oooh yaay! i cant watch it right now, but i will as soon as i get home.

the BET one was cool.

SHit is funni to death THANKS LOOP….yall da best in black ENT, yall should have yalll own column on BET , WHo else agrees, Daily Concrete Stuff, like EXTRA!

It will be interesting to see if this post gets up to almost 200 comments like the last one did.

I love this show! I can’t watch this episode right now because I’m supposed to be getting some work done but I will most def. hit it up later. The BET episode was funny!

okay I dont have the time to watch it but if the boodocks were dissin BET………………………………..
RIGHT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ABOUT TIME…PPL NEED TO START SPEAKIN UP.

I DO NOT SUPPORT NOR DO I EVER WATCH BET. MOST OF THE SHOWS ARE COPYCATS AND THE REST ARE HILARIOUSLY BORIN AND UNFORTUNATELY A WASTE OF AIR TIME.

AND ITS SAD BECAUSE OUR PPL ARE MUCH MORE CREATIVE THAN THAT BULLISH BET AIRS…..PPL ALWAYS JOCK OFF OF AFRICAN AMERICANS…WE ARE (NOT TRYIN TO SOUND RACIST) BUT I DO LOVE MY PPL AND I THINK WE RULE AND WE ARE ONE OF THE BEST CULTURES TO EXIST. THATS WHY I GET SOO MADD AT MY PPL WHEN THEY PORTRAY THIS IMAGE THAT DOESNT FIT AFRICAN AMERICANS..THAT MAKE THE WHITE PPL SMILE AND POINT….WHEN THEY JUST DONT REALIZE HOW MANY OTHER CULTURES AT ONE POINT TRULY ADMIRED, RESPECTED AND ENVIED US…..AND WE DONT EVEN HAVE TO PUT IN EFFORT TO DO MOST OF THINGS AFRICAN AMERICANS DO. WE DA SHH…WE NEED TO REALZE THAT AND START SUPPORTIN ALL THE REAL AFRICAN AMERICANS WHOM LOVE THEMSELVES 100% AND HAVE THEYRE PPL BACK.

MY AFRICAN AMERICAN PPL LETS REPRESENT!!!!!FUCK THE BULLSHH

This was very funny. And very true!

HHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
i can see why this episode was banned, because it was telling the truth. there are many uncle ruckus out there and it sad. on the other hand, i think some people put too much responsibilty on BET. yeah most of the shows are disgraceful but at the same time the people are lovin it. so ……..and this is just my opionion so don’t take personal…..but maybe we need to change our mindset on what we find entertaining. but back to BET. can y’all please stop calling “College Hill” College Hill call it for what it is THE BLACK REAL WORLD. them kids hardly say anything about studying, classes and dang you don’t even get a shot with in a classroom. i don’t even watch BET like i use to, now i only watch it when tthey have those deccent specials they be having. what it even worse is that they taking this international. but like i said before we can’t solely blame BET.

This was so Funny and True!!!! I love this show , its everything people wants to say but didn’t. I’m not going to act like I have never watch BET, but when it first came on I was young and proud to watch it. It had more positive shows for young people….NOW welll all I can say is HELL DATE?????????

well i pretty much said what i had to say about BET on the last post….Viacom owns BET and VH1 AND BOTH MAKE FOOLS OUT OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY. it is what it is

Im soooooooooooooo happy the they mad fun at B.E.T. They are against black people and there shows suck. not only that they under pay allllllll there workers. its all about spanish people & not enough good black talent and great shows they suck.

@8 i meant to talk about that show too i mean come on how ridiculous more can they get…..oh that’s right aren’t they suppose to come out with a black celebrity poker LOLOLOLO…….i mean who greenlight these shows a group of eighth graders.

……………..but on a side note do the celebrities like Alicia,Keyshia, Ne-yo,Monique,Will ,Denzel(etc)see BET as good quality television or just a means for them to advertise for there movies and CDs.

@10 how many latinos are on BET all i know is julissa and rosci

Alll I can say is that it is sooooooo TRUE!!! We need to stop letting BET get by with the BS they put out…If we stop watching they wont have an audience and maybe just maybe they will actually conform. Yes we are young and like a lil drama tv here & there but how bout some black history or politics or anything other then HEll date/College Hill…..And people lets stop watching Flavor Flav Please that show is a mockery of what we were once trying to overcome!!!!! If the young children only have this to look up to imagine the FUTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*shakes head*

I am from Canada. 10 years ago, errbody around here was dreamin to have bet. When we had to go to the USA to see our family, we were ready with a tape to record all the shows or videos. OOOH the whole days. now Errbody got it cause of the satellite. And trust nobody around here watch bet on a regurlar basis. We only watch shows like “Hell date”, Sometimes “College hill” or awrds shows.

We Can’t stand 106 & park no mo. They always passing the same teeni boppers songs. I hate it. Rocsi gets on my last nerves. And that show “Bet now” y they passing old songs from year 2006 but it’s the same video’s ALL THE FREAK”N TIME. I dont believe that people are workin there. They must be on vacation 24/7.

Now i only watch much vibe. AND my fav show is ” VINTAGE VIBE”.

With the Boodocks, they are just saying wht people think. Guess truth hurts. Madd funny though.

LOL @ “I’m 102% Black with a 2% margin for error!!” HAHAHA I love the Boondocks!

Wow! This cartoon represents the truth behind black America. Our own people are trying to destroy us…. I have one thing to say to african american parents, “raise your children, because no one else will and take responsibility for your decisions.”

One Love

And the complaining still goes.BET is not the problem.If you don’t like it quit watching it, simple.MTV and VH1 does more of letting down blacks than BET.Don’t front and act like you people gonna be watching the awards and like I said the other time you gonna go back to complaining how BET is wack.Theres Discovery,ABC,Food Network,Bravo,Oxygen channels or pick up a book.

Wow @ Boondocks! That was the truth and Reggie Hudlin produced that shows episodes I believe. Aaron good for you being a leader and taking risks!

But the shit is funny though lol.

WAIT….I just about split a seam when he was at the MAGIC THEATRE (anyone lives in this area knows why) talking about “will you ni**as shut the hell up”…..YEAH….okay….everyone talks there! WTH!

I just watched it and honestly, I can’t even laugh at these banned episodes because I feel like beneath the over-the-top exaggerations, there may be a hint of truth.

I’m not one of those people who feel like BET should be banned outright. The reality is that they have a STRONG audience, and like any product or service, where there is demand there will always be supply. If they banned BET tomorrow, every Black blogger will start creating BET-like shows on YouTube and posting them on their sites.

I just hate there is there is NO balance. It’s cool to have a Black Entertainment Channel if you also have a Black EDUCATION Channel. I mean Jerry Springer can make a fool out of white people too because for every redneck white show, there are 10 sophisticated white networks and shows to counter them. In the case of BET, there is NONE.

BET on its own is counter-productive to the Black community. The answer is not to ban it. The answer is to ANSWER it.

Unfortunately, I do not have the resources to accomplish that feat on my own. And I believe those who have the resources do not have the “will” because otherwise it would have already been done.

lol that was hilarious. unfortunately, there are ppl who hate their own race. not only does ruckus represent those ppl, but he also represents those who know nothing about the race but think that whatever they see in the media is a good portrayal. that’s why BET is a problem. yes i used to watch it as a child (moderately though b/c my mother HATED the channel and didn’t want me watching it) and i came out great but there are kids that are watching this channel that think that in order to be black, they have to act a specific way and placing those types of limitations on ppl hurts in the end. i mean seriously BET is so one-dimensional. some ppl say “well BET doesn’t represent me” and they fail to realize that when the channel called itself BLACK entertainment channel, in other ppl’s eyes, it became a represention of BLACK ppl

# 7 you took the words out of my mouth. I have been saying for the longest time that “college hill” is the black real world. From the few episodes I saw I never saw any of those students going to class, studying for an exam, or involved in any of the school activities. They were either partying, drinking, fighting, or sleeping with each other smh. Anyways Aaron Mcguder is the man. He hit the nail on the head about BET. I’d like to see them improve their shows because a previous poster stated its like an eighth grader came up with the concepts. lol at firing AJ and Free because they made 106&Park successful (which I think holds some truth) and re-vitiligo. This episode was the truth.

