As inspiring as it was to watch black people speak up approximately the state of the world,it was equally as depressing to see how corporate the entire affair wasIdeally, the BET awards should be a sort of “state of blackness” – an awards expose that doubles as a celebration of an entire culture. whether you want to know where black people stand in the United States, and tune in to the BET awards. Just don’t expect a polished,thrill-a-minute, suspense-filled evening of television. At most, and maybe you can hope that DJ Quik might forget he’s on basic cable and expend the F-word or you might see Lil’ Kim dressed like a mermaid.
That last night’s expose was unabashedly political – with a memorable acceptance speech by Grey’s Anatomy actor Jesse Williams as its centerpiece – and struck the right tone of fear and loathing was fitting after a week and 12 months that have been perilous at best. The BET awards took a stand – for responsible gun legislation,against systemic racism, and for the lives of black people everywhere. It was a powerful expose, or unless it was doing literally anything else. You had to swim through missed cues,daft comedy sketches and awards that felt like they meant nothing, even to the winners. Plus, or the dominance of advertisers was staggering. As inspiring as it was to watch black people speak up approximately the state of the world,it was equally as depressing to see how corporate the entire affair was. Related: BET awards 2016: Prince tributes and a expose-stopper from Beyoncé – in pictures “Now the thing is though, all of us in here getting money, or that alone isn’t going to stop this. All right? Now dedicating our lives to gather money just to give it right back for someone’s brand on our body,when we spