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We Got to Do Better
''We Got to Do Better'', originally titled ''Hot Ghetto Mess'', is an American television series on Black Entertainment Television. The show is based on the cult website hotghettomess.com, which satirizes aspects of the African-American working class. Jam Donaldson, creator of the website and lawyer, is the show's executive producer. Charlie Murphy, known for his role on ''Chappelle's Show'', is the show's host. The show's content has been described as "combin() viewer-submitted home videos and BET-produced man-on-the-street interviews that the channel said are intended to challenge and inspire 'viewers to improve themselves and their communities.'"〔 〕
Although Donaldson has said of Hotghettomess.com that "My mission with this site is to usher in a new era of self-examination", the site has been described as merely an expansive gallery of the worst of hip hop culture. However, BET programming director Reginald Hudlin insisted that the show was not a direct translation of the website, and the show was billed by BET as a tongue-in-cheek social examination of black culture.〔 〕 The show has experienced controversy due to its negative portrayals of African Americans, causing a name change. Despite the name change, it was reported that at least two sponsors withdrew from the show as a result of the surrounding controversy.
==Controversy==
The show had become controversial, even before its release, for its stereotypical portrayal of African Americans. In this context, it has been unfavorably compared to minstrel shows and the VH1 reality show ''Flavor of Love''. The website on which the show was based has suffered from much of the same controversy, and has resulted in at least one attempted lawsuit.〔Alston, Joshua. "Too Hot to Handle". ''Newsweek'', July 20, 2007.〕 Due to the unreleased show's perceived racial degradation, many blogs and internet petitions called for a boycott of the show.
It was reported that, as a result of the controversy, State Farm Insurance and Home Depot pulled their sponsorship from the show. In truth, neither company ever had intent to purchase advertisements for the show, but did withdraw advertisements from BET.com because of the show. Though BET has defended the show,〔 it decided to change the show's name ''Hot Ghetto Mess'' to ''We Got to Do Better'', the tagline of the original website, to clarify the show's intentions. However, the show was still referred to as ''Hot Ghetto Mess'' for the first six episodes, which were filmed before the name was changed.
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