It’s about time that someone started to tell the truth about BET and what kind of crap they are putting out. Thank heavens for TVone- REAL Black Entertainment! TVone has ORIGINAL programming that shows a multidimensional view the of Black experience.

I am glad that ppl r gettin’ on BET b/c someone needs to say these things. Thank You Boondocks : ) Also I agree with everything you said # 23.

funny and truthful. i love the boondocks. mcgruder tells it like it is.

I found the commentary on Black frats interesting to say the least on McGrudders part… I wonder how these organizations will respond to that

BET SUCKS I USE TO LOVE BET !!!! WHAT THE HELL HAPPEN THE LAST 2 YEARS BET HAS BEEN HORRIBLE BUT I DID LIKE KEYSHIA SHOW BALDWIN HILLS AND COLLEGE HILL!!!! THEY NEED TO STOP PLAYING VIDEOS ALL DAY AND THE SAME STUPID EPISODES OF THE WAYNAS BROS THE PARKERS ETC!! GET YOU R OWN SHOWS BET!!!! MTV SUCK AS WELL I HEARD THE SAME PEOPLE THAT OWN BET OWN MTV BUT IM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT MTV! BET PLEASE GET IT TOGETHER OR BETTER YET BOB JOHNSON OR SOMEBODY PLEASE DO SOMETHING!

YALL TALKING ABOUT THIS EDUCATIONAL SHIT NEED TO WATCH PBS OR SOMETHING! IF YOU FEEL THE NEED TO BE EDUCATED GO TO SCHOOL!! BET SHOWS IS STUPID BUT NOBOBY I REPEAT NOBODY IS TRYNA SEE OR GONNA WATCH NO EDUCATIONAL SHIT ESP IF YOU IN SCHOOL ALREADY!

AND GET OFF COLLEGE HILL OF COURSE THEY GO TO SCHOOL IT JUST DONT GET AIRED AND IF YALL WATCHED THE SHOW LAST TUESDAY ON OF THE BOYS WAS TRYING TO STUDY BUT THEY WERE TO LOUD!
IN YALL WORLD I GUESS YALL THINK THEY SUPPOSE TO JUST STUDY AND GO TO SCHOOL PLEASE!

This is one of the best adult cartoons out. I have felt this way about BET for the longest. That is why i call Cablevision to request better programming in the form of TVOne. Does not make any sense how BET can have such stupid content on a show an call it programming. To play videos and air unintelligent show is demeaning to all people of color. JESES Look at Telemundo, Galavision, Univision (hispanic network). They have been able to have better content then BET. Just a sad shame.

that episode was HILARIOUS! i love the boondocks! but i dnt really care about BET cuz i dnt watch it…

Was that suppose to be Toure’, the host of ‘Black Carpet’, that got killed by Big Nigga and Crazy Bitch.

*speechless*………………………………………lmao!!!!…. Truth does hurt!!!….. No comment!!!

The Boondocks has proven once again why it’s probably one of the smartest animated shows cable television. These two episodes that apparently have been banned by Cartoon Network were very funny and more importantly THE TRUTH. You know that THING that scares people especially big corporations like Viacom!!!

The Boondocks is my shit!

in our house we watch BET JAMS occationally. that’s suppose to be for adults. sure they have some good shows on there and show a variety of black entertainment from around the world. but there’s barely a budget it seems. shit come off real cheap and shows with promise doesn’t seem invested in. they show old BET Sunday reruns from back in the 90s and earlier. That’s just shitty how cheaply BET is funded.
We watch it to show to expose our daughter to musicians from African and the Carbbean and an occational African film. I’m glad they show that at least. No regular BET in this house because it’s just ass. I can’t raise a child to see herself as a person with a beautiful mind and a member of a beautiful people with regular BET.
Only thing my daughter will learn from that channel is that women are only worth a man sticking his dick in and nothing else. Just put in weave (never natural hair- always straight), wear little clothing, bend over and never use big words, a man will think you’re worth being called a baby’s momma. Don’t get me started on the underlying message of the superiority of the eauropean ideal of beauty that flows in the undercurrent… No I don’t want the channel to be all lectures from Morehouse. I’m just saying all aspects of black entertainment can be represented. I can have Kat Williams then have some news. Whatever happened to BET News anyhoo? While growing up I had NWA and I had Boogie Down Productions. I had the Vanitys and Pebbles as well as the MC Lytes and Queen Latifahs. You know what I’m saying?

EVERYONE IS MISSING THE REAL POINT OF THE SHOW.

Yes, the exploiter that is BET is part of it. But that is not even in the realm of what the producers are really trying to let us know.

The real issues were the ones that Uncle Ruckus was spouting, which is the waste of the African American race: Peep this and tell me if Im wrong.

- The biggest percentage of people in jail are BLACK
- The poorest people in the U.S. are BLACK
- The communities that are the most run down are BLACK
- The lowest in education (elementary, high school and college) are BLACK
- The lowest voting participation rates can be attributed to BLACK people.
- The ones most dependent on government insitutions are BLACK people.
- The ones killing each other and bringing each other down are BLACK
- The most broken homes and family structures (due to the increased pregnancies (without marriage) and female headed households are BLACK
- The ones investing in consumerism (i.e., rims, jordans, etc) when they surely cant afford to are BLACK

With all of this knowledge, no wonder Uncle Ruckus feels ashamed of his race and that is a TRUTH that many of us wouldnt even own up to. Our race needs to wake up and look around them. These are things to be ashamed of. We need to find out who we are and where we have come from in order to take the steps to become a better race.
NO ONE CAN DISPUTE THE TRUTH

how can say BET sucks but turn and say that College Hill is a show. they make not only black people look bad but also young people.

*that college hill is a good show

you know i was just thinking about that one BET show HOT GHETTO MESS do anybody remember that show? i find it so funny that they have the nerve to show what they believe is disgraceful to our community and yet they had and still do put on shows that is ………say it with me……..”A HOT GHETTO MESS” LOLOLO!!!!!! i mean that’s like the kettle calling the pot black. i wonder will BET ever respond to the Boondocks episodes. if they there goal is to truly put a positive spin on the black community they would. but sadly i think they want…….prove me wrong BET!!!!!!

The New York Urban League just did a study here in NYC where they were trying to determine why Africa-Americans (not Caribbean-Americans) were so impoverished. They tried to find evidence of racial discrimination as a cause. What they found instead was that, for the most part, poor blacks found themselves impoverished as a result of their financial habits. Blacks were more likely to buy luxury items that they couldn’t afford, like high-end cars and clothing.

To IAMDARKAQUA: Thank you for the information, But I did already know , But someone else might have learn something from that statement.

LMAO! woooow. It’s a shame these episodes speak nothing but the truth.

@38 isee what you are saying but at the same time most of those things don’t just apply to black people especially the one with the lowest income. latinos have a lot of those issue as long with white people. i know you probaly are going to hate me for saying that but it is true. when white people are poor they put them in the same boat as black folks. Hurricane Katrina is a good example the government treated them like they were black.

Everybody who watch bet need to see this! I USUALLY JUST WATCH TVONE ocassionally BET. bet seem to get worse and worse by the day.THE BEST THING ABOUT BET IS THE BET AWRDS!

In response to # 38, although on the surface it seems as if Black people are at the bottom of the race hiearchy, you cannot deny the fact that Blacks have a history of racial oppression and segregation. The reason that most Blacks are poor is because they were relegated to low-wage jobs which did not require a lot of skill. There was also a lot of housing segregation going on in the seventies which made many Black children victims of the gangs, drugs, and other illicit activity. On top of that, Black children received a poor education which did not allow them to gain social mobility.

Although there is more opportunity to obtain “The American Dream”, Black people are trying to break through walls that have been closed for centuries. To make a list of what Black people don’t do without putting some of the blame on the institutions that have held us back is a disregard of historical evidence.

well it is partially offensive, but a lot makes since. but it was wrong to depict all black people as playstation playing, having big rims and not being able to read.

i love these two boondocks episodes i was thinking, how about each week you post a boondocks episode.

