Independent Sources turned me on to this site called Hot Ghetto Mess.

The site was created by Jam Donaldson, 34, a black lawyer from Washington, D.C., who’s also an executive producer on the BET program. On her site, Donaldson calls for a “new era of self-examination.”

Excerpts:

My mission with this site is to usher in a new era of self-examination. And because I am proud member of the black community, they are my priority. However, those of other races take note and if the shoe fits wear it. I think it is time that the black community or (insert your race here) needs to take a good look at itself in the mirror and each of us ask ourselves why are our communities are going to hell.

This site does not proclaim to know the answer to that question, for the answer is different for each of us. I want each and every person that reads these words to look at your life and ask how you can make yourself better, your community better or your kids better.

I am just holding up a mirror to my community so don’t blame me if you don’t like your reflection.

This is the June Ghetto Mess of the Month:

Underneath is the quote from MLK: Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.

There’s a section called “White Hot”:

That’s hot!

BET wants to make it into a TV show and some people aren’t happy about it.

Racialicious asks: Hot Ghetto Mess: social critique or classist mockery? There is a petition going around which states:

Due to recent knowledge that a website that exist called “Hot Ghetto Mess” is being turned into a television production a group of us decided that we wanted to stop this show from ever hitting the air waves. The website shows negative images of people in the black communities. The creator of the site intends to shame and humiliate people to inspire them to “Do Better” but offers no solution. Many of us were appalled at the blatant exploitation of unsuspecting people who are merely living their lives the best way they know how. We do not agree with the creator of this sites approach to evoke positive change. We feel that this will do more harm than good.

BET has apparently already lost sponsors.

BET responds.

“The intent of the show is no different than what Bill Cosby is doing as he’s going across the country and lecturing as he talks about the problems of the (black) community that we need to address,”