If you want to know what is wrong with modern American society, you have to look no farther than reality television. Starting with that liberal paragon of virtue Jerry Springer and his horrible talk show featuring the dregs of society duking it out over who fathered who's baby or who is stealing who's man, moving to Pregnant and Sixteen, moving to Honey Boo Boo....it is a never ending parade of perverse and degraded human beings. These are examples as to what to emulate or strive for in modern America. It is pitiful.
Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, here come Oxygen TV and its documentary to be turned into a reality show All My Babies Mamas. This reality show follows rap "star" Shawty Lo and his eleven children born by ten different mothers. They all live in one house in Atlanta. Oh Gee!!! Let me set my DVR.
Shawty Lo claims to be supporting his kids. He said he "didn't know how this happened" but it did nonetheless. Should I draw him a picture? He is wealthy man who reportedly made his money peddling drugs. And it goes downhill from there.
It's a given that All My Babies Mamas is degrading to women on its face and taps into the essence of African American stereotypes. 72% of African American children are born to unwed mothers. 64% of African American children live in fatherless homes. Then there is Shawty Lo...who somehow finds that impregnating ten women and fathering eleven is admirable because he supports them financially? Really?
Our society is sick. Look at what we deem acceptable. Oxygen TV needs ratings and generated untold amounts of publicity just having this discussion. People who never heard of Oxygen TV now will try to find it on their cable lineup. Shock for publicity. At what cost?
In Detroit and Chicago, gangs and gang violence by young minorities is at an all time high. The number one cause of death in the Black community is violence. Things are tough enough without some punk television network looking for a cheap way to boost ratings showing trash to be emulated by young folks who have three strikes against them starting out. Do this. This is how to succeed. This is how to get on television. That's what young folks see in programs like this.
No culture, not even American culture, can withstand these types of attacks. Values have been diminished to almost nothing and we are told to be quiet and accept it. And those who attempt to succeed and better themselves are degraded and made fun of....not just in the 'hood, but on television, on the news, through our political leaders. It is shameful.
Shows like Father Knows Best, Leave it to Beaver, Family Matters, The Bill Cosby Show...any show with a nuclear family....are made fun of and scorned. They aren't cool. Let me tell you something. Modern America is not cool. How much more do we have to take? Is this really the America you want?
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