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Originally Posted by SuperAntigen 
I acknowledge both sides of the "issue", but in the end I think canceling the show was unfair to the parties directly involved with its creation, most notably Shawty Lo and his family. After all, is this not tantamount to taking food off another man's table, and out of his children's mouths?
The naysayers would have you believe that this is "about the kids", about "protecting them from ridicule" and what not, but that's bullcrap. This is grand example of the reactionary complex stemming from the "this-makes-black-people-look-bad" sensitivity complex. That's what it's really about. And while I can understand it, I can't really forgive the petitioners for their selfishness. In certain instances, being minorities, the betterment of the majority definitely outweighs the betterment of the minority, but not in this particular case.
If Shawty Lo and his baby mommas want to show America the inner workings of their complex family, who are we to say otherwise? It's not like the producers and creators of this show fabricated this family out of thin air to foster and exploit certain held stereotypes about black men and women. No. This family already existed. All the creators did was to give them an opportunity to present their case to America--a case that may very well have offered something different from stereotypical expectations. And based on that 13 minute trailer, I think that was very possible. Sure, we are witness to expectedly tense moments between some of the mothers, I chuck that up to maternal instincts and nothing more, but equally as important is the fact that most if not all of the women got along. They helped each other, and their children acknowledged each other amicably. Even Lo came across as a caring father, aside from that one instance where he forgets the names of a few of his children...
No ratchet fighting, no police drama, no battling for child support payments--nothing. Just a dude enjoying his pasta dinner with his numerous kids, and their mothers, in the dining room of his massive home in suburban Atlanta. If we can't even give this chance, then what can we give a chance?
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I acknowledge both sides of the "issue", but in the end I think canceling the show was unfair to the parties directly involved with its creation, most notably Shawty Lo and his family. After all, is this not tantamount to taking food off another man's table, and out of his children's mouths?
The naysayers would have you believe that this is "about the kids", about "protecting them from ridicule" and what not, but that's bullcrap. This is grand example of the reactionary complex stemming from the "this-makes-black-people-look-bad" sensitivity complex. That's what it's really about. And while I can understand it, I can't really forgive the petitioners for their selfishness. In certain instances, being minorities, the betterment of the majority definitely outweighs the betterment of the minority, but not in this particular case.
If Shawty Lo and his baby mommas want to show America the inner workings of their complex family, who are we to say otherwise? It's not like the producers and creators of this show fabricated this family out of thin air to foster and exploit certain held stereotypes about black men and women. No. This family already existed. All the creators did was to give them an opportunity to present their case to America--a case that may very well have offered something different from stereotypical expectations. And based on that 13 minute trailer, I think that was very possible. Sure, we are witness to expectedly tense moments between some of the mothers, I chuck that up to maternal instincts and nothing more, but equally as important is the fact that most if not all of the women got along. They helped each other, and their children acknowledged each other amicably. Even Lo came across as a caring father, aside from that one instance where he forgets the names of a few of his children...
No ratchet fighting, no police drama, no battling for child support payments--nothing. Just a dude enjoying his pasta dinner with his numerous kids, and their mothers, in the dining room of his massive home in suburban Atlanta. If we can't even give this chance, then what can we give a chance?
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