While the cancellation of Rap City brought about some sadness and nostalgia from the Hip Hop community, there were others who rejoiced in the end of the 19-year-old program dedicated to all things Hip Hop.
The Parents Televison Council,Enough is Enough, National Congress of Black Women, and Industry Ears released a joint statement praising BET for ending Rap City’s run.
“We are heartened by the recent changes at BET, and we are gratified that our collective efforts were a catalyst for this positive change. It is apparent that our voices were heard by the public, by the corporate sponsors who underwrite television programming and by BET network executives,” the statement reads.
“Parents across this country want a cessation of marketing harmful, graphic and offensive images to children. But let us be clear about our goal: we are not trying to get a particular show cancelled or a particular executive fired. Rather, our goal is a reduction in the harmful and offensive messages on BET and MTV programming – especially when the programs are targeted at children. We have called for the networks to take responsibility for their products, and this program’s cancellation is evidence of a step in the right direction.”
The PTC in conjunction with the Enough is Enough campaign recently unveiled a study which found that kids watching BET’s 106 and Park and the now defunct Rap City were bombarded with sexual and violent images.
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