Comments on: Star Jones: Let’s boycott Vh1 Basketball Wives and other reality shows.

By: C. Jackson

C. Jackson — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:44:25 +0000

As a high school counselor, this show makes my job that much harder. One thing I pride myself on is trying to help our young African-American girls build their self-esteem. These young ladies need positive, hard-working role models. Sadly, some (not all) of them look up to those women.

I have to hand it to the network. They know what sells in America…drama.

By: Ava Gabrielle-Wise

Ava Gabrielle-Wise — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 03:11:12 +0000

Critics of the cancellation movement repeat the age-old, “change the channel if you don’t like it” mantra, failing to recognize that the core issue is the perceived disrespect that is inherent in the networks’ refusal to portray productive examples of African American women in their current programming. Networks executives also fail to realize that it is not the low-wage, minimally educated African American woman that they have offended, but it is the presumed, public counter-parts to the very characters on their programs.

More at blazetelevisionnetwork.com
http://www.change.org/petitions/cancel-basketball-wives

By: Pam Johnson

Pam Johnson — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:37:58 +0000

I just want to say thank you Star Jones for putting this out there about Basketball Wives. I really had some respect for Shanie at the beginning. I do believe she like drama as well. I also believes she fake. Evelyn needs counseling.

By: A Irvin

A Irvin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:28:49 +0000

This. This is exactly what I try and get across to my friends about all these “wives” shows. Between none of them being married and their behavior it does nothing for woman of any color. One episode of Real house Wives Of Atlanta made me wonder about…. well… a lot. And how can it be plural if only one woman is married?

By: TheTruthNow

TheTruthNow — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:59:17 +0000

These shows should have banned years ago, but lets face it, the same lying black women who claim they hate the show are the ones who privately support it and defend these gold digging whores.

By: R. Parker

R. Parker — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:05:21 +0000

Thank you Star. Maybe if more celebrities took a stand they would stop this foolishness because I truly believe that some of their antics is an attempt to show off in front of the cameras. It is not cute — like Star said it is disgusting to conduct yourself in the manner they do. It has gotten so bad that viewers are passing around a petition to boycott Evelyn’s spinoff. I signed that petition and I am glad I did. We must send a message that their behavior is not acceptable and we should refuse to watch these shows and enhance their viewer ratings.

By: Tmeekie

Tmeekie — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:24:07 +0000

Yes yes, get that mess off family tv just to make money and women slapping other women and jumping off tables throwing bottles is just Jerry Springer our kids don’t need that. GROWN old women acting like Children, I wander how there children really feel, or therefriends and all that drinking do they ever go to church are talk about JESUS.