I am soooooooooo angry BET made it across the alantic to the UK. However I question why it made it over to the UK, there is a small market of people who enjoy BET, who enjoy watching these nonsensical reality shows and music videos which only serve to provide a negative image of the black community. I currently live in Austria, Vienna and occasionally watch MTV with my white flat mate who is from a small town in Austria. Most of the exposure she has had to black people is through television and ocassionally at university. She is actually quite surprised with me as she didnt expect me to speak so well and act differently to what she has seen on MTV. She is not an ignorant person, however she has been conditioned by the crap that is filtered through MTV. Shows like ‘I Love New York’ make me feel sick to my stomach and actually feel ashamed. There arent any other shows to counterbalance ‘I love New York’ or ‘Flava of Love’ therefore other races and cultures mostly believe what they see. And its not just MTV, the media is full of bull****. I am so skeptical of everything I see and read and always do my own research to get a wider picture. Sadly I do believe the media is responding to what people want to watch, and it is partly black people themselves who encourage this crap.

Boondocks is such a good animation (I loooooooooove manga) and has a strong message. I cant believe it is banned! It just goes to show the control the media has over what we watch…and to an extent control who we are…if we let it.

Ruckus reminds me of Taye Diggs

this one was on tv last night..I live in Toronto(CANADA) so I dont think that it’s banned here..

Unfortunately, this cartoon is reality. Living everyday as a black person can be daunting, mostly because after all this time we still dont have any since of unity, love, and progression that other cultures have when they come into this country.

I understand that blacks are targeted by the dominate culture to keep us restricted, however, if we learned to have stictuitiveness and organization amongst ourselves we would be able to conquer this bullshit.

Black people still dont love one another (black male, black female relationship is dead), we hate to one another prosper, we are jealous and conniving, always ready to join forces with other races to destroy one another, quick to belittle and berate.

I hate to say this but its unfortunate that slavery is over, because during those times at least we had some type of fight and collective unity. Now we think that the worst of history is behind us and we tolerate anything.

America is quick to tell blacks to get over our past and to move on, but certainly they don’t have the same advice for Jews. BLACK AMERICA WAKE UP AND START STICKING TOGETHER, WE HAVE TO MAKE THIS PLACE LIVABLE FOR OUR CHILDREN OR THEY WILL GROW UP IN A LAND OF SLAVERY JUST LIKE OR ANCESTORS.

The media assumes that most African Americans fit into a “once size fits all” category for t.v. viewing and can be patronized with most of the programming that is currently on television. One of the underlying issues here is that the media has for years been telling us what they think we should like, instead of giving the viewing population the credit to form their own opinions about what they wish to see portrayed in the media. Perfect case in point, the success of Tyler Perry’s empire. “Meet the Browns” opened with $20 million, with the majority of the ticket sales attributed to African-Americans that have loyally followed Tyler’s career through the years. Tyler’s success continues to completely baffle and dumbfound mainstream media, b/c mainstream media didn’t “clear him” first. In the case of Hollywood, you don’t matter until “they” clear you and determine that you matter. The media wants to tell us what to like and dislike, but in the case of Tyler Perry (I could come up with other examples also), we have told mainstream media what we like and what we choose to see. I realize that not everyone on this board is a staunch Tyler Perry fan, but he provides a great example of this concept.

@ 38 - thank you!
@45 - your point about some of these disparities being in other cultures and ethnic groups is true. that is a good point. however, the point is that these issues are being highlighted in this cartoon about black people. the points that uncle ruckus is talking about are about us! And we need to do something about it. I don’t know how old you may be, but back in the day BET used to not only provide the entertainment, but also took a stand in rebuilding the community with shows for young people’s improvement, news, health and awareness and insight into the lives of our favorite celebs. Now I’m not saying that in 2008 the same shows should still be on TV, yes BET needed to grow and evolve with its audience, but at the same time, there are already so many negative images (and unfortunately negative truths) about black people out there that it would take a race and self-hating person to engage in further enhancing those messages. It makes it even worse because it BET. We know that we do not own BET, but I can’t even force myself to watch the rounds of meaningless programs, constant booty-shaking, and thuggery. I will agree about College Hill. There is a lot of silliness and playing around, but i was glad to flip by one time (I think it may have been here in Chicago) and see housemates congratulating each other on working together on an advertising campaign or something. That I did like. We need more of that.

and yes we have had disadvantages that have held us back for sure but today is today and we need to get on with the future and learn from the past, not use it as a crutch.

A lot of us know the stereotypes of Black people and since we’ve arrived in this country we were worried about what ‘masta” thought of us. I realized and got over this slave mentality. BET keep it going cause you’re doing what you’re doing…entertaining. Just because white folks entertainment ain’t like ours, don’t make ours wrong.

And I for one don’t need an ENTERTAINMENT television to tell me that my race consists of doctors, scientists, educators, lawyers and postive influences. I’m not that ignorant to know that. And if other races look to BET to generalize our race…sucks for them. Who cares what they think anyway?

I dislike bet as much as the next person but um #38

Yes well all this may be true and all but you have to realize black people have not been given the same chances that white ppl have for about the last 232 years since this country came to be. We definitely didn’t have the head start that white people did to be as prominent as they are today. There is no doubt that black people are not on the level as white people in so many things. But it isn’t fair to list them as if black people have been given the same chances and I’m not saying this is an excuse but it does play a major role as to why those things you listed are true. The only limit that we have are the ones we place on ourselves. Fortunately now we do have the same rights and we can use these rights to better our people and play catch-up because we are far from the level we need to be in but we have made great progress over the past 50 years.

Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is the reason why I watch The Boondocks! Every black person should watch The Boondocks! I just hate how the network airs the episodes so late at night. Again, finally someone spoke up about BET. I cant stand BET. I dont even watch BET, anymore. I dont watch BET because the shows they show on there is JUNK, all of it is JUNK. Seriously!!!! Their shows such as COLLEGE HILL, COLLEGE HILL INTERNS (I dont know what was the point for that show), that new fight show with the IGNORANT rappers on there, that DMX reality show (which DMX was high the entire time filming), 106 & Park (with those two whack and corny host Rosci and that guy) and so on….. The shows they air on their network is JUNK…. Whatever happened to TEEN SUMMIT!!!! Teen Summit was a good show, it was a show about educating the public (WHAT WAS SO WRONG WITH THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) What happened to Free and AJ, I still havent heard the true story, its like a mystery!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 106 & Park with Free and AJ was GOOOOODDDD!!!! There personalities, chemistry, ethics, worked, they were a good team. I dont even waste my time on today’s 106 & Park.!!!!!! BET needs to get it together by NOT adding in with the sterotypes of black people. BET needs to be DIFFERENT. BET needs to think OUTSIDE the box!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If Iam ever asked to appear on the BET network I would say NO!!! Then I would tell them why I dont want to appear on BET, its either saying NO or them have me appear on one of there shows and me SPEAK THE TRUTH about BET and IGNORANCE! Thanks for always posting The Boondocks episodes, cause WE need to WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

well i do have to say, that was funny.

Lol…it’s funny cause this is exactly what “Willie Lynch” warranted.

We leave our neighborhoods cause it’s too black, we don’t go to HBCU’s cause Black education ain’t good enough, and we complain about an entertainment network cause we cringe when we see Black people doing the same exact thing, if they aren’t worse, as the other entertainment networks do. Guess its done it’s job and is still in the works.

This “walking on eggshells” for whites is what Aaron McGruder needs to discuss, if he hasn’t already.

LMAO @ Crazy Bitch and Big Niggah.

Do ya lil hyphy dance LoL… I’m from tha Bay so that was hilarious to me

This show is real funny but hard to watch…So much of it is true in so many ways. Black people do need to do better! Str8up. BET should get shut down. Some..maybe even mos whyte folk are still prejudice (notice the usage of prejudice and not racist). Look at it from all angles and not just the kill bET angle.

The comment about the HBCUs was hella uncalled for. CAU!

IT WAS FUNNY AND I HAVE TO AGREE WITH WAKE UP I DON’T WATCH BET NO MORE EITHER

@61 - as i like to note, i respect everyone’s opinion on here. but, for me at least, your statement is not quite accurate. i live in a black neighborhood, went to an HBCU and i detest BET. Not because it shows black people “doing what I do” but because it’s an irresponsible depiction of all of the above. You are correct about the fact that white people and other groups shouldn’t depend on BET for their ideas about us, and further, it shouldn’t really matter what they think. But just like in the clip, it mentions, destroying the black youth. I don’t think BET single-handedly destroys the youth, but it does create an impression and there could be more positivity. That is why everyone continues to mention Teen Summit. It wasn’t all about talking about doctors and lawyers, etc… it was young black kids talking about what was going on in their lives, at school and at home and how to deal with it. There were also good entertainment segments too. But as society and moral values in general have slid, so has the quality of the programming on BET.

