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re: The Nineties on CNN
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:11 am to Fewer Kilometers
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:11 am to Fewer Kilometers
quote:No. Even the TV episode was draped in racial overtones. They had a big piece on how the 90s finally gave blacks a real presence on TV, with Arsenio in the late night mix, Fresh Prince, Family Matters, Martin all on the major networks. But then, Arsenio left, and the plethora of black shows shut down and how horrible it was that there weren't any shows for black folk to associate with, or to give their point of view.
So you watched the one episode that was specifically about race relations and decided that the rest of the series would be the same?
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Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:20 am to PJinAtl
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No. Even the TV episode was draped in racial overtones. They had a big piece on how the 90s finally gave blacks a real presence on TV, with Arsenio in the late night mix, Fresh Prince, Family Matters, Martin all on the major networks. But then, Arsenio left, and the plethora of black shows shut down and how horrible it was that there weren't any shows for black folk to associate with, or to give their point of view.
pretty small fraction of the show and all of that was stuff that happened in that time period. Would you have preferred they ignored it?
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:21 am to PJinAtl
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No. Even the TV episode was draped in racial overtones. They had a big piece on how the 90s finally gave blacks a real presence on TV, with Arsenio in the late night mix, Fresh Prince, Family Matters, Martin all on the major networks. But then, Arsenio left, and the plethora of black shows shut down and how horrible it was that there weren't any shows for black folk to associate with, or to give their point of view.
Pretty hard to do an honest essay on 90's TV and overlook all of that. Arsenio threatening Carson was a huge deal. FOX, WB, and UPN making their bones on black audiences was a huge deal.
That would be like doing the episode on tech and the internet and omitting the part about porn paving the way for internet commerce. "CNN is focusing on sex!" Well, shite, that's who got people paying for stuff online. You have to say something about it.
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