Anyone who follows hip-hop knows about Rev Run (Joseph Simmons). Rev Run started his hip-hop career with the famed Run DMC. He's been around since I was little, so I know about him. He still does music, but his focus is fatherhood. Rev Run & wife Justine did Run's House, a reality show about the Simmons clan. Miley was adopted into the family because the other children are leading their own lives. Russy is the only Simmons child still living at home, the others have moved out. When I see Rev Run showing his woman love, I can tell he really loves Justine. They interact constantly, and he makes her laugh (even if she wants to smack him sometimes for being too silly). That's the kind of black love that should be shown on TV. There aren't too many good examples of black love in the media, other than the Cosby Show, Fresh Prince, & Family Matters. Is it the media's responsibility to show positive examples of black love?
Yes, and No. Yes because the media is a powerful tool. What's distributed by the media is what people believe. No, because the media is going to show what gets ratings. Unfortunately, showing dismal examples of black love is what gets people talking. The minute positive examples are shown, forget it. Ratings drop, and the show is canceled. Kudos to Joseph & Justine Simmons for being a shining example of black love. I wish them continued marital bliss.