I think the most powerful part of the episode is when the Reggie Hudlin character was telling Ruckus the reason they show all the clowning and buffoonery is because it’s easy and because we allow it. If people were tired of the negative depictions of people of color on BET then they wouldn’t watch it. Networks are judged based on ratings and if they go down, they would be forced to develop better quality shows. I personally rarely watch BET, but keep TV One on heavy rotation. Stay Positive People.

Tv One
http://www.tvoneonline.com/

i liked the other one A LOT better, I couldnt take listening to that guy…so i checked off. This one was a bit outrageous.

WTF !! I’m glad they did bann this episode…It’s was too much for me!

Come on now. It’s highly satircal. If you didn’t know that now you do.

One comment though:
Yes black greeks have a specific culture that includes strolling, steppig and such, but many people join for the after college professional networking opportunities. Also white greeks might not step, but lord knows they DRINK & PARTY 10x more than and black greek org I know. And trust I know going to PWI where 66% of the white population is involved in greek life. They look at it completely differently. At least while they are in undergrad its purely social, which is def not the case for black greeks.

O thanks, O thanks, O thanks ConcreteLoop!!!! Boondocks is my favorite show and now I can say that that i’ve seen every episode…Great Job and def. boycott BET. Doesn’t the uncle ruckus show remind you of the Keisha Cole show? lol

Correction ya’ll:

The new season of college hill defineitly shows them studying and going to the library every now and then, but seriously, negroes would be complaining about how boring the show was if that was all they showed. They tape 3 months of their lives and and edit out all of the non-confrontational moments, which is probably 85% of the material. So what you are seeing is an UBER exaggeration of the truth. Don’t blame the students because they are just living life like any other normal college student of any race, blame the editers and viewers.

All of you have a point to… but like what has already been said is that we have the option to turn off if we don’t like it. I can’t really comment on B.E.T being from the u.k but maybe it’s a case of black people making black people look bad! Any man, woman or child can watch the trash on be and not be affected if they have a well balanced upbringing, if your placed in front of the T.V with not additional input there will always be problems.

In the U.K black people on T.V is a sparse affair and we look to the imported shows to find entertainment, this can at points be detrimental as it tends to be the two dimensional person portrayed, as a man in my 30’s i have the option to read books by black authors, and hell, watch tyler perry movies. I used to read Vibe magazine but that went down the pan and removed it’s educational element many years ago.
There needs to be more inspirational people pushed forward in the media, at present we have fools like P. Diddy, 50 cent (to name a few) still acting like a 12 year old on T.V… Diddy ha children including 2 daughters….
The point is that we need to all do something together

U need to take your ignant ass to skool.?

@JUJU…U need to lie down coz u makin no damn sense at all…. Mayb if u sat down 4 while n think about wat u sed mayb u’l realise it urself ok!!!!!

Its too raw…damn my brain hurts…and I’m 22

I love the boondocks for bringing to attention how bad BET is. There is like nothing positive for our people up there besides for maybe on Sunday mornings I personally only watch the channel when their showing old t.v. shows like the Wayans Bros. and maybe the award shows and occasionally the music videos on in the afternoon when Im bored and not in class but besides for that BET just sucks I don’t think the answer really is taking the channel off the air b/c I don’t think that will happen but I do think that if the black community some how starts some kind of boycott and stops watching the channel and writing in complaining about the programs they show it might be possible to get more quality programming on.

@ wtf and #73 kiss my ass its my opinion if you dont like it keep moving!
and # 73 I AM! NOW IM THROUGH WASTING MY TIME TYPING TO YALL RAGEDY ASS! NO NEED TO COMMENT CUZ IM NOT BOUT TO GO BACK AND FOURTH

I hardly watch BET anymore, but damn they did BET dirty lol.. this one was mad funny though.. I think more harsh than the first one? not sure.

Here’s some of the reasons I haven’t been a fan of BET for many years. I don’t expect a channel to be the end all and I don’t care what the “white phantom collective” think of me (honestly that phobia wrecks my nerves).

Never recognizes LGBT in the black community as a positive force instead of constant so called ‘down low’ phenominon.

Thinks all Blacks are Christian. If Sunday is religion show day, show other religions too. We don’t all believe in “send cash, recieve miracles.”

Never show videos of black rockers, jazz, electronica etc.

Not much representing of the Black diaspora. Like Rap City can show rappers from other countries too. Music isn’t limited by language.

No real fashion shows. And no hons, logos printed on t shirts isn’t fashion.

Keep cancelling the BET News

Never giving real time to the issues. Like that Hip Hop vs. America wasn’t given enough time. Could have been something IF they took the time.

Still pushing that Pimps up, Hoes down attitude.

I won’t say shut BET down. They aren’t the only ones pushing the stereotypes. They could be better. They all could. You can always turn the television off. You are not obligated to sit in front of the screen. Your time and dollars can be used on books, savings accounts, IRAS, your family and preparing healthy meals.

But like dude said in the cartoon. You could do better, but doing less is easier.

@#57…I have to give it up to you, I waited to see who would comment that entertainment is not where one would or should for that matter look to see the positive influence many and I repeat many blacks contribute daily to society.
My grandfather reminds me everyday that as little as 38 years ago blacks were still treated like slaves by law in the US (Jim Crow). I stood in Iraq and listened intently as political advisors and the the president himself stated that the Iraqi people should see a change within their thinking in no less than 60 years.

Minus the annoying pop-up ads…CONCRETELOOP you are the Best! Thank yah for posting the Boondocks! This show has to be one of the realest shows out there other than The Wire and its a cartoon. In speaking of The Wire, I wonder why yah never posted any info about that show? BTW, thanks for the Boondocks love!

disturbing. . .

This is off the subject…but did anyone else notice that in the new season of “College Hill” they have a room in the house called the ‘boom boom room’- basically it’s the room full of sex toys & for people to f***!!!! WTF??!! You would never see a room like that on The Real World…. but of course …niggas love to f***…….

“BET keep it going cause you’re doing what you’re doing…entertaining. Just because white folks entertainment ain’t like ours, don’t make ours wrong.”

@megan:
i didn’t know that you could pinpoint black entertainment and white entertainment. tell me what does black entertainment consist of? i mean most of the ppl on this site are black and most of them don’t find BET entertaining at all. neither do i. please tell me b/c it seems that BET is only “entertaining” a specific PORTION of the black community (and a specific portion of the white/latino/asian population). where is the diversity on the channel? this is what i’m saying about the limits placed on black ppl. i love all types of music but i can’t even turn on BEt and watch different types of music. in order to do that i would have to watch MTV or some other (mostly white) channel b/c they actually show diversity in music. i’ve never even seen a fefe dobson video on BET. i may not be a huge fan of hers but i thought the pt. of BET was to give a voice to black entertainers, to allow black viewers to see ppl who look like them instead of being bombarded with white ppl’s stereotypes of how we’re supposed to be. i don’t like the whole booty-shaking thing but some do so i’m not going to say take all that out BUT can we also have a different side? can we have some diversity on our own channel? do you think it’s fair that BET only caters to a certain part of the black population? say what you want but we are still allowing white ppl to bring us down. they own most of TV yet we got one channel and this channel only pertains to a certain % of black ppl. are the rest of us not important enough? and drop the whole “you care too much about what white ppl think blah blah” act b/c from your pic, i’m guessing that you relax your hair. that’s not exactly a stand against “massa” so stop trying to act like ppl who criticize BET are slaves to “massa”

what ever happened to free speech? that episode should not have been banned.

kudos to the boondocks. i don’t even watch the show, but i’m going to start watching it after seeing this.

LMAO

I don’t watch BET anymore.

The systematic dismantling of our heritage, our culture, and our history as a people is no laughing matter. I have MAD RESPECT for Aaron McGruder. In the words of Langston Hughes, we are “laughin to keep from cryin.” If we continue to feed our youth with garbage like the shows produced on BET our future will be a wasteland. Wake up, people.

