Comments on: Flavor Flav “Under One Roof” MyNetworkTV Spring 2008

By: Miss Correct

Miss Correct — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:50:25 +0000

This show is the lowest of the low. Yeah they have that clown Flava Flav, but why did they have to make the professional black man married to a white woman (as if the only way he could make it is get married to her…wait, maybe that’s true for this country). I watched about 10 minutes of it. 2 minutes with Flava Flav and someone’s cute little boy, 4 minutes of the professional black man and his white woman, and 2 minutes of the very pale offspring of the ridiculous union. I hope this stupid project turns a loss for the production company…maybe they will put together a respectful black show that ALL BLACK FAMILIES can actually enjoy. It’s been too d@mn long since the Cosby Show. Tyler Perry is our only hope!

By: Michaele

Michaele — Tue, 20 May 2008 23:36:08 +0000

I really can’t believe some of the comments I’m reading. A lot of you are praising and giving props to Flava Flav like that minstrel show he’s acting in right now is a good thing! And why – because he’s getting paid?!?!?! Are you serious?! Those dollars that are going into his pocket is blood money – the media execs are playin’ his dumb a$$ like a puppet – letting that ignorant fool make a mockery of his people through stereotypes and exploitation, while they make hundreds of millions. “Al Capone Harris” and “Ezra” up above are talking about how he’s helping people make money and creating cash flow for others – uhhhhh, yeahh…. He sure is creating cash flow for already rich media moguls and don’t give a damn about minorities, who, by the way, are the main ones watching that buffoonery. A few dollars in his pocket or the pockets of those Flavor of Love chicks (they’re hardly making chump change, by the way) is not worth corrupting the minds of our youth. Blackman and Sonia – I completely agree with the both of you. I am absolutely shocked that such blatant stereotyping can still be aired on television….

By: Tamla

Tamla — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:43:06 +0000

I cannot understand how some folks are quick to put Flav down. Every single day, either Jerry Springer or Maury Povich show people in the worst possible light. EVERY DAY! There are rappers who are straight up criminals. Where were the Black pride, holier than thou folks when TI got arrested….. AGAIN! Where do you think those weapons would’ve ended up if he didn’t get caught!! How about Remy Ma & Foxy Brown. OH…. I get it! They are JUST thugs! How many years do you think the aforementioned set Black people back?

By: ezra

ezra — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:41:30 +0000

I SEE A BODEGA IN EVERY BLACK HOOD. WHERE ARE THE BLACK GROCERY STORES? I SEE BLACK CRACK DEALERS IN EVERY HOOD KILLING EACH OTHER. WHERE ARE THE MILITANT VOICES AT? I SEE YOUNG SISTERS SELLING THEIR MIND, BODY & SOULS TO THOSE LOW LIFE SCUM BAG BROTHERS WHO ARE KILLING THEIR OWN PEOPLE. WHERE ARE OUR SENATORS AND POLITITIONS. I SEE THE HISPANICS BUILD THEIR COMMUNITY UP AND IT’S VERY PROSPEROUS. OUR PEOPLE WON’T EVEN POOL MONEY TO REBUILD THE HOOD. THEY RUN TO THE SUBURBS AND HIDE OUT. AND LEAVE THE REST OF US TO DIE. SO I RESPECT FLAV FOR WHAT HE’S DOING. WATCH “THE FIRST 48″ BLACK YOUNG KIDS ARE KILLING EACH OTHER FASTER THAN ANY KLU-KLUX KLAN. BLACK GANGSTER RAPPERS ARE SHOWING OFF THEIR RICHES AND YOU DON’T SEE NO ONE GOING BACK TO THE HOOD TO START JOB PROGRAMS OR ANYTHING TO HELP POOR BLACK PEOPLE. AS BLACK PEOPLE WE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF OUR SELF. WE ARE QUICK TO TEAR EACH OTHER DOWN. WE CAN’T BLAME THE WHITE MAN ANYMORE. WE HAVE TO BLAME OUR SELF. WE HAVE ENOUGH BLACK FOLK TO HELP EVERY POOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN AMERICA. HOWEVER, OUR SELFISHNESS AND GREED WON’T ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. INSTEAD OF WORKING WITH EACH OTHER WE WANT TO BE WORSHIPED BY EACH OTHER. IT’S TIME TO BUILD!!!!

