Hot consumers, advertising mess

Hot consumers, advertising mess

'Hot Ghetto Mess'

A new 'reality' series from BET. Already stirring up a lot of controversy...

My take on this is - it is what it is - and without TRYING to come across as a racist - if this is how these people live and how they WANT to live then so be it.

I am sick and tired of society being the 'whipping boy' (and yes I used that phrase on purpose) for things like this - this is America...and it's unfair to keep on blaming slavery, white oppression, whatever for ALL the ills plaguing the African-American community - I have to kind of side with the esteemed Mr. Bill Cosby in my views about this...

I have felt this way about Rap music too - why glorify a lifestyle choice that is killing young men (women, kids) in that community? I just don't get it...never have, never will...

Call me controversial, non-compassionate whatever - I don't remember hearing my immigrant Italian grandmother bitching about her lot in life because of white, male Americans - she was grateful - perhaps that made her naive I don't know - but it gets old...

Just some of my 2 cents - not that it's worth anything on the street these days...