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Honey Boo-boo makes poor rural white southerns look bad there's no justice for that but Atlanta at least it's specific and it's actually about poor rural white southerns. Your missing what I saying America don't distinguish between lower, middle and upper class blacks.
It's highly unlikely that many people are going to equate middle and upper class blacks with the stereotypes being trotted out by Shawty Lo and his 10 baby mamas. Likewise, not many are going to equate the Honey Boo-Boo clan with middle and upper class whites.
Folks can be pretty dumb when it comes to stereotypes but most of them are not that stupid.
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People often take three young black kids riding down the street listening to rap music on rims as "thugs" this has nothing to do with class. The fact folks believing this stuff are sign of class even goes more to my point.
Well, maybe that's because three young black kids riding down the street listening to rap music on rims are purposely evoking a stereotype that appeals to them.
Likewise, if you see three young white kids riding down the street in a pickup listening to Hank Jr, would't that suggest some stereotypical ideas about them in your mind?
Nobody is making either group of kids do those things -- they choose them because they find them "cool" and culturally popular.
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Example I still waiting for some to tell me what's "ghetto" about real housewives of Atlanta. I could swear these are successful upper class women. Truth is because they are mainly black women and they argue on TV they are being label ghetto it has nothing to do with class.
I wouldn't think of them as "ghetto." From what little I've seen of these various Housewives shows they all play on some rather obnoxious and hackneyed stereotypes of women but I haven't seen anything suggesting ghetto.
Honey Boo-boo makes poor rural white southerns look bad there's no justice for that but Atlanta at least it's specific and it's actually about poor rural white southerns. Your missing what I saying America don't distinguish between lower, middle and upper class blacks.
It should'nt but if their antics are indirectly (or in some cases directly) responsible for the way me and my children are treated by others, YES I do take this crap seriously.
Your children and You are going to be treated by others based on the person and who they naturally are. Not based on a show having influence on someone to do something to you. No one is going curse you out because they saw shawty lo baby mama and housewives of Atlanta. That's just silly its entertainment thats why its on TV.
Staysean23, man you are starting to bug out for no reason. Its as if you want to change peoples minds about what people think of Atlanta's black people. Why so aggressive with that? People are going to think and feel whatever they like. I dont think the shows make Atlanta look bad, I also disagree with black people attacking Shawty Lo as if he is the only black man in Atlanta that likes sex. People are going a little too overboard now Staysean23.
I'm not bugging out and I'm surely not trying to change anyone's perception of Blacks. But just want to point out a few things that's all.
Just for the record Blacks aren't trying to hide anything we would just like for there to be a balance in media coverage far as blacks are concerned.
It's highly unlikely that many people are going to equate middle and upper class blacks with the stereotypes being trotted out by Shawty Lo and his 10 baby mamas. Likewise, not many are going to equate the Honey Boo-Boo clan with middle and upper class whites.
Folks can be pretty dumb when it comes to stereotypes but most of them are not that stupid.
Well, maybe that's because three young black kids riding down the street listening to rap music on rims are purposely evoking a stereotype that appeals to them.
So bascially people cant do things they enjoy, listening to music how they want.. I guess blacks better start blasting Garth Brooks. So they whites wont think there thugs lol
Likewise, if you see three young white kids riding down the street in a pickup listening to Hank Jr, would't that suggest some stereotypical ideas about them in your mind?
No it wouldn't for me it just goes along with the culture and the type of music whites listening too some people like myself give folks the benefit of doubt before judging them and throw out stereotypes
Nobody is making either group of kids do those things -- they choose them because they find them "cool" and culturally popular.
I wouldn't think of them as "ghetto." From what little I've seen of these various Housewives shows they all play on some rather obnoxious and hackneyed stereotypes of women but I haven't seen anything suggesting ghetto.
No Houswewives isnt ghetto. Just loud women bickering
Here's all I have to say: Let your 14 year old watch this. He'll think twice about hooking up with a girl at such a young age.
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