Posts Tagged ‘BET Awards’

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Jun28

Keeping BET In Business

by Duane on June 28th, 2010 at 9:44 am
Posted In: Commentary, Our Expression, The Media

Twitter and Facebook was on complete fire last night of folks providing blow by blow details of what was taking place on the BET Awards show. Ironically, many of the comments I was reading came from people who at times complain about how BET make all Black folks in the known universe look bad.

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Jul03

It begins here

by Duane on July 3rd, 2009 at 9:20 am
Posted In: Commentary, Our children, Our Expression

Okay, all the hatin’ over the BET Awards show is really getting silly. Don’t like BET? Then work on changing the culture FIRST. If you can change the culture, you will decrease demand for what you feel misrepresents Black folks. Do it the other way around, and more “BETs” will pop up.
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Jul02

Flake fest

by Duane on July 2nd, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Posted In: Commentary, Our Expression, The Media

I think many of us knew that it would not take long for folks to suddenly act as if they have been ardent Michael Jackson supporters for years. Jackson was hammered repeatedly by critics for allegedly being ashamed of being Black due to all the plastic surgery and the mysterious lightening of his skin. [...]

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Jun29

What did you expect? The Academy Awards?

by Duane on June 29th, 2009 at 2:42 am
Posted In: Our Expression

I intentionally missed 99.9% of the BET Awards show last night because I simply do not watch award shows, period. After reading all the comments on Facebook regarding the show (folks were blasting it left and right), I thought that maybe I would give it a chance.
The show had some good points, but it [...]

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