Ya’ll niggas ain’t catch the subtleties

1. That nigga put on a long tee, when he found out he was black

2. Ruckus had some black ass lips

3. Lee-bron James

4. The text messaging and phone buzzing in the meeting.

IM BACCCCCCCCCK…….

@MEGAN….U MY MUHFUCKA(SAYS THIS IN BLACK SLANG)

HIT IT RIGHT ON THE HEAD….TOO MUCH CARING ABOUT WHAT MASSA THINK……FOR ALL OF THE (HATE) ON BET BY THESE SO CALLED SMART PART OF THA POPULATION THAT DONT LIKE BET…YALL R MISSIN THE WHOLE FUCKIN POINT……..THAT BLACK SELF HATE IS PREVALENT IN AMERICA…..THIS EPISODE WASNT EVEN ABOUT BET AT ALL…..SMART DUMMIEZ……THIS EPISODE WAS ABOUT THE FACT THAT U COULD EVEN UTTER THE WORDS SHUT DOWN A NETWORK THAT CATERS 2 UR PEOPLE BEFORE U SAY FIX THE PROBLEM….THE SAME DISILLUSIONED NEGRO THAT PRESUMES THEIR WHITE COLLEGE IS BETTER THAN ANY BLK COLLEGE…THE SAME MENTALITY THAT KEEPS YOUNG POOR BLACKS TRYIN 2 LOOK LIKE THEY LIVE THE GOOD LIFE WHEN THEY R REALLY BROKE

LAST WEEK ALL OF YALL LAMEZ WAS ON HERE SCREAMIN DUMB IGNORANT SHIT,CONTRARY 2 THA PRAISE U GET FROM THESE OTHER SO CALLED EDUCATED LAMEZZZZZZZZZZZZZ…..ITS CALLED ENTERTAINMENT AND I WOULD LOVE FOR BET 2 HAV ONE YEAR OF THIS SO MUCH NEEDED BUT NOBODY REALLY WANTS IT EDUCATED PROGRAMMIN AND SEE HOW MANY OF THE BOURGOUISIE WOULD ACTUALLY WATCH THAT HSIT…EVERY POSITIVE PROGRAM THAT HAS EVER CAME ON BET HAS BEEN CANCELLED CUZ NOBODY WATCHED IT………..HMMMM..I FIND THAT INTERESTIN’…NOT BCUZ THEY AINT PRODUCE IT

U CAN LIE..HOOT…HOLLER…BUT THA TRUTH IS IN THA NUMBERZ…AND WHO R THESE PPL CLAIMIN TVONE IS GREAAAAAAAAAAT…MAYBE FOR THE OVER 35 CROWD…….THAT SHIT IZ SNOOZEWORTHY….

SLAVERY OF THA MIND IZ NOT BET’S FAULT…AND WHAT R MOST ON THIS POST EVEN TALKIN BOUT…THUGGERY..BET IS SUGARY SWEET COMPARED 2 THA SOUTHSIDE OF CHICAGO AND IM SURE MOST ANY OTHER (HOOD) IN AMERICA….JUS BECUZ A DUDE GOT ON BAGGY PANTZ..DOES NOT MEAN THUGGERY…GET IN TOUCH WIT A YOUNGER GENERATION…I THOUGHT WE WAS THRU WIT THAT WACK ASS GENERATION GAP SHIT…ITS A NEW DAY…EVERYBODY DONT HAV 2 LOOK THA SAME…………AND THA COMPLAININ ABOUT THE VIDEOS….YALL REALLY DONT WATCH BET CUZ IF U DID..YOU WOULD KNOW VIDEOS BEEN REGULATED 2 ALMOST NONE..BCUZ OF THE COMPLAINTS OF SOME BEAUTIFUL (BLACK) PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELVES…WHO R NOW ON THE WITCHHUNT TO BAN IT ALL TOGETHER………WHEN WILL WE LEARN…BLACK FLIGHT NEVA WORKS OUT……CUZ I CHECKED THE OTHER NETWORKS THAT (WE) WOULD HAVE…ONE BLACK NIGHT ON THE CW……FUC OUTTA HERE..NO BLK FACES AT ALL ON THE OTHER CHANNELS….WOWWWWWWWWW…THATS HOW YALL WANT IT HUH

AND THA SAD FACT IZ REGINALD HUDLIN WHO RUN PROGRAMMIN AT BET EXECITIVE PRODUCES THE SHOW FOR ANOTHER NETWORK…CUZ PEOPLE WHO WATCH BET WOULDVE GOT IT BANNED…ITS TOO CONTROVERSIAL BUT YALL JUMPIN ON THE BANDWAGON NOW(LATE AS HELL) BUT ONCE AGAIN THE TRUTH IS REAL……………THIS IS THE SECOND SEASON…CATCH UP ( SMART,INTELLIGENT BLACK PEOPLE)..THE FUNNY THING IS…BLACK FOLKS R THE MOST OUTSPOKEN BUT MOST CENSORED PEOPLE IN THE WORLD…..WE LOVE COMEDY…AND THE PERFORMIN ARTS IN GENERAL…WHY YALL ALWAYS TRYIN 2 CHANGE WHATS IN BLK PEOPLE NATURALLY…U WOULDNT TELL A MEXICAN 2 STOP EATIN TACOS…..

Man, slave master and Jim Crow supporters are laughing in their graves right now.

We get an ENTERTAINMENT television station for us and we are trying to shut it down because we can’t stand to see Blacks be human because we are conscience about what they think instead of focusing on what we already know. But we don’t have anything to say about those white stations, MTV, Vh1, Fox News, and our local news stations who make us look worse. Wow. But then again I ask, why are we worried about what “others” think of us when WE in fact know the opposite? Everyone is intitled to their opinions, but knowing and studying the history is reading some of the comments in correlation is hilarious to me.

Funny but true BET is not what it used to be and thats all I’m going to say.

I agree with McGruder,

If we really sat back and watched the channel that represent us…we would be appauled. I know I am at times. I don’t even watch BET….sometimes it reminds me of a bunch od coonin and bafoonin.

sorry to be so real.

p.s.
the cartoon was funny… it makes you think about what’s really going down.

Loved it!!!!

@ Big Von, SouthSide Chicago right here baby - and i still hate BET. It’s the one channel we’ve got and should show that we are not all the same and even if it was just based on entertainment, we’re not all entertained by the same ish. Again, I don’t think shutting it down is the solutionn, not at all. But just like a large portion of other disparities in our community (economy, education, family) it should be recognized as a problem and people need to come together to create a solution. And I’m glad many of the shows deemed as “non-snoozers” were also cancelled. Aww and don’t be offended by the word thuggery - while it certainly doesn’t encapsulate all of the videos, there are many that it does apply to. As well as the mysogony, homophobia, and economic irresponsibility. Don’t put words in anybody’s mouth talking about “just because a dude wear baggy pants.” Gangsta and thuggery is not defined by the clothes you wear. You should know that SouthSide come on!

Yall here’s a real life Uncle Ruckus!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qf_5gRZpRf8

I can so see why this episode was banned. I love how this stupid big dude talks about hating black people but he is as low as they come. I couldn’t take listening to this dude. I think self hate is the worst kind of hate.

well you think its hard to WATCH BET? Try working there….that is the untold story….but when you’re there its like you’re brainwashed. You could not imagine what really goes on……oh, the stories folks could tell would make any boondocks episode look tame. trust. i know BET folks are on here…but they will never tell. those that tell, don’t know, those that know, don’t tell. its the BET code of silence.

