Disregarding the fact that a dating show called Interracial Love seems to be of highly questionable taste to begin with, an anonymous employee of VH1 said that execs nixed the reality show idea because it wasn’t “ghetto” enough. This is VH1, home of Flavor of Love and all its spin-offs we’re talking about, here? Sounds about right.

An employee of the network leaked information about a production meeting regarding a potential new show titled “Interracial Love.” According to the employee, network execs passed on the idea because it would feature professional black women who choose to look beyond race to find true love. The images would be in direct contrast to those shown on such shows as “Flavor of Love” and its spawns “I Love New York” and “Flavor of Love: Charm School.”

In a letter written to Black Press Radio, the employee shared what she was told went down behind closed doors in a meeting about the show. According to the employee, the exec said: “It is our thoughts that the viewers are more interested in seeing black people in a ghetto role. This show will not sell.”

According to EURweb, Black Media News has launched a boycott of VH1 due to the negative portrayal of black people, in particular black women, on the channel.

These shows make me cringe, yes. But people of all races watch them, and there is no shortage of women dying at a chance to make it on a show and embarrass themselves, their gender, and their race. A part of me hates VH1 for putting these programs on the air, but it’s us (as in the viewers), not them, that made the formula a success.

[EUR]