OMG!!! BET IS BRINGING BACK THE GAME***

I hate BET but I LOVE "The Game"!!!!! The characters of that show are so true to life and easy to relate to!!! I mean minus the baby mama drama and the cheating (THANK GOD) my last relationship definitely mirrored that of Melanie and Derwin's. by the way "Derwin" made my heart melt this weekend!! It's always the great, black shows that get cut off the air first. I rushed home just to see reruns of the show from 2007 so I can't wait for new episodes to come on....YAY!!!! I'm so glad BET has chosen to stand up for Black Television and show quality programming!!!! CONGRATS TO BET AND THE CAST OF THE GAME**

Black Entertainment Television....REALLY??

Ok, so when I turn the television to BET I see African American people or Black people for the sake of the network's name, but as for the programming being entertaining, I question that. It's embarrasing maybe and perhaps even regressive but entertaining not so much. It's ironic how most BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION programming isn't even viewed in the household of most of my fellow BLACK Americans. I'm disappointed in BET and I prefer other channels myself such as MTV, Bravo (when I am watching television)...the programming is just better on those channels and the creative genius is innovative and attention grabbing. I mean, just look at how long the Real World (parent of all "reality" shows) has been airing and I can't forget True Life. HOWEVER, when I turn to BET, WHEN I TURN TO BET...there is Tiny & Toya, Frankie & Neffe, Baldwin Hills, "College" Hill, another embarrasing show making a mockery of less than half of Black America, etc, etc. My question to BET, is since the network is named BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION, can we, the Blacks (lol but seriously) have a leveled platform in regards to the way we are portrayed to the world????? I mean, not every BLACK WOMAN is uneducated, speaks improper english, has children out of wedlock by a gang of daddy's, is battling drugs. Our men aren't just rappers, athletes, and our women, believe it or not actually like men that do not do those things for a living. There are some of us LIKE MY FRIENDS AND MYSELF, that don't come from broken homes, are doing commendable things in life; kind hearted, educated, law abiding, career seeking, independent, job holding, fun loving, don't have kids out of wedlock, working toward goals, and I could go on and on BUT basically all I am saying is ENOUGH OF THE HOOD DRAMAS, CAN WE BE REPRESENTED???!?!? Black Entertainment Television is supposed to land under the umbrella of those things that are "for us by us" right? So, how about we not perpetuate stereotypes, and offer the world a greater and more accurate view of Black America?? GOSH!!!!

What were they thinking....

The BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION AWARDS had the opportunity to uplift and celebrate the life of the GREATEST entertainer to ever live, a BLACK man and managed to totally flop!!!! IN MY OPINIION, the show was a total disgrace with very FEW highlights! Michael Jackson gave so much of himself to the world up until he took his last breath and then his own people, in a pitiful attempt, to pay tribute to him, manage to do nothing but make a mockery of the situation. There were a few highlights of the show that awarded and recognized real artists like BEYONCE, her hubby JayZ, Wyclef Jean, and Alicia Keys. New Edition did a good job performing although they should NOT have opened the show...but it was nice to see them all on stage together.

The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to the OJays (and not to discredit the OJays) but in all actuality the night should have been a total and COMPLETE tribute to Michael Joseph Jackson! My heart went out to his family more and more as the show progressed and they continuously showed his dad sitting in the audience. However, it was the end of the show that touched me the most when Janet Jackson, a visibly torn and distraught little sister, came out to speak on behalf of her family and her late talented brother. I felt for her because throughout the night there were talented individuals who could have and should have performed Michael's music like; Guy & BBD! There was also the ignorant, ghetto ass attempt by VING RHAMES from Baby Boy to honor the King of Entertaining by saying "Guns is Michael Jackson" WTFreak??? His dad was there and a family is mourning the death of their loved one...have these people, BLACK people NO respect??

As an African American, particularly an African American woman I was disgusted when Drake (one of my fave artists right now) sang his song "I Just Wanna F*** Every Girl in the World" with precious little girls prancing around him....WHAT THE HELL IS THE MESSAGE THERE?!?!?! Both Jamie Foxx & Neyo did do good jobs honoring Michael when they performed his music...a special KUDOS to Neyo!!

CLEARLY EVERYONE WAS INTOXICATED!!! TERRIBLE!! I am sorely disappointed in BET!