Race Separation 1/18/11

I think media does provide the idea of separation and social distance with certain programs and images but maybe not necessarioly promotes it.  I think it kind of depends on each individual and their perception on separation and social distance with programs and images.  Channels and networks like BET, CMT, (the international channels) all could play a factor of seperation and social distance.  Some people will look at these channels as separation and socially distancing diversity and races, but I look at them as separation of likes and dislikes.  Granted BET is devoted to the "Black Entertainment Television" but that doesn't mean other races and can't respect or enjoy that entertainment as well.  Just like CMT, (country music television), the stereotype is only white people listen to country music but again, that's not a hundred percent true.  One careful perception these channels must avoid is the typcial stereotypes that can be developed because these networks look like they are for only certain races.  These networks are promoting very different musics and cultures but also are providing certain easy to take perceptions and stereotypes which is where the seperation begins. For example, when watching music video's on BET one of the first things I think of when thinking of those videos is rap, drugs, smoking, and guns; when watching CMT music video's I think of country music, the country easy small town lives, and farms.  Now to evaluate my own perceptions and thoughts of these channels you can easily see the huge difference of the two; and to go more in depth; I think I can go as far as to say which perception seems easier and safer?  If you had to choose between both video's to be in and be around, which one is safer or more attractive? So the separation continues all the way through our perceptions because of how the networks display themselves, so then I wonder, how would an African American or black person feel about both networks and their perceptions of both.