We got to do better [[???????]]

I'm sitting here watching BET, a channel that I try my best to avoid due to it's negative programming, looking at a show called We Got to Do Better hosted by Charlie Murphy. Initially, the show was called Hot Ghetto Mess, but the title was changed because it was thought to be too offensive. The show features videos of people..our people... doing and saying things that I suppose one can only respond with the phrase "we got to do better". In between the videos there are interviewers on the streets of a city (my guess is DC from the comment of one person being interviewed) asking random people questions such as "Who is the secretary of state?" , "Would you rather own a condo or a mercedes benz?", and "What are some of the lines from Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream speech?".

I tuned in hoping that I would like this show, but I should have known that I would be disappointed. BET no longer entertains me, it in fact amuses me with its knock-off MTV shows and 5-years-too-late programming. I understand the point of the show, but I don't think it was well-executed. I don't know what the producers were thinking with the title. Now people are going to walk around saying we got to in stead of we have to, like they're right. They did show some outrageous videos, but Murphy's commentary at the end was somewhat lackluster and all he just kept implying that he hopes the viewers can't relate. If you're going to host a show telling people that they should do better then it would make a lot of sense if you give a good commentary on why they shouldn't do what they see in the video. Oh, and the commentary should be longer than five seconds. I understand the show is only thirty minutes long, but quality beats quantity any day.

The ignorance of the street walkers were appalling. I didn't realize that people knew so little about the country they lived in. I'm not trying to say that I know everything about everything, but I know a little something about some things. Only an older couple quickly answered the secretary of state (Condoleeza Rice) question right. Other people needed clues and some just blatantly said that they did not know. On the other hand, I was surprised to see that many people opted for a condo over a mercedes benz any day. So there is hope in the world.

My black people we have to get involved in what America offers. Don't just reside here, LIVE here, be here, be a part of this place. Know it like you know your bank account number. [lol..I learned mine the very first day]