"Welcome to Abusive Acronyms.”
“Hi, My name is Music Television, my friends call me M.T.V. and I’m an abusive acronym. I was born in 1977 but blossomed when adopted, and on that day August 1, 1981 I knew I would someday dominate the television waves. I had good intentions with my life. I really lived up to my name. I was music television, the KING of the Music Television scene. I brought music to life and into the home of millions of viewers. I nurtured songs and granted them a visual story so that my fans could see what I envisioned; enjoy what I saw as complete bliss. But now, I barely show music videos at all. I’ve given into the kryptonite of the mass media. Who are they anyway? What do they know about reality television? I didn’t think Real World would ever be what it is now. Thank goodness for forms of contraceptives, guess my guests on Sweet 16 not only choose a different route, but also gave way to one of my newest hits 16 and Pregnant.
Except now I look at myself in DISGUST. When I do play music videos it’s in the wee hours of the morning and my true fan base is usually still fast asleep from the night’s debauchery. My cousin is in charge of that. His name is AMtv. Never thought I’d say this. But I wish I were more like him. At one point – I brought joy to one’s life, now I give false hope. MADE. I knew I shouldn’t have told Harry Potter’s biggest fan she would be prom queen or that the stunt devil from The Klumps would be Miss
“Thanks for sharing M.T.V.”
“Yo – my name is Black Entertainment Television, people on the street call me B.E.T and I’m an abusive acronym. – but you don’t need to call me at all. Yeah I’m about the same age as M.T.V. I was born in 1980. My main goal in life was to open up the black community to the black community. I showed videos of the time and aired some black sitcoms as well. Everything was great. Living large and taking charge until Mr. King of the Music Television scene started airing these non-music video shows. I had to keep up; I was losing my fan base. So what did I do, I took everything he did and made it better. Who said you need fancy lighting and a good sound system for a reality television show. My reality shows, were raw and Uncut – literally. I didn’t use outtakes, makes things more interesting. But as I look at myself in the mirror my reflection is not what I wanted others to see come from me. Four women have literally taken my world by storm and I believe that they will destroy it, if I let them. Their names: Tiny, Toya, Frankie and Neffe.
Four black women who have nothing positive to bring to my audience, they are living the lives I would wish on no one, but to me, I call it entertainment. I am nowhere near what I thought I would be. I am ashamed of myself and the monster I have become.” (exit - storms out of room)
“Thanks for sharing B.E.T.”
It is very clear that the Music Television and Black Entertainment Television networks have lost their purpose over the last two decades. This downward spiral in the quality of their shows is reflective on their audience. I propose a protest of these networks from all educated and uneducated citizens to prove that we do not see this as satisfactory television but as rather a disgrace to our generation and for our races. MTV and BET are abusive acronyms. They do not live up to their creed and should not continue down their slippery slope of sin.
[insert laughs here] lol. :)
