"I guess some see some whites doing well on TV, and think that is what white life is like."
TV has corrupted life across the planet. It has been used to present life as a Godless world where the soundtrack sets the mood. It portrays heroism as cartoonish battles rather than the dedication of moms and dads who get up daily and work to guide and provide for their kids. It is an artificial construct that amplifies differences for dramatic effect instead of the kindness and simple virtues that people actually experience.
TV also has a serious over-representation of stable, successful blacks as well; for decades now TV has represented a utopian ideal, not reality.