Dont blame MTV or B.E.T. or whatever for this kind of behaviour. If parents have less influence on their kids than music stations or the tv in general, then you (as a father or mother) are doing something wrong.
twenty years ago this was a valid argument, but today, i just don't know anymore. it's not just about your own kid either. i can raise my kid perfectly, but the child is gonna be influenced by its friends. if friends get to stay up long, get more money, get to go out to parties etc etc and my child won't, he's not gonna think "okay thats because my daddy loves me", he's gonna become rebellious. however, if you do allow those things, he's gonna be spoiled. so what to do? these days it's no longer on just the parents imo. it's on the collective of parents, it's on the teachers, it's on society. tvs and computers need to be controlled somehow. they should only work from 16:00-21:00. the rest of the day they should be inoperable. there should be no cellphones allowed for people under the age of 16, and if someone were caught with one, it would be destroyed at the expense of whoever owned it. children should all be forced to wear ugly clothes so no one would make fun of anyone. physical diciplining needs to be re-introduced and re-enforced in the schools. if a child is caught drinking or smoking, there should be an efficient penalty, not sending them to their rooms with tvs and pcs and consoles for two weeks. they shouldn't even be given a stack of cards. two weeks in their room except for when they're eating or in school would make them think twice.
when all that is said and done, i'll agree that it's on the parent. but today, i think it's unfair to blame a fucked up child on the parents. it's not always their fault.
btw im no daddy so im not trying to cover my own ass or anything. this is just how i feel. i agree that it's stupid to blame mtv and bet too though. the blame can't be put on one person or entity. because yeah, a lot of standards have changed, but the people have changed with them.