By: ezra

ezra — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:16:52 +0000

THIS IS A GREAT ENDEAVOR FOR FLAV. MOST OF THOSE GIRLS WANTED TO GET NOTICED AND THAT’S WHAT THEY GOT, AND THEY EARNED SOME CASH. WE AS A PEOPLE HAVE TO BUILD OUR COMMUNITY BY CREATING A CASH FLOW MOVEMENT. AT THIS TIME DRUGS, AID’S AND VIOLENCE ARE KILLING US. WE NEED MORE FLAVOR FLAV’S TO HELP BUILD THE TEMPLE. WE HAVE TO COME TOGETHER AS ONE. LIKE THE MEXICANS, LIKE THE PUERTRO RICANS, LIKE THE ITALIANS ECT. WE MUST STOP THE HATE AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER. FLAV IS SHOWING MAD LOVE. WE SHOULD BE HAPPY THAT HE OVER CAME CRACK, PRISION AND CHILD SUPPORT. MANY OF US CAN’T OVER COME JEALOUSY. EVERY NATION DOE’S BETTER THAN US BECAUSE WE WILL NOT COME TOGETHER AS ONE. SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. WE DISS EACH OTHER AND KILL EACH OTHER AND THE OTHER NATIONALITIES CALL US STUPID NIGGERS. AND BY PUTTING OUR BROTHER FLAV DOWN THAT IS WHAT YOU HAVE BECOME. FLAV REACH FOR THE HEAVENS BABY, AND HOLD GODS HAND, BECAUSE YOU HAVE ARRIVED.

By: alcapone harris

alcapone harris — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:39:27 +0000

another thing black people are killing each other every day for dum stupid reasons (crack). why don’t you so called militant pro afro-cats start job programs in the hood. why don’t you help stop the destruction of the hood. flav is helping people to dream of what they can become. all i hear from you jokes are put downs. you should be ashamed of your self. if i was flav i would get the hell away from you loosers too. flav is building and he’s helping those chicks to get paid. flav your a good brother. i met flav back in 89 in bpt, ct at mikki d’s, he’s a good dude he don’t want to be praised he want’s to get paid. one love black man….

By: alcapone harris

alcapone harris — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:23:23 +0000

yo flav keep your head up those fake wanna b malcolm x, ass nigga’s are hating on you because your getting money man. jealousy is the story of the black man. hate is the story of the black man. tell those crabs in the barrell to kiss your natural black a–. they would be lifting you up if they were real. they would be telling the gangster rappers to stop the beef if they were real. no! they wonna hate on a business man name flavor flav.

By: Sonia

Sonia — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:47:41 +0000

Trish, I found where you can watch Ethnic Notions on youtube go to

http://www.youtube.com/timbuk2edu
in the video search bar type in Ethnic Notions

It is a 6 part documentary series in a ten minute increment. I pray that you or any one else reading this will watch. You will see the buffoonery minstrel show madness still lives today. Viacom (vh1, bet, mtv, mynetwoerktv, etc.) Keep it alive with the likes of Flavor Flav.
But in the words of the revolutionary Flavor Flav and Public Enemy “Fight the Power”…I sure hope Flavor Fav’s mother is proud of him.

And about Flavor Flav’s still making money… You know Judas sold Jesus out for 30 pieces of silver.

By: Sonia

Sonia — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:54:23 +0000

Oh, Trish all those stereotypes you love to watch came from from the beginning of slavery till today. Because of “buffoons” like Flavor Flav and the “Mr. Charleys” like viacom/vh1. When will the madness end? When will the exploitation end? They used our ancestors to sell everything from apples to zippers and its still happening today. Heres a little research for you that maybe helpful.

