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Girl Bye: Tami Roman Has The Nerve To Say She’s Being Bullied By ‘BBW’ Viewers
Source: Exposay.com
I wonder if anybody can get Dr. Sherry to venture over from We TV to VH1 and help Tami Roman work through her issues because this child–actually this 40-year-old woman—clearly has some sort of complex her current therapist has not been able to break through.
I’ve respected Tami’s crazy for a while, but what I can’t stand is that she expects other people to adjust to her crazy and approach her as such—which isn’t doable for people who are not actually crazy like she is. Her victim game has been evident in her arguments with Keisha on “Basketball Wives,” when she attacks the poor girl for not confronting her in the same ghetto way she wants to be, and now she has the nerve to say viewers of the show aren’t being respectful of her and her issues. She told Sister 2 Sister:
“Waking up to negativity on Twitter, negativity on Facebook, negativity on blogs, it’s emotionally and mentally draining, and things people say because they think they know you for watching you one hour of the week, it can weigh on your psyche.
“The way I’ve dealt with things over the course of my life comes from deep-routed issues. Everybody has to respect the fact that people are going to take the journey and cross bridges when they’re ready to do it. “People judge based on how they would handle a situation. They don’t take into consideration how a person was raised. Everybody’s going to handle things differently.”
Does she want to run that tape back and see how sympathetic she was not to the fact that Keisha wasn’t raised to call a woman a b**** and steal her purse because she wouldn’t cuss her out in public (sorry, spoiler)? Tami then proceeds to read off a list of things she should be telling herself when it comes to dealing with conflict in her little clique
“You don’t have to follow me on Twitter. You really don’t. You don’t have to like me on Facebook. You don’t have to do any of that. If you disagree with how I handle something or the way a moment went down, you can say that and you don’t have to call me a b****. You don’t have to call me a lowlife. You don’t have to call me a hood rat. You don’t have to call me out my name to get your point across.”
Interjection: Is this the same woman who addressed Keisha with b****, b****, and more b****? OK, just checking. Carry on.
“I can take any type of criticism as long as you’re respectful to me,” she continued, “but people have a tendency to chastise and belittle us and not really realizing they’re doing the [bullying].”
Mmmmkay Tami. If you say so.
(There’s more contradiction where that came from in the video below)
Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.
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Good or Bad? 2011 is BET’s Most Watched Year Ever
Things are looking up for BET in terms of viewers. This year marked the third consecutive year of growth for the network and 2011 is BET’s most watched year ever among all viewers, according to Nielsen. There’s not much to choose from in terms of black networks, still many people had sworn off BET because of the steady decline of quality programs and the increased promotion of rap culture and the questionable lyrics and lifestyle that go along with it. So is the growth of BET a positive sign of the network’s transformation or an indication that viewer’s aren’t looking for quality?
In 2011, BET had more top ranked original programming among Black viewers than any other network, with The Game coming in at no. 1, Let’s Stay Together at no. 2, Sunday Best at no. 4, and Reed Between the Lines at no. 9. A Toya Family Affair, Born to Dance, and The Family Crews Season 2 also ranked in the top 20.
The success of BET’s scripted content caused BET to have the largest audience growth of any other cable network among Black women 18-49 on Tuesday Nights, placing it in the no. 3 position for that day. Season 4 of The Game also ranks no. 1 in ad-supported cable TV history, averaging 4.3 million viewers. The show also ranks among the top 5 series on cable TV among Adults 18-49.
It appears BET has found a way to balance its content between reality TV, scripted series, and music programming like 106 & Park and its music awards to bring in a female audience and strengthen its viewership. With T. J. Holmes joining the network, they also have an opportunity to share news stories African Americans want to see and can’t find on other programs, and restore some of the network’s lost integrity.
Do you watch any shows on BET? Have you noticed an improvement in their programming? Do you think growth of the network is a good thing?
Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.
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CNN Marries Content and Commercials to Retain Viewers
(AdAge.com) — TV viewers by now are accustomed to seeing product placement in their favorite shows. But how will they react upon seeing “program placement” in their commercials?
On John King’s new early-evening news show on CNN, every commercial runs with a small window at the bottom of the screen offering a live view of the show’s set. That’s right — the show, “John King, USA,” in a sense continues into the commercials, with viewers able to see activity between producers and talent as well as a broader graphic offering news and tidbits from around the nation.
