Run's House, is based on the family of Reverend RUN, of the ground-breaking rap group RUN-DMC. The reverend is the brother of music mogul Russell Simmons. The show won a 2008 NAACP Image Award winner for Outstanding Reality Series. ...
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Most television aficionados will tell you that reality television shows started around 2000. The fact is that reality television shows have been around in some form since the invention of the media. It is television programming that is based on the lives of people who live out their real-life dramas, emotional issues and humorous circumstances in front of a television viewing audience. Many of the situations occur naturally; however, there are some circumstances that are scripted.
Come on, admit it. How many times have you gone channel surfing only to end up watching one of these programs? If only to satisfy your curiosity, and see what all the fuss is about, you settle in to watch, all the while you’re kicking yourself as you partake in the latest such classless rubbish. In the eyes of many critics, Black and White, most of the present day reality television shows follow the same formula as many Black televisions shows beginning with Amos and Andy in the early 1950s.
In the overwhelming majority of these reality television shows, Blacks are often portrayed as monolithic, simple-minded, calculating criminals. In most instances, there is an obvious lack of intelligence or the ability to think critically. Besides butchering the English language, they are completely devoid of any semblance of morals and compassion; and, they lacked the cultural traditions or significance.
One thing you could count on is that they are very good at singing, have excellent rhythm, can run fast while bouncing a ball. Some of the reality television shows targeted toward African Americans have included: Being Bobby Brown, VH1’s Flavor of Love, Real Chance at Love, College Hill and Frankie and Neffe.
Debuting in 2005, Being Bobby Brown was billed as a “documentary-style production on the private lives of R&B star Bobby Brown and his wife Whitney Houston.” The show seemed to embody all of the stereotypical attributes mentioned earlier, even taking some elements to a new level. This was obviously a family unit that was dysfunctional for the entire world to see. The show jettisoned this famous couple to the front of the pack as a laughing stock around the globe.