Comedians Tracy Morgan and Jeffrey Ross' MTV2 cartoon Where My Dogs At? has come under fire from some prominent blacks for the depiction of two black women on leashes, one of which defecates on the floor. The episode, which originally aired on July 1, was meant to spoof an actually occurrence when Snoop Dogg showed up at an event with two women wearing collars and chains. Viacom chairman Christina Norman, a black woman, defended the scene as a parody of a specific event, but New York Daily News columnist Stanley Crouch, who is also black, denounced the episode as perpetuating a negative stereotype about black people that has been prevalent on MTV for many years. I haven't watched this show at all, but if anyone saw the episode I'd be interested to read your opinion.
Thanks to Mack Swift for the info.
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8-09-2006 @ 6:19PM
Mike G. said...
MTV2 Is beyond pathetic. Not only were they forced to bring back 90's garbage; Beavis and Butthead and Celebrity Deathmatch
Then, the genuises at MTV in a meaker attempt to compete with Adult Swim for the same viewers. what they do???
They air simplistically idiotic, unorginal plotlines that Parady or mock Celebrites/and or the music biz (Chicao and Guapo). to get the Teeny-Booper crowd that watches Sat afternoon cartoons.. MTV2 feels the only way they can attract their Pre-PUBSCENT, inmature wannabes is to have shows that revolve entirely on bashing celebrities... Have these idiots ever considered more orignal type programming that center around original characters might actually appeal to their prized 12-17 (and above) demographic also???
The executives in charge of programming for MTV, escipally MTV2, should be fired and replaced by people who can spot and find orignal, innovative shows. SHOWS that don't appeal to the dumbest common denomator in society (mainly 13 year old Dawson Creek fans, whose attention spans around what new PARIS HILTON or Lindsay LOHAN sex tape is out there at the moment.
99.9% of MTV2 is pure garbage. Wonder SHowzen is the best show on MTV2 by far. Why can't they produce more groundbreaking, cutting edge stuff like this??? The animated shows are out there.. Trust me
IT"S TIME TO TELL MTV EXECUTIVES YOU HAVE TWO OPITONS..
1) STICK TO PLAYING MUSIC VIDEOS OR
2) AIR SOME ANIMATED SHOWS THAT INCORPORATE: CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND HUMOR TRAGETED TO 18-39. Get rid of This S'CEMATION CRAP.. OK YOU IDIOTS??
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8-09-2006 @ 6:36PM
nova said...
I wonder if the people that were up in arms about this also called Snoop to task. He should be held just as responsible for the actions that were spoofed.
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8-09-2006 @ 9:15PM
Brent said...
The way black women are portrayed in hip hop videos is 10x's as worse as some animated cartoon. this is ridiculous
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8-10-2006 @ 3:14AM
BartmanDK said...
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Just what i was thinking! :D
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Take a chill-pill.. i at least think its a pretty funny show!
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9-03-2006 @ 10:52PM
EM said...
I'd like to reply to that first comment
first of all,Wonder Showzen is complete garbage. I'll leave it at that because as far as I can tell,its a ripoff of TV Funhouse. As far as I'm concerned, people need to lighten up, I've seen so many stereotypes of my race and you don't see me whining.
Celebrity Deathmatch is probably Sicimation's best show.
Thats pretty much what I have to say.
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