bid 'em in get'em in
I've realized that many people see the New BET shows as another bad step by BET. Such as "Hot Ghetto Mess" They could've called it something else. the show is funny. Same as he!! dates. and as far as them other shows. I don't know, they all seem pretty much like something from MTV or VH1. I don't care for all of them But I have watched "Hot Ghetto Mess" and well.. its not what I thought it would be .. I actually like when they are on the streets asking questions and all that goodness...
Now back to "Bid 'em in" ... Just like "Read a Book", This animation plays Between shows. This one in particular plays Usually in the mist of "Hot Ghetto Mess" and from what i have read. people have gotten the wrong message out of it. Many feel that it's racist because of the Visual aspect, and that it should not be played because its a negative image and it Offends them. Other's like myself say that it's not necessarily a positive Image. but it should be played on TV.
From what i have read, most people get a bad feeling when they watch it because of its racial message, but at the same time. its the opposite. they dont realize that it was a song / poem created by a black man named Oscar Brown Jr. Someone added artwork the piece to give it a visual effect and it actually won an award and was also posted up on Mediathatmatters.com. it would've been on BET way back in 2003 but at the time They didnt't think people would respond very well to this video. and well. They're showing it now and and The people arent responding to it that well..
Whats you take on BET playing this piece on TV?
As for me.. I like it because its based on what was once apart of our history
Monday, August 20, 2007
That BET Hype | Bid 'em In, Get 'em In
Although I've Blogged about this already , It was on my mind today so i decided to add my thoughts to the Fourms with this post..
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I think I wrote to your blog at another site the other day so if this is repetitive, so sorry.
And, I hope I don't offend you or any of your readers, but I wanted to give just a little more background about myself and this piece.
I am a huge Oscar Brown Jr fan, I am a singer and I am a white woman. I have been touring the country with a tribute show to Oscar Brown Jr and just recorded a CD of his music & poetry.
When I was first putting the material for this show together, many people said to me that in order to really portray who Oscar Brown Jr was, to show his genius, talent and his commitment to his African American heritage, it was important for me to do "Bid 'Em In." I was very hesitant to do the piece. Primarily because I am a white woman and I absolutely did not want to offend anyone. I asked many black musicians what they thought of my doing that piece - a piece by the way, that Oscar probably did at every show he ever performed in his lifetime. And all said it would not be offensive, they trusted that I would present the piece in a way that people could get that 1) this was who Oscar was; and 2) they would get the tragedy of slavery.
This song/poem takes all of one minute and thirty-some-odd seconds, and in that very short period of time, Oscar managed to create that entire horrific period. Without a question, when I perform this piece there is not a sound in the room it takes my audiences a little time to recover from the depth of the piece. I think it is an important piece and should be seen & heard.
It is a part of all our histories.
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