[ohitsdom]

I hear this argument a lot and people use examples like BET and black churches. But take a step back and look at what led to black-specific things. MTV hardly played black artists. White churches excluded and actively attacked black Christians.

White has been the default in America for a long time. Seems like that's slowly starting to change but until it does, there's going to be a need for things specifically targeted at minority groups.

[throwaway2037]

You wrote: <<<MTV hardly played black artists.>>>

I saw this interview recently: <<<David Bowie Criticizes MTV for Not Playing Videos by Black Artists | MTV News>>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZGiVzIr8Qg

It blew me away. He is so on point!

[mrits]

When I think of MTV in the early 90s I actually think of LL Cool J.

[bluedino]

People pretend there wasn't a show called "Yo! MTV Raps"