[...] - Another banned episode of The Boondocks [Concrete Loop] [...]

lmao

“the white man’s dookie smells like sparkling water with a twist of lemon”

that’s some crazy stuff

Yes, we can turn off the television, but BET has a certain responsibilty particularly because it has labeled itself *Black* entertainment television. Secondly, I have to say that the person that listed all the negative attributes of Black people needs a history lesson and needs to understand what systemic racism and discrimination has meant for Black people, who despite it all have survived and flourished. Let me deconstruct his/her IGNORANT comments systemacally:

- “The biggest percentage of people in jail are BLACK” - While this is true, blacks are disproportionately imprisoned for crimes. Our faulty justice system largely leaves unpunished white people who commits crimes and at times, reinvents what is considered criminal in order to maintain these disproportionate numbers. Blacks represent that largest percentage of men freed due to DNA studies, but of course, you don’t mention that.
- “The poorest people in the U.S. are BLACK” - Actually the poorest people in the U.S. are native americans who live in among the poorest and most deplorable regions of the country. It’s ridiculous and unacceptable!
- “The communities that are the most run down are BLACK” - This is a blanket statement that is not based on any data, but I’ll entertain your ignorance briefly. Understanding the physical differences that may be observed in SOME Black communities has a lot to do with predator lending, unfair mortgage rates, “white flight” and lack of city investment in infrastructure and neighborhood improvement.
- “The lowest in education (elementary, high school and college) are BLACK”- Actually the most educated population in the U.S and the U.K. are African immigrants who are, of course, black. Despite DECADES of past and continued discrimination, Black folks are entering college at unprecedented rates. Its not surprise that our gains in college education surpass the gains of whites.
- “The lowest voting participation rates can be attributed to BLACK people”. - False, but Blacks are very critical of the American political system and are aware of the contradictions of having a democracy without offering diverse candidates. As this election shows, when Blacks feel as though there is a viable candidate they will vote.
- “The ones most dependent on government insitutions are BLACK people.” - Ok, this statement is so general its virtually meaningless. But if you’re talking about welfare, which is a stereotype that people associate with Blacks, you might be surprised to know that whites compose the largest proportion of people on welfare in the U.S.
- “The ones killing each other and bringing each other down are BLACK”- Generalization and again baseless. White people and black people kill people. The mass murders at malls, elementary schools, “suburban shootings”, gang violence, and murders at educational institutions reflect the diversity of criminals.
- “The most broken homes and family structures (due to the increased pregnancies (without marriage) and female headed households are BLACK”- You are correct that Black families are much more likely to be female-headed. However, the Black family is distinguished by its extended networks and dependence on numerous family members to make things work. You speak nothing about the lack of adequate sex education and lack of affordable contraceptives. You also ignore the difficulties that Black men face in trying to provide for a family in a society that makes it difficult to make a livable wage.
- “The ones investing in consumerism (i.e., rims, jordans, etc) when they surely cant afford to are BLACK”. Actually, ALL Americans invest in consumerism. This explains why Americans, at the moment, we are in an era where family debt is pervasive among all groups. Blacks aren’t not exempt from these types of lavish spending habits. While Blacks may be more likely to invest in specific “luxury” items, whites, latinos and asians also have distinctive spending habits as well.

All of this to say, people let’s read up on our own history so that we understand the COMPLEXITIES of the problems facing our communities. Its not just about Black people watching tv and spending money, we need to understand systemic issues. While I’ve addressed some of the structural issues that people often don’t consider, its important that YOU read for yourself. Don’t depend on me or Concreteloop to inform you about the things that are important to you.

I love being Black, I’m proud of my heritage and I’m also knowledgeable about where we’ve been and optimistic about where we’re going!

Oh ok, one more thing black relationships are not dead. Stop writing and saying this! I’m married…to a black man and at least 90% of ALL married Blacks are married to another Black. We do have relationship, social, political, psychological and economic issues, but let’s keep the big picture at hand. We’ve made gains, we’ve got ways to go and we need to demand better from ourselves and our government.

Ok, I’ll get off my soapbox now.

@ 38

some of ur points r true but false!

Highest precentage of people recieving assistance from the gov’t are WHITE people

the poorest people in the U.S. r LATIONS and MEXICANS!

People who have the lowest education and highest drop out rate again r LATINOS and MEXICANS

and the ones with the lowest voting rates again LATINOS!!!

im not saying all ur points r wrong, because u r right about some, such as the black family we have 67% of the black population coming from broken homes!, but again people who have the highest number of babies out of wedlock LATIINOS AND MEXICANS!! its all a bout doing research because the people in this country do lie and exaggerate numbers!

this episode is simply an eye opener 4 our ppl

this episode had a few funny moments, but really made me sad as hell. uncle rukus is better in small doses.

they hit the nail on the head with him wanting to kill himself, tho. i think a lot of whites would kill themselves if they suddenly woke up black tmw and had to walk in our shoes for a while. shaking my damn head…:(

People forget 2 realise that the black community has only been recognised as full equal citizens of the United States for as little as 50 years!!! If you look back in history when white ppl started to immigrate to this country, they exhibited the same if not worse behaviour than what we do now. i.e. Scots-Irish Rednecks etc. White people have had 200 years to overcome their problems while black people have only had about 50 and have already come far further than white people in the same time period

I haven’t watched BET in years, but a lot of people do. The negative images are overwhelming. That episode was extremely difficult to watch. I was thinking somebody should send it to Pat Robertson, Sean Hannity, Limbaugh and the rest of those ‘crackers’ [lol], but they might not get it. It wasn’t just the self-hatred because Ruckus was just one man. The callousness of the BET executives, spouting their degrees, enjoying being hateful and intentionally seeking to destroy the minds of children that really hurt. It was a satire, but it just rang so true that is frightening. Just like Huey and Riley didn’t see the truck set up to run them down when they were just minding their business crossing the street, I how I see a lot of us. We’re being set up to get run over and don’t even know it.

@ GG BOO…..I HEAR U BAY…U RIGHT WE ALL R NOT ENTERTAINED BY THA SAME THING….AT THA SAME TIME….BET GOTTA PAY THEM BILLZ…AND JUDGING BY THIS BOARD…WHY WOULD THEY CATER 2 PPL WHO CLAIM 2 NOT EVEN WATCH IT…….EVER…..BEING A YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE……I ACTUALLY ENJOY SOME OF THAT BOOTY SHAKING…THAT I CAN T FIND ANYWHERE ELSE…OF BEAUTIFUL BLACK WOMEN….IM NOT EVEN ATTRACTED 2 OTHER RACES…..THEREFORE I WANNA SEE BLACK WOMEN….AND I THEN HEARD ALL OF THA MISOGYNY COMMENTS AND THE FACT IS…THE WORLD IS LIKE THAT………..U TURN ON ANYOTHER STATION…ITS WHITE WOMEN DOIN THA SAME THING….IF TV IN GENERAL IS BAD…..I FIND IT FUNNY YALL RATHER CANCEL YALL OWN STATION..THATS MY POINT….ITS AIGHT 2 HAV NEWS..SOME FOLK WANT SPORTS….YOUNG PPL WANNA SEE VIDEOS TOO….YALL DONT THINK THA (MAN) IZ EATIN THIS SHIT UP…HE CANT WAIT 2 CUT BET OFF…AS SOON AS THE PROFITS GO…AND THEN WHAT…ALL OF THE CSI,WHITE(WACK)REALITY SHOWS,AND PALEFACES U CAN TAKE…..IM SICK ALREADY…AND WHAT ABOUT OUR ARTISTS…WHICH I AM….INSTEAD OF DEMANDING BETTER VIDEOS FROM THEM(US)..U TAKE AWAY A MEDIUM FOR THEM 2 SUCCEED…WOW….ONESIDED THINKIN IS DANGEROUS…..THESE BOONDOCKS EPISODES R SATIRE..MEANT 2 OPEN EYES AND INSPIRE AND YALL TOTALLY MISSED THE OBJECTIVE…JUS LAST WEEK A MUHFUCKA TOLD ME ON THIS SAME BOARD…I WAS A MODERN DAY SLAVE..NO EDUCATION…JUS CUZ I THOUGHT ANOTHER WAY…I SAY 2 THEM AND ANYBODY WHO DONT CARE 4 MY OPINION…FUC U IN ADVANCE…AND IM (PROLLY) SMARTER THAN YO ASS ANYWAY……..AND I STILL WATCH A VIDEO ON BET SOMETIMES…..WHAT

lol@ when uncle rukus put on that long white t! This show tells the truth. BET is sad.

