Do We Really Need “The ReidOut?”

[Troy]

I post this question in an effort to encourage more discussion from people who read posts but don't comment (lurk). The thought was that my questions should be "provocative." I not sure it this question exactly fits the bill   Kicking things off: 

 

MSNBC cancelled “The ReidOut.” What are we gonna do about it?

 

Was anyone here on the emergency Zoom call, attended by nearly 10,000 people, in support of Joy Reid, the first Black woman to host a prime-time cable news show? 

 

If we really needed her program we would come together and ensure she has a platform and the resources to continue, and even expand upon, what she was doing... right?

 

We could boycott MSNBC or we create our own “The ReidOut,” in the same way the Roland Martin created ★ The Black Star Network.  We have the tech, the money, and obviously the talent.  What we need is the commitment and fortitude.

 

PQOTW#1

 

 

 

[ProfD]

Admittedly, I didn't watch The ReidOut nor was I on that call to save it.

 

However, I do believe Joy Reid should have enough followers to junp into another show.

[Troy]

@ProfD I never watched the show either. Nothing against Joy. I just don’t watch broadcast TV. Everything I watch nowadays is streaming on demand.
 

I was aware of the call, but did not join it.

 

I’d support efforts to restore her program on a new platform. 

[aka Contrarian]

I rarely watched the Reidout and I really don't think the average African American did either because, to us, TV is a form of escapist entertainment and the Reidout didn't fit that description..

After hours of doing whatever our daily routines call for, finished with fixing and eating dinner, we are looking to chill out and take in the prime time television shows that appear  on our local outlets or streaming services. Watching cable TV news panels featurimg a bunch of talking heads arguing and airing their grievances, is not something we are keen to do.

We are content with the half hour evening  news reports that the anchors of the major networks  deliver to keep us abreast of world affairs, so soon-to- be -gone, apathetic, black commentator Lester Holt will be missed more than the animated, angry black woman, Joy Reid. 

 

Viewing sit-coms and cop and true crime shows, and hospital dramas and reality and talent and game shows, etc. are what captivate niggazz before we turn off the lights and fall asleep. So much for being "woke". zzzzz

And spare me the head shakin' and hand wringing over how discouraging this behavior pattern Is. it's no sin to want to enjoy what you see.

 

In reality, everybody is stressed out over the ongoing never-ending problems of the world. Blacks, in partucular, need a time-out from the struggle, -  from being frustrated overthe lack of progress made against the perceived racism that is woven into the fabric of their lives.  Boo-Hoo. Ho-Hum. Change the channel.

 

Sorry, Joy, you just didn't ignite enough interest within your base, and your antagonists have acquired more influence. With the election of tRump, black lives don't matter much any more. MSNBC is off the hook. Hopefully, sorrow will be dispersed and joy will return with the finding of a new and improved venue.

 

Meanwhile. black-oriented shows like "Abbott Elementary" and "The Equalizer" score high ratings and win coveted Emmys. 

 

And so it goes...

 

[ProfD]

3 hours ago, aka Contrarian said:

TV is a form of escapist entertainment.... it's no sin to want to enjoy what you see.

You're absolutely right.

 

Most everything on TV is meant to entertain its particular  audience.

 

Beyond local reports, the *news* has become entertainment too.

[KENNETH]

Joy Reid could make money with a YouTube Channel or web show like Roland Martin that's absolutely the case. Moreover with her salary from Reid Out on MSNBC I  doubt she's hurting as much as the average person who loses a job.

[ProfD]

3 hours ago, KENNETH said:

Moreover with her salary from Reid Out on MSNBC I  doubt she's hurting as much as the average person who loses a job.

Exactly.  Shed no tears for Joy from a financial perspective.  She's better than good.