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33053, RE: no, *these* are terrible examples: Posted by suave_bro, Thu Jun-02-05 08:34 PM
>"and on the flipside, look @ what happened to "City of >Angels" back in 2000. a serious black hospital drama that >couldnt compete with the tom niggery on UPN and WB." > >City of Angels wasn't competing with The Parkers and the >Wayans Brothers, it was competing with ER and Chicago Hope.
- no. city of angels was created specifically to make the NAACP happy after constant complaints about how there was a lack of black representation on network television (they didnt have SHIT to say about cable), black people knew the shit was on television, we just didn't watch it.
>>mcdonalds would make billions without a commercial as would >>pepsi and cola, those commercials are simply "reminder" ads >>just to keep the product fresh on consumers minds, this is >why >>mcdonalds can afford to have commercials that target EVERY >>demographic (hell, they even have a spoken word ad)... > >the issue is not targeting commercials at a demographic in of >itself, but rather the manner in which it's done.
- I know this, this is what im reffering to, what you consider stereotypes and cooning we find entertaining. that isnt the media's fault that's on us...
>>or would u be happy >>playing the political correct card and stay broke... > >No, but I wouldn't be shucking and jiving either, which is >something you sound like you have no problem doing.
- look, shuffling, cooning, buckdancing whatever u want to call it, black folks like it and white folks are getting paid off of it. you mad nigga?
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