ROCK VIDIOCY WHAT'S BLACK & WHITE & WATCHED ALL OVER?

If you've been listening, there's been a lot of people using the word "racism" lately that might not have been using it before. It's a touchy subject, no lie—but it's galling to hear it used so casually. Here's the scoop: You've probably read someone, somewhere, dismissing MTV's music programming as racist —this because black acts are very rarely featured and, when featured, are black "rock" bands like the Bus Boys, Gory "U.S." Bonds, or the English Beat.