For Megan & Big Von, I see what you are trying to say, but using this episode and all the thoughts being written on here are not the way to go. Yes there are many blacks who are so concerned with whites think of them they are willing to change who they are in order to fit that mold. But saying BET is undeserving of all the criticism they receive is absurd. Plain and simple, BET is the 1 of the only networks we have, yet all the depictions are the same, with the exception of the tired re-runs they show. For example take a look at Telemundo or Univision, they have everything from soap operas to talk-shows to sitcoms. And while they are for entertainment value, they depict various aspects of Hispanic entertainment and culture. Yet BET’s line-up consists of Hell Date, ComicView (which has not been funny in years), College Hill (if they would just change the name to black real world, ppl would stop tripping instead of them lying and acting like they actually show these kids going to school) 106th & Crap, and some videos. MTV stands for MusicTelevision, yet they feature political debates, highlight new musical artists, and have series that show the lives of people all over the world (True Life, etc.). I’m not saying shut BET down, but the people, the consumers need to let BET know (via voicing their concerns, or just not watching it) they need to be smarter in their programming choices and feature different aspects of black life.

To Megan specifically, your comment about not having to see doctors and lawyers to know they exist, while that’s great for you, what about other blacks who are not as enlightened as you, they are merely being exposed to half-naked girls, and rappers and singers who cannot form a complete sentence. And don’t run that nonsense about it being all about entertainment because plain and simple BET is supposedly the only network that is supposed to be about all things black. Therefore they DO need to feature elements that enhance their black audience as opposed to degrading it…

“Man, slave master and Jim Crow supporters are laughing in their graves right now.

We get an ENTERTAINMENT television station for us and we are trying to shut it down because we can’t stand to see Blacks be human because we are conscience about what they think instead of focusing on what we already know. But we don’t have anything to say about those white stations, MTV, Vh1, Fox News, and our local news stations who make us look worse. Wow. But then again I ask, why are we worried about what “others” think of us when WE in fact know the opposite? Everyone is intitled to their opinions, but knowing and studying the history is reading some of the comments in correlation is hilarious to me.”

This comment is frightening to me because to say that Rap City shows blacks being human is absurd. No, it shows 1 side of our culture that is demeaning and emphasizes all the negatives people have fought (and continue to fight) against. The fact of the matter is there are so many negative stereotypes about blacks and I don’t know what wide, open-minded community you come from, but what 1 does reflects on all of us. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been places and white people are appalled that my name is Courtney and not ShaTashia or something. Or they see me and just know I have a bad-attitude, 3 kids, a boyfriend in jail and no education. And why? Because they have seen other black women who are just like that, and the potrayals of us in movies, music, tv and other mediums reflect that. Yet here on our “own” network as opposed to showing another side, BET feeds right into it all “others” think we are: loud-mouthed, booty-shaking, fighting, uneducated buffoons who would rather watch television while eating KFC than do something constructive. The fact is what “others” think of us, along with the images we project have the power to open or close a door, dispel or challenge myths and stereotypes, or divide or unify people.

U GOT THA GIST OF WHAT I WAS SAYIN’ BUT U STILL AINT CATCHIN IT…AINT NOBODY SAYIN’(YEH DOUBLE NEGEATIVES) EVERYTHANG BET SHOW IS GOOD…IM SAYIN WHY CUT IT OFF AND NOT TRY 2 MAKE IT BETTER…AND ONCE AGAIN THE ATTACK IS ON THE ARTISTS NOT THE STATION….RAP CITY IS THE LAST OF ALL RAP SHOWS…I SAID LAST..AND UNLIKE U..I LIKE HIP HOP AND RAP MUSIC IN GENERAL…SORRY BUT I WANNA WATCH A VIDEO SOMETIME…U MISSIN THA POINT…ONE SIDED THINKING IS DANGEROUS…IT LEADS TO SHIT BEIN GONE FOREVER…U THINK SUMBODY TRYIN 2 FIX A STATION THAT NOBODY IS WATCHIN’……USE YA BRAIN..GET US 2 HATE OUR OWN SHIT AND THEN GET RID OF IT…..I WOULD LOVE 2 SEE A BET PRODUCED SITCOM OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF SHOW WITH A GOOD SCRIPT…THE PROBLEM BEIN COMPLAINED ABOUT ON HERE IS THAT ITS NOT ANY POSITIVE PPROGRAMMIN…MY ARGUMENT IS THAT THESE SAME PPL R HYPOCRITES…TALKIN ABOUT THE GOOD OLE DONNIE VIDEO SOUL DAYZ…U SOUND ABSURD…..OUT OF TOUCH…JUS CUZ U DONT LIKE THE MUSIC OR THE VIDEO…CUT IT OFF…IT DONT ADD UP…FREE SPEECH..AND IF WE LEAVE IT UP THE BOUGY….YALL GON GET RID OF ANY SEMBLANCE OF BEIN BLACK ON TV….AND THAT AINT RIGHT EITHER….THE SAD THING IS YALL WANNA WATCH OPRAH GIV WHITE WOMEN CARZ ON TV…AND WHITE DUDES SAVE THE WORLD(STEREOTYPE)…IF A BLACK STATION OFFERED BOONDOCKS FIRST…..THESE SAME PPL WHO R RAVING WOULD B UP N ARMS ABOUT THE END WORD…AND I DARE ANYBODY TELL ME IM LYIN…….BOONDOCKS BEEN ON THE AIR SINCE 05′…….HALF OF YALL R FOLLOWERZ…EAGER 2 HATE ON A SUBJECT..RATHER THAN ASK WHY SUMTHIN IZ THE WAY IT IS……………….ACT LIKE IT

MASSA THIS CHICKEN SHO IZ GOOD…I CANT WAIT 2 GET SUM CO’NBREAD OFF YO TABLE…OL GOOD WHITE MASSA…YESSUM’…I LUVS THEM NO ROLES U GIV ME ON THEM OTHER STATIONS…I CANT WAIT 2 SEE YO 3 OTHER BLACK SHOWZ….ON YO OTHER NETWORKS..MASSA…HELL YEAH HARVARD OVER HOWARD MASSA…BET ALWAYS BEEN FOGGY MASSA..I LUVS YO TECHNICOLOR ON MTV….I THOUGHT THEY WAS OWNED BY THA SAME PERSON MASSA….LAMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZ

P.S IF REGGIE HUDLIN RUNS BET AND PRODUCES THIS SHOW…WHY IT AINT ON BET…..CUZ THEY COULDNT SHOW IT HOW IT IZ….CUZ OF HYPOCRITICAL FOLKS LIKE YALL………………….

To Big Von:

For someone who does not know me, you make quite a few generalizations about who you THINK I am (hmm, sound familiar?) First off, I am a BIG fan of hip-hop, yet that does not mean I have to like the videos most rappers put out. All I’m saying is the concept of hoes shaking ass, and cars with shiny rims is not only demeaning to who we are, its played. Secondly I never once referred to BET’s “good ‘ole days” and Donnie whoever, I’m 19 years old sweetheart, and you say I’m out of touch. Then to say that I’m bougy (I believe you mean bourgeois)? Why, because I would rather my own people portray positive images instead of feeding into the machine which beleieves there is nothing positve about us. Sweetheart this is Milwaukee streets talking to you. Do some research of your own. And indeed your missing my point, if you would have read what I said you would have clearly seen that I said shutting down BET is not the answer, but they should be smarter in their programming choices.

And stop trying to prove your point via typing in all caps, it actually lessens your argument and makes you seem like a 14 year old trying to participate in a grown-up conversation. Thanks!

