The 2011 BET Awards Show

I didn't want to write on this topic at all.

As a matter of fact, I am only writing a review of the 2011 Bet Awards Show by special request.

Well here we go.....

The 2011 BET Awards Show was.... well, gimmie me a moment; horrifically terrible. Ok, perhaps I am understating that a bit. The 2011 BET Awards Show my disastrously horrifically terrible. Yep, that captures it! I don't even know where to begin. The entire show was as entertaining as watching an ant run a marathon across county. Who wants to watch that?! That's exactly how I felt about the show. It was one of the worst shows I have ever seen. The show was action packed with coonary, underwear, Chris Brown, millionaire thugs, did I say Chris Brown? Don't get it twisted, I am proud of my culture and hip hop, and I am elated that Breezy made his way back to the top, but the show was simply too much. The show made me ashamed to be a black male, a fan of hip hop and a viewer of that catastrophe they called a an awards show. I have no idea who sits around in a room and says,"this is the show we want." It was awful. Sadly enough, you wouldn't ever see anything close to this circus over on MTV and trust me, they air anything. I am saddened.

I am not a hater, but I really was disgusted by The 2011 BET Awards Show last night. I don't understand why we sit back and accept the way these fools are misrepresenting our culture and our music. Nothing is cool about the way these idiots are portraying us to the world at-large. Maybe you don't care, because you act like that or dress that way. But I don't! It's hard enough being black and educated, now I have to deal with the images and false perceptions/stereotypes you have put out that I have to defy. I am so perplexed, because over time, BET has gotten progressively worse and no one is doing anything about it. We are a very inventive people, but now we just simply do what our competitors are doing. But MTV isn't a true competitor for BET. MTV, while they show caucasians doing the craziest things, try to keep some sort of balance with their shows. They know their audience, so they hone in on attempting to please that 12-16 year old population. Who is BET programming for? Just watching the show made me want to drop out of college, go to prison, get paroled and sign with Young Money Cash Money. That's the life. Who needs the HOLY TRINITY when you got Slim, Baby and Wayne?!!!

I could go on forever, but I won't. Needless to say, at times I wanted to scratch my eyes out. I love music, I love my people, and I love and appreciate the unique talents we have, but for the entire three hours last night, I found myself wishing I was of another race. I kept saying to myself (in my uncle ruckus voice,) "Look at those NiG*AS!" And yes, I do mean NIG*AS!!! Guys, thank you again for reminding me to pull up my pants, stay sober & try a life of hard crime if college doesn't pan out.