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Post by Tara on Jul 4, 2005 7:25:28 GMT -5
What do you think of tv and radio stations that have it's audience geared towards a particular culture? For example, I know there are stations for Hispanic or Spanish people. And then you have stations like BET (Black Entertainment Television) which is geared towards the African American audience.
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Post by PhantomsPandora on Jul 10, 2005 2:09:24 GMT -5
Well I've always wanted to watch the soap opera's that come on the spanish stations, they don't last very long, maybe a few months...
I didn't really make good grades in spanish..mainly because what you're taught in class is the formal spanish and most people who speak it down here use a lot of slang to go along with it.
We have several spanish tv stations , sometimes I just watch them to figure out what they're saying. We have one urban station-I really haven't tuned into it just be cause the reception for it stinks.
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Post by littlepea on Jul 10, 2005 6:35:01 GMT -5
in the UK we have Zee TV which is for chinese people, i think. it's subscription only and i've never known anyone who has it. we also have a radio channel for asian people (cunningly titled "BBC Asia" i think) since there are a lot of asians living in the UK. you can only get that on digital tv and radio or online, however, and even though i could listen to it if i wanted i've never bothered  |
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Post by Tigress on Jul 10, 2005 18:32:26 GMT -5
The only cultural station that we get (that I know of) is Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). I watch it every now and then when something catches my interest. -- As much as I despise ethnic segregation and what have you, I still think it's great that we can recognize the different ethnic groups and that there is something out there geared toward each of them. And the great thing about a television station is that even if you aren't Aboriginal or African American or whatever, you aren't exluded and can still enjoy what they have to offer. 
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Post by Tara on Jul 12, 2005 10:19:03 GMT -5
Yeah, at first I thought of how it may be segregational, but then I realized that having these stations give people the chance to express themselves culturally. I think it's a good thing. And I've always wondered if there were Asian stations. Now I know. Asians always seemed to be left out over here in the States, you rarely see them in comercials or everyday shows except for karate movies.  And Indian (India) people... I can't remember ever seeing one on television. So I do think that TV is still biased. |
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Post by PhantomsPandora on Jul 13, 2005 22:12:44 GMT -5
But on the other hand Tara, a lot of movies from India are becoming popular over here too, so maybe sooner than later they'll have a station.
I would love to have a foreign film channel..I love foreign films. Yeah, they might take a bit more concentration to watch, but often I enjoy them more.
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Post by Tara on Jul 14, 2005 7:57:24 GMT -5
It must be the mystery of not knowing what they're saying. B/c I find that I also enjoy music more when I don't understand word for word what's going on. (However, I'd at least like to know the general message, you know?)
I heard there is a world music dance station, but I have no idea when it comes to the name of it.
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And Indian (India) people... I can't remember ever seeing one on television. So I do think that TV is still biased.