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It feels like people (early on in this thread) are more offended because of the chosen phrasing in the title? Are those same people offended by BET? With the a

It feels like people (early on in this thread) are more offended because of the chosen phrasing in the title? Are those same people offended by BET? With the accompanying explanation by Uzo0312, how is this racist? "For black people" does not mean "Not for any other people". I want to watch great content and if Blackoak produces it, I'll watch it like I would with any other provider. The fact that they'll encourage and fund more black creators seems like a great thing. I'm sure there are funds out there for women directors, are those sexist? Netflix for Women focusing on stories with female leads or with female directors doesn't sound offensive to me either. Good luck with Blackoak, it seems like there is a great market for it and it will elevate black creators.

hn8788 5y ago
My issue with "for black people" isn't that it's exclusionary against other races, but that it implies all black people are a culturally homogenous group. Just changing the description to "Netflix for black creators" would be more descriptive of the actual service, and doesn't imply "if you're a black person, these are the shows you should like".
- alasano 5y ago
  I agree that there are better possible taglines for the service.
nickthemagicman 5y ago
Right or Latin Americana television stations? Or St. Paddys day? Celebrating a culture is not racist.
- anthk 5y ago
  Not even Spain is homogeneous (each Iberian region is highly prominent), just imagine all the Hispanic subcultures all over the Atlantic.
eplanit 5y ago
I'm not at all offended by BET or BlackOak. But, be honest: would you be offended by a "The White Network - A Network for White People", with a mission/focus on white, traditional European culture? Would you similarly interpret this statement to "not mean 'Not for any other people'"? For many, the divisiveness isn't from the existence of such channels and networks -- it's from the double standard.
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hn8788 5y ago

My issue with "for black people" isn't that it's exclusionary against other races, but that it implies all black people are a culturally homogenous group. Just changing the description to "Netflix for black creators" would be more descriptive of the actual service, and doesn't imply "if you're a black person, these are the shows you should like".

alasano 5y ago
I agree that there are better possible taglines for the service.

nickthemagicman 5y ago

Right or Latin Americana television stations? Or St. Paddys day? Celebrating a culture is not racist.

anthk 5y ago
Not even Spain is homogeneous (each Iberian region is highly prominent), just imagine all the Hispanic subcultures all over the Atlantic.

eplanit 5y ago

I'm not at all offended by BET or BlackOak. But, be honest: would you be offended by a "The White Network - A Network for White People", with a mission/focus on white, traditional European culture? Would you similarly interpret this statement to "not mean 'Not for any other people'"? For many, the divisiveness isn't from the existence of such channels and networks -- it's from the double standard.

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