Why is BET (Black Entertainment Television) not considered racist by society, but WET (White Entertainment Television) would be?
It’s not that being white isn’t okay or racist. It’s that a majority of Americans are, in fact, white; thus, the programming on most cable and mainstream television is geared towards either a general audience, or a white audience. Being completely honest, WET is basically every other channel. As a larger (growing) minority, there are going to have to be instances where changes have to be made to adapt the differences between these cultures and interests. Answer originally posted in response to Does anyone else Notice that being white is not okay? Ex: BET, If…
For years, TV *was* all White Entertainment Television. The group in power doesn’t need its own TV or month. In America, it’s always been about white people, anyway. Answer originally posted in response to If we were to have such things as White Entertainment Television…
Legal definition According to UN International Conventions, the term “racial discrimination” shall mean any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life.[1] In other words by excluding non black artists as the B.E.T Channels in doing they are in fact LEGALLY RACIST!. John Coughlan London UK.
