In honor of the 20th
anniversary of ‘Menace II Society,’ I proudly present this multipart retrospective. The current chapter is posted below. To read the previous chapter, please click here. Thank you, and enjoy!
The screenplay for Menace
II Society offered a bold and timely vision of life in the “hood.” However, America was in no condition to
receive such a harsh message. It was the
early 1990’s, and the age of “political correctness” was just getting underway. Activists and watchdog groups aggressively
pushed their respective agendas. Public
schools and workplaces implemented programs that taught “tolerance,” and “cultural
diversity.” The Black consciousness
movement in Hip-Hop was reaching ebb tide.
The Fox network became a haven for shows aimed at African American viewers.
Anything not seen as “progressive” in
some way would was looked upon harshly.
