If you believe this, you really need a better understanding of the history of television and race in this country. You will find quite the opposite is true. Don't use your few examples to make a sweeping generalization about TV in America.
You're not much younger than me...think back to when you were a kid. How many positive images of black people did you see? How many of them starred in their own shows? Compare that number to white men...I could get much deeper than that, but maybe things will get clearer. Times were different...things are better, but not as they should be. Just think about it, honestly.
Responding to your first sentence, you are wrong. There is nothing better to understand regarding the history of television to make anything you say relevant. My understand of history of television or racism in this country does not all of sudden make racist shows that show white people as idiots no longer racist. Face it. There was this thing in this country called racism, and throughout the years both white and black people have faced discrimination from each other, the difference is that when shows come on the makers of all in the family and what not did their shows to get rid of racism, and black cast dominated shows did their shows to be racist against white people. That is proven. This is not a debate in case you thought it was, this is truth. What makes it truth? Well perhaps the fact that it is proven from the tv shows themselves and the examples I mentioned from Sanford and Son and what not that shows it as clear as day.
Responding to your first sentence, you are wrong. Show me where there is more racism against black people compared to white in regards to tv and I will change my statement.
Responding to your questions in the second paragraph. Hey, its not my fault writers who are made of not only white people but black people for mainly black dominate shows are lacking in talent or motivation to make more black shows. If you have a problem with what you seem to describe as black people lacking the ability to make more shows, then take it up with writers. I am not a racist, and unlike you I do not judge shows the way you do to the extent of comparing how many black dom shows their were or are compared to white dom. And unlike you I especially don't use the fact that black people decided to have less to do with tv as an excuse to insinuate anything bad about anyone or anything. And as to how many positive black images, well lets see, other than the black friends I grew up with, the black teachers, the black neighbors, my adopted black siblings, and the fact that every single display of black people on tv my entire life that I have seen be nothing but completely positive in every way thinkable, I am starting to wonder if you know what you are talking about.
Face it when it comes to this debate, this is just not your cup of tea.
I even waited a few days before responding this even though it is my thread, just to make sure I was right and not just being cocky or unjustified in know it all ness. And during those days, all my black friends family, and even my black girlfriend agrees with everything I have said. Now if you want to go ahead and say that all my black friends are wrong about racism or ethics, or anything else that the black majority of people believe is wrong then that is up to you, but I think that if you learned to give black people a chance you would see that maybe just maybe they know what they are talking about, and that you might be the one who does not know it all after all. And I am a white guy saying this, so it is not like it is hard to understand.
Don't feel bad, you are not the first. Remember when someone at one time thought that the black samba, lazy town, and betty boop were racist as mentioned from the clip shown. And there was nothing racist about those shows. Unless someone would like to prove me wrong by mentioning what part about those shows is in any way racist.
And lets not forget that throughout history most of the writers of the shows and movies were written by both white and black people, so please do not be one of the many extremely retarded bastards out there who do not read before they type and decide to mention white writers as a way to make any points of any kind about the race of the writers and the shows, because if you do that then you are obviously and now proven as a dumb piece of shit. And that is not me picking on anyone instead it is just me trying to prevent morons from posting, which I am sure they will in the future so when this happens, this is a part of this post to warn readers about any future and NOW PROVEN morons that may comment, but because this has not happened yet please do not use this paragraph as a way to act as if I am picking on anyone harshly. I will will prove that I am not being harsh, for when a moron does comment like so if someone does in the future heck it could just be the next comment, I will simply tell them that the debate is my cup of tea ask the bastard whomever they may be to read before they type, and that is all I will say to them, that way FC can be assured I am being respectful to everyone, which it is proven based on this paragraph I am.
History obviously my cup, of tea. And anyone who thinks otherwise is soon to be proven an idiot.
Mod note: This is not "your thread." This forum is owned by vtac last I looked.....