@BIGVON AND MEGAN (AND THE LIKE) . . .YOU ARE THE ONE’S WHO DO NOT GET THE POINT OF THIS EPISODE OF THE BOONDOCKS. BET WAS (AND THE OPERATIVE WORD IS - WAS) A SHOW THAT CATERED TO THE BLACK COMMUNITTY. THEY USED TO OFFER A VARIETY OF SHOWS THAT SHOWED BLACK PEOPLE IN ALL OF OUR REGUARDS. THEY HAD RAP CITY. VIDEO SOUL, TEEN SUMMIT, CARRIBIAN RYTHYMS, BET NEWS. AND THE HOSTS OF THOSE SHOWS WERE WELL QUALIFIED AND WELL VERSED IN THE SHOWS THAT THEY WERE HOSTING. . . BUT NOW SINCE VIACOM TOOK OVER ( THE WHITE MAN) THEY ARE USING A POISONUS FORMULA BECAUSE THEY ARE ONLY OUT TO MAKE MONEY. THEY THINK WE AREN’T INTELLIGENT, THEREFORE WE DON’T NEED INTELLIGENT PROGRAMING. (I WOUNDER WHY YOU GUYS ARE SO ATTRACTED TO THE NETWORK? HMM . . .MAKES ME THINK) . . .ANYWAY. VH1 SOUL SHOWCASES MORE “GOOD” BLACK ARTIST THAN BET., THOSE ARTISTS WOULD NEVER GET ANY SHINE ON BET BECAUSE THEY DON’T HAVE BODY PARTS HANGING ALL OUT, OR FIGHTING, OR CURSING EVERY OTHER WORD. YALL NEED TO CHECK YOURSELVES. YOU ARE THE ONES WITH SELF HATRED BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE SO THIRTSY AND HUNGRY FOR THE SLIM PICKINS’ THAT MASSA THROWS AT YA. . .MMM HUMMMM. . .YESSA MASSA, I’LL WATCH WHATEVA YA WANT’S ME TO SUH, ALL THAT CUSSIN SOUND GOODS TO ME SUH . . . THEM BLACK WENCHES SHOWIN ALL THEY ASSES SUH, MMM HMMM. . . YOU MAKES ALL THE MONEY ON THE DOWNFALLS OF OUR PEOPLES MASSA (LAWDY LAWDY) !!!!!

I ALWAYZ TYPE IN CAPPPPPPPPZ….I JUS DO…..SECONDLY…I KNOW HOW 2 SPELL BOURGEOIS…I FELT LIKE SAYIN BOUGY…..U ONLY 19..WHAT DO U REALLY KNOW ABOUT BET’S HISTORY..IM 26….LASTLY…IF THE COMMENT DIDNT FIT U..IT WASNT ABOUT U YOUNG’N…..WHAT I ADDRESSED WAS YO POINT….

Regina King plays the voices of Huey and Riley Freeman

I heard a real like “Uncle Rukus” on the radio. He lives in Mississippi and he said that when he was young that he flirted with a white the girl and some the girls white guy friends tied him to a tree and beat him with a belt and knocked out some of his teeth and the guy said that he didn’t think that that was racially motivated. I wanna know what ya’ll think about that I think that this happened in the 50’s not sure though.

Big Von:”I ALWAYZ TYPE IN CAPPPPPPPPZ….I JUS DO…..SECONDLY…I KNOW HOW 2 SPELL BOURGEOIS…I FELT LIKE SAYIN BOUGY…..U ONLY 19..WHAT DO U REALLY KNOW ABOUT BET’S HISTORY..IM 26….LASTLY…IF THE COMMENT DIDNT FIT U..IT WASNT ABOUT U YOUNG’N…..WHAT I ADDRESSED WAS YO POINT….”

You’re 26 and this is how you prove your point…well taken. And what you addressed was both me and my comment. If you would express yourself articulately as opposed to a 14 year-old-girl in a chatroom maybe I’d listen, elder, until then “We don’t believe you, you need more people.”

@ SHAWNTEA…NAW SHAWTY THIS WHAT I DO…..I FULLY UNDA STAND THE BOONDOCKZ…BEEN ON IT SINCE DAY ONE…..IT AINT ABOUT THE SLIM PICKINZ..MATTER OF FACT….FUGHEDDABOUT….BET AT ALL…THE EPSIDOE JUST USED BET As a SPRINGBOARD…IT WAS 2 MAKE FUN OF AND ADMIT BEHAVIOR THAT MAYBE WAS LAX….BUT GET RID OF..I DOUBT…ESPECIALLY WHEN THE PRODUCER OF THE SHOW…WORKS FOR BET ALSO….HMMM..I THINK U NEED 2 DO YO RESEARCH…THE FIRST EPISODE WAS THA SETUP…AND THE SECOND THEY USED UNCLE RUCKUS 2 SHOW AN EXTREME OF A PARTICULAR POSITION…A TOTALLY IGNORANT VERSION….MY POINT IS WE HAV 2 STOP CARING WHAT MASSA THINK AND WORK ON OURSELVES…SADLY BLK FOLKS HISTORICALLY RUN AWAY FROM THE PROBLEM……OUR NEIGHBORHOODS….OUR SCHOOLS…ETC..FUC WHAT THEY THINK…THEY ALWAYS GON FEEL A CERTAIN WAY…ITS ABOUT HOW WE FEEL ABOUT OURSELVES…..AND RIGHT NOW I AINT WILLIN TO LET U CONVINCE ME THAT UR ALTERNATIVE IS BETTER….VHI SOUL IS DECENT BUT WHO WANNA LISTEN 2 NEO SOUL ALLDAY…SUMTIMES..BUT ALL DAY…AND PLZ IF U CAN TELL ME WHAT BET SHOW U WATCHIN WIT CUSSIN’…NIGZ WILL SAY ANYTHING…THEY DONT EVEN SAY DAMN ON BET….AND BOONDOCKS CUSS EVERY SECOND…HYPOCRITEZZZZZZZ..AS I SAID PREVIOUSLY…..

THIS IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FREAKIN TRUE! I AGREE. SO YOU WANT TO BAN AARON SHOW BECAUSE HE’S TELLING THE DAMN TRUTH!!! WHY MUST YOU SILENCE THIS MAN. I THOUGHT WE HAD A FREEDOM OF SPEECH??
NOW I KNOW WHY MY GRANNY WOULDN’T ALLOW ME TO WATCH BET OR MTV WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. I’M A 22 YEAR OLD YOUNG LADY AND THE WAY THE SHOW US IN THE MEDIA MAKES MY STOMACH TURN.
SO NOW BET IS SAYING THAT IT IS OKAY TO BE VIDEO HOE!!!! ARE YOU FREAKIN SERIOUS???? IT NOT CUTE AND MOST DEFINITELY APPEALING THE WAY THEY PUT US IN THE MEDIA ITS A FREAKIN DISGRACE…IF YOU LOOK AT THE COMMERICAL ON THERE THEY GET WHITER AND WHITER, BY THE DAY ITS FREAKIN RIDULOUS!
FOR THE ONES THAT DON’T SEE…YOU REALLY NEED TO WAKE UP! SPIKE LEE SAID IT BEST…SCHOOL DAZE

Let me tell ya’ll something. This episode was probably not really “banned”. Knowing Aaron McGruder’s satire sense of humor, this was probably a joke in and out itself, how an episode bashing BET had to be taken down. He did a similar joke in the comic strip.

This shit hit it right on the head….. people afraid to say it but you know it is how we are perceived ….. unfortunately.
Just look at the kind of crap (we) struggle to get on tv…. Flav O Flav and his magnificently dumb “bitches” oh wait im sorry its not that we struggle to put it on … its just that (some) really fucked up producers are willing to put it on as long as it
a) depicts black men as senseless fools
b) exploits black women as dumb ass ignorant money grubbing whores of Ho’s
c) makes sure that the camera is regularly on black folks that massacre the English language
d) portrays blacks as cold unfeeling and purely superficial mindless fools.

Its almost as if Martin Luther King never existed and the shit that is rammed down our throat and crammed into our heads was part of our birthright.

Daytime tv is no better….. who’s my babies daddy

im glad Aaron spoke up about bet.its true..bet is degrading and makes black people look so ignorant!The Boondocks is my show hands down!!!!!!!!

“we go there” LMAO that’s so Degrassi!
Great episode and the real truth of BET that they’ll put anything on this network no matter what.

Wow he dissed Morehouse…. That kinda hurt

aaron is genius, but i don’t think we’ll ever learn.

it cuts off after 10 minutes. Is this a conspiracy where is the whole show?

How doesn’t Uncle Ruckus know what ‘Roots’ is, when in the first episode he called Robert “Kunta Kinte”?

i dont thinnk BET is a bad network, altho there are many shows that i am not interested in. I also dont believe that I am being portrayed in an obscure way bc of some of the shows that are on that network…we as ppl period need to stop blaming others actions in order to create an excuse as to why ppl think of blk ppl or any other race the way that they do..ppl who put all blk ppl in a certain category bc of what they saw someone do or an experience they had with a certain person, is a fool bc every blk person doesnt represent me..i represent myself..be you regardless

mane i love da boondocks i love how dey b expressin dey feelinz not givin a f*** what anybody gots 2 saay……but daaaaaaam n erybody know dat man black az hell.!!!!