Protesting Images in Media

I read the article on the protestors getting their voices heard about images in videos, etc. I had no idea the group Enough is Enough was out there protesting. I think thats good that people are realizing how black and Latino men, and women are being depicted. I agree very much with the statements "BET/MTV does not reflect me". People in society think because they see videos with pimps and hoes or gangsters that thats how black and hispanic people are. I also didn't know that Viacom owned MTV, BET, VH1, and Nickelodean. Its crazy because all those networks have different values and they portray people in different ways. Its like the company that owns Axe and Dove-totally different commercials and ways of drawing people. I think that the companies that own these music networks should develop the creative standards, prohibiting language, vulgarity, and anything demeaning. They can still represent black life without the cussing and horrible images. The companies need to meet the public halfway, they want to sell records though. Sex is what sells, but it is scary to think that one day, that is how my kids are going to try to live, mirroring the images they see on BET. I watched the "Hip Hop vs. America" segment where the rappers tried to talk about issues in media and music. I commend them for trying to hear what others have to say about their music, but I do not think it will change their music videos. Maybe, they will lighten up on curse words and images, but for now, I think hip-hop will remain the same.