Talk about a hot mess.
Gina McCauley of What About Our Daughters is spearheading a campaign to pull the plug on BET’s new show, "Hot Ghetto Mess."
Hosted by Charlie Murphy, BET's answer to "The Jerry Springer Show" will guide "viewers through shaking booties, thug life, baby-mama drama and pimped-out high schoolers. 'Hot Ghetto Mess' will explore what these images really mean to all of us."
We already know what the images mean to BET and its parent company Viacom: Like the "Hottentot Venus" who was exhibited in European sideshows in the 19th century, "shaking booties" are good for the bottom line.
As for the rest of us, enough is enough.
Two advertisers – State Farm Insurance Cos. and Home Depot – have already said, bet's off.
In the event the show airs, Gina is organizing watch parties on July 25 in major media markets, including Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York City and Washington, D.C., to identify the show's advertisers. The corporations will be contacted and asked to pull their sponsorship of a show that promotes racial stereotypes and degrading images.
To find out how you can help, send an email here.
To sign the petition to stop "Hot Ghetto Mess" before it starts, click here.
