In case you're still of the belief that Soulja Boy is nothing more than a young, benign rapscallion trying to find his way in a tricky world, once again, let us assure you: Soulja Boy is a pox on not just the music community, but also the black community.
Don't take our word for it, let the young embarrassment himself convince you:
Where have all the black sitcoms gone? That's the focus of a new essay over at Starpulse. 227, Family Matters, Girlfriends, even Homeboys in Outer Space, over the years all of them have gone the way of Good Times, and few shows with primarily black casts have been created to replace them.
That there is – and has always been – a dearth of black sitcoms is without a doubt accurate, and Starpulse's essay adds evidence to that fact, at length. Ultimately, though, the problem is that the piece, like Hollywood's production studios, fails to actually address what's causing this shortage. And without looking at the cause, the solution could be very far away.
