The first thing that we must do is boycott MTV and BET videos. The television executives will see a drop in viewer ship (meaning loss in advertising revenues and profits) and will hopefully change the programming. In case you did not know it, those MTV and BET executives live far away from the distorted images that they portray about us nationally and even internationally. Our response should be the following:
- We should write these media organizations, and let them know that these blatant misrepresentations are unacceptable;
- We should hold these Black artists accountable for participating in such acts; and 3) Inform them that they will lose our support if they continue in such acts of disrespect. Believe it or not, there are individuals who spend exorbitant amounts of money, and time in devising ways to ensure that we keep our minds and spirits on this type of decadent behavior. This will only lead to our collective demise as a black people. If you don't believe me, check out who is behind "Flava Dolls" by Mattel, "Thug Wear" by DMX, or the association of Nelly with "Pimp Juice." [more
- Pictured above: The Mattel Flava Dolls [more]
- Mattel makes
it look like hip-hop youth are concerned with little more than flashing
big ol' jewels, loitering on street corners and vandalizing public
property. [more]