Tired of Surfing
A couple of weeks ago I came home from a hectic day as usual and decided to relieve my tension by sitting on the couch for some “quality” television. As I turned on the tube and began channel surfing, I unconsciously stopped at a commercial for a daytime talk show. Clips of many different women fighting over men were being shown sporadically. Then the narrator of the commercial announced the title and I about fell on the floor laughing. “Black women who want their white friends to stop dating black men because they are taking up all the good ones!” I couldn’t believe that a whole one-hour show was going to be dedicated to this subject. I was instantly consumed by the thought of what kind of people would actually want to watch such an outrageous show. It was at that moment that I realized that this show related to a certain type of audience that didn’t include me. In fact, every television show relates to many different people. It’s not necessarily the topic of the show that gets people addicted; it is most often the language within the show that draws them in. I thoroughly enjoy shows in which I can affiliate with the language. If my schedule allowed me, I would come home every night and watch
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Approximate Word count = 2658
Approximate Pages = 11 (250 words per page double spaced)
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