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>This is a streaming service set up to elevate content by black creators, to make up for the fact that the mainstream media under-represents those people. I'm s

>This is a streaming service set up to elevate content by black creators, to make up for the fact that the mainstream media under-represents those people. I'm struggling to see the outrage on a cultural level and on a startup level I can absolutely imagine there is a market for this. If you find any niche that makes sense, go for it. There's a reason for MotorTrend to shift into cable and on-demand, Disney, etc. The market can get slice 'n diced in a million ways from the Left Handed Channel to TrannyTV (for transmission specialists naturally). >make you think about the ways in which Netflix does not serve black people. Heck, it (Netflix) doesn't serve me, and I ain't black. It's a pity that they can't run out and buy rights to a jillion older movies, but I guess everyone is still loathe to license them (or too expensive).

acituan 5y ago
> If you find any niche that makes sense, go for it Even if it meant objectifying people into a market segment just to make money, under the branding of empathy and identity? Just because it is branded “black” doesn’t mean it won’t perpetuate harmful racial stereotypes, such as “being black is the most important thing about you as a person”. In fact, it would have every reason to amplify that message to keep and grow their “segment”, regardless of its psycho-social consequences.
- bishoprook2 5y ago
  >Even if it meant objectifying people into a market segment just to make money, under the branding of empathy and identity? Not to be rude, but what do you think a 'market segment' is? What is there besides market segments? For that matter, what is there besides money? at least in terms of the entertainment biz.
  - acituan 5y ago
    > Not to be rude On the contrary, you’re making my point.
- HeyLaughingBoy 5y ago
  I feel it's necessary to identify myself as black to provide some context... The objectification already exists. This won't change that. It will, however, hopefully result in more content existing for a market that's hungry for it. OP also identifies as black, so I trust that they understand that branding their product as "for blacks only" will only hurt them, even within their market segment.
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acituan 5y ago

> If you find any niche that makes sense, go for it Even if it meant objectifying people into a market segment just to make money, under the branding of empathy and identity? Just because it is branded “black” doesn’t mean it won’t perpetuate harmful racial stereotypes, such as “being black is the most important thing about you as a person”. In fact, it would have every reason to amplify that message to keep and grow their “segment”, regardless of its psycho-social consequences.

bishoprook2 5y ago
>Even if it meant objectifying people into a market segment just to make money, under the branding of empathy and identity? Not to be rude, but what do you think a 'market segment' is? What is there besides market segments? For that matter, what is there besides money? at least in terms of the entertainment biz.
- acituan 5y ago
  > Not to be rude On the contrary, you’re making my point.
HeyLaughingBoy 5y ago
I feel it's necessary to identify myself as black to provide some context... The objectification already exists. This won't change that. It will, however, hopefully result in more content existing for a market that's hungry for it. OP also identifies as black, so I trust that they understand that branding their product as "for blacks only" will only hurt them, even within their market segment.
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