Africans in America: America’s Journey Through Slavery (1998) by Charles Johnson and Patricia Smith

Africans in America is a book and a documentary starring: Angela Bassett, Jeremy Rabb Director: Noland Walker, Jacquie Jones
you can also find the same information on PBS here’s the link; http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html

And check out the documentary Ethnic Notions California Newsreel, 1987 by
Filmmaker Marlon T. Riggs traces the history of the stereotypes that have fueled anti-African American prejudice — from Sambo to Mammy.
Ethnic Notions is the award-winning documentary which takes viewers on a disturbing voyage through American history. It traces for the first time the evolution of the deeply rooted stereotypes which have fueled anti-black prejudice.
Loyal Toms, carefree Sambos, faithful Mammies, grinning Coons, savage Brutes, and wide-eyed Pickaninnies roll across the screen in cartoons, feature films, popular songs, advertisements, household artifacts, even children’s rhymes. These dehumanizing caricatures permeated popular culture from the 1820s to the Civil Rights era and implanted themselves deep in the American psyche.
Narration by Ester Rolle and commentary by respected scholars shed light on the origins and devastating consequences of this 150-year-long parade of bigotry.

Hosea 4:6:
“my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge…”

I won’t be responding back to your blinded madness but thanx for the debate.

By: Sonia

Sonia — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:56:28 +0000

Trish you missed the whole point of our comments. Mr. Blackman’s comments are well stated like he said, “I’m so glade we can still find ways to degrade black people in 2008″. Meaning he can’t believe that black degradation still exist in 2008. In other words he’s being sarcastic with his comments to show how fed up he is with the black stereotypes.
I’m a black woman tired of being labeled a hoe, undermined, disrespected, overlooked and my intelligence insulted. Because of the likes of the Flavor of love shows. For the buffoon Flavor Flav, Mr. Blackman and I are tired of the images Flavor Flav gives black men with his antics. I don’t know about you but my father was a black man and I have uncles, nephews, cousins, godchildren and friends who are black men that suffer because of the likes of Flavor Flav. Along with all the other stereotypical unbelievably ignorant buffoons. People watch television, listen to certain song and believe that we are actually like that.
Don’t you remember the whole Don Imus fiasco? Even Oprah Winfrey and Gail Brown discussed how they have been disrespected when they leave the country because of the negative images the world sees via American media. I once believed that all white people were the Brady Bunches, June Cleavers and Happy Days (all white positive shows). Until I saw the Jerry Springer show. All their skeletons, dirty laundry and white trash was on TV.
Do you know they canceled “Girlfriends” a positive show but they bring out a stereotyped buffoon show such as Under One Roof? Because anything starring Flavor Flav is a d@mn disgrace. And you agree with them… My 12- 17 year old cousins see the buffoonery and stereotypes Flavor Flav promotes. But YOU agree with the madness.
The Flavor of Love shows degrades and exploits black women. Flav degradingly change the women’s names to sexual exploitive “nicknames”. They are so lost because first they are on the show and they happily accept those names. Then everyone else simply calls them / us “hoes”. “Mr. Revolutionary” “Fight the Power” deadbeat Flavor Flav plays every deplorable stereotype of black men. Wow what a difference 20 years, crack and child support make.
Now with Rock of Love and the silicone valley of hot mess trash… I’m happy that show is out. That means more trash so they (white people) can’t just point their fingers and say its them (black people).
I must correct you I’m not proud because “God opposes the proud but favors the humble”. I’m not ashamed because shame was nailed to the cross. I’m just the flawed vessel God made me to be. But you can say I’m black and aware. Do you hate yourself not knowing when to say enough is enough? Racism still exist just leave your 2 mile parameter of your neighborhood and you’ll see. Your amount of ignorance is laughable and it’s obvious YOU haven’t done any research.