Comments on: Mo’Nique Takes Late Night

By: starr

starr — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:10:08 +0000

Buffoonery, Exploitation, and Taboo
By James Clingman Jr.

That’s what BET means to me. The so-called “Black” entertainment network, owned by Viacom, is immersed in at least 20 hours per day of videos, hype, jokes, Black-folks-in prison movies, expletives, “Beefs,” gangsters, and even snake-oil selling preachers offering blessings in a bottle for just $106.00 a whop. And we wonder why so many of our youth act the way they do. Admittedly, BET is not the entire problem; but it sure isn’t any of the solution either. Impressionable youth are being negatively programmed everyday by this money-machine called BET, and all most of us do is complain about it.

It’s true that parents should keep their children away from TV trash and teach them better; but we also have an obligation to confront the perpetrators. How do we do that? Glad you asked. Stop buying the stuff their selling, and let those who are selling it know your feelings about the negative programming. Also, write to them and let them know your dissatisfaction.

Remember when BET at least had several programs that were informative and helpful to Black people? News, interviews with folks we respected and appreciated, Lead Story, Bev Smith, Tavis Smiley, George Curry at Emerge Magazine, Jazz. At least our children could learn something of value from it. Old BET aired some ridiculous stuff too, but it wasn’t as stupid as most of it is now.

Does that mean Viacom sees us as stupid, blind, conspicuous consumers who will go out and buy everything they advertise on BET? If we continue to buy the gold chains and medallions, “grills,” spinners, plasma screens, cars, gym shoes, guns, athletic jerseys, champagne, liquor, and all the other things we see during the daily BET video orgy of excess and nothingness, the answer is obvious.

I think Viacom not only believes we’re stupid, they believe we’re stuck on stupid. They pipe in garbage, and we lap it up. They insult us and our children, especially our young women, and we insult ourselves by participating in our own exploitation,. And the monotonous beat goes on and on like the drumbeat of a new Bataan Death March.

By: Ms Dot

Ms Dot — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:57:10 +0000

I love the Mo’Nique Show. It’s refreshing!

By: Desiree'

Desiree' — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:08:21 +0000

I like Monique… I truly do… My first impression when I watched the first show was wow!!! Why is she so loud… It discouraged me from watching the show. I wish her much success because we do need to have more african american role models and talk show host. But I just can’t watch it because the guest can barely get a word out.

By: natasha

natasha — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:03:29 +0000

I love the show!!!!!!!!!!!!! i hope to meet you one day

By: JenG

JenG — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:30:11 +0000

I will watch Monique’s show and I am a fan of Wendy Williams show also. I am supporting the sistas.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:14:33 +0000

As much as BET generally vexes my soul, I like Monique and will give her a chance. She is definitely funny and worth a look.

By: CoilsnKinks

CoilsnKinks — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:17:44 +0000

I really liked Mo’Nique’s radio show. It kept me laughing so I will definitely try to see her show. I am not much of a late night TV show person, but it has to be better than The Wendy Williams show right?

By: Nina

Nina — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:56:50 +0000

Ugh no way will I watch this. Monique could never be ten percent of what arsenio was. I remember when they had her radio show on the local station here it was so terrible everyone I know stopped tuning in to that station although we have all come back now…since they had the good sense to take it off the local airways. I’ll watch George Lopez before this. Oh and the fact that it’s on BET just proves my point. I would love to give a black talk show a chance but just being black is not enough I need some substance.

By: Tash.

Tash. — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:59:15 +0000

I will definitely be giving The Monique Show a trial run, even though BET no longer does it for me. But who IS that guy in the commercial? He looks so familiar. Anyone know his name?

By: BK

BK — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:22:43 +0000

dvr will be set to record.. I can’t stay up that late.. LOL

despite being on BET I am going to give it the good ole college try cause I enjoy Mo’Nique