-0323
Letters to the Editor letters@time.com
U.S. News & World Report
1050 Thomas Jefferson St., Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-955-2000
Fax: 202-955-2049
Letters to the Editor letters@usnews.com
Associated Press
50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020
Phone: 212-621-1500
Fax: 212-621-7523
General Questions and Comments: info@ap.org
Partial Contact Information for the Associated Press by Department and Bureau
Reuters
Three Times Square
New York, NY 10036
Telephone: 646-223-4000 Reuters Editorial Feedback
United Press International
1510 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: 202.898.8000
FAX: 202.898.8057 Comment and Tips: tips@upi.com
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FAIR'S Media Activist Kit
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Inside this kit you will find "how-to" guides for identifying, documenting and challenging inaccurate or unfair news coverage, along with information about how to promote independent media.
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