TV One & BET, Its Time For: "White in America"

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Published Tuesday, July 28, 2009 9:44 AM
You get an A for effort and a gold star for correcting the lameness of the first installment. I even peeped a commercial for the upcoming Latino in America. Aside from them trying to educate the masses and convince everyone to empathize with our neighbors lets give CNN a round of applause for giving Soledad O'Brien something to do. It doesn't hurt that her multi-racial background makes it more acceptable for her to tackle the issue of race. No one knows what she is. I'm sure she is going to ride this "... in America" thing until the wheels fall off or until Prez Obama is out of office and no one cares to talk about race anymore.

Sidenote: If you want to see an amazing documentary about Blacks in America watch ABC New's Out of Control: AIDS in Black America. I love it when Terry Moran leaves Jesse Jackson dumbfounded.

While I was flipping the channel to purposely avoid watching B.I.A. 2, something occurred to me. I wasn't interested in watching the series because I am black and I know what life is like for me. However, I would be inclined to watch a series on what it is to be "White in America."


Don't boo or hiss just yet.

Think about, Black people have way more preconceived notions about what white people go through in America than they have about us. For the most part Black people get categorized into three groups: ghetto, criminal, ignorant. How do we categorize White people? Honestly, most people of color don't give White people's home lives much thought other than thinking they are all secretly racist or clueless when it comes to our struggles.

While watching Tyler Perry give Soledad a tour of his ATL back lot and wondering if he was hiring, I came up with an idea. Why doesn't BET or TV One answer back and create a "White in America" series. I've already done the work and drafted a letter. Just copy and add your signature at the end and send off to their respective offices.


- CH


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Dear (BET / TV One) Head Honcho,


After watching CNN's series "Black in America Parts 1 & 2" my initial thought was "Why didn't (BET / TV One) do this? They are black channels, catering to black people in America. This is something that should have been right up your ally." Well, I forgive you for dropping the ball and have come up with a suggestion that will help inform your core audience.


It's time that people of color understand what it's like to be White in America. I'm talking the full experience from white collar to rednecks and everything in between. I figure the program can be split into topics:


Angry White Men - Minority and women get all the breaks. At least that is how some white men feel. Where is the white man's affirmative action or diversity programs? They are losing their grip on the controls and aren't too happy about it. It can even feature some KKK and white supremacists.


Poor White Trash - Black people are to the projects like white people are to trailer parks. I want to see some Feed The Children type -ish. Show me that not only people of color are on public assistance.


Wiggers - Show our influence on the white youth of America. Loving our music, men (and occasionally women) and swag, what is life like for a white people who identify more with black culture? You can speak to Eminem, Michael Rapaport and Kendra Wilkinson about this.


The Drug Game - Black in America talked about D-boys, who got locked up for mainly weed and crack. Let's flip it and show how the Meth-boys get it fired up. I want to see some white dudes with bandannas covering 2/3 of their faces as they show off their fancy Meth labs and show off their array of BB guns and hunting rifles spread across their NASCAR bedspread with dollar bills strewn on top.


Religious Zealots - This calls for a trip to either the Bible Belt or Utah where the religious movement is administering a beating to liberal America.


The Republicans - Now that Sarah Palin is one of the 9.7% unemployed in America, you can follow her around as she tries to claw her way back into the graces of the Republican Party. Maybe she can speak on the goal of the Republican Party in the upcoming years.


Middle America - This is a large one to cover. I personally think any state that isn't on the coast of the U.S and below the Mason Dixon line is apart of Middle America. I truly don't know what Middle American look like, what they do for a living or what they believe in but I have my assumptions. I believe the Roseanne show gave me a good idea.


Overall, White in America should set out to answer the question "Do they really have it better than us?"

There you have it.
I've done all the work for you.
Don't screw it up.
Sincerely
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[Muchacho21]

Haha nice idea. Surprised I read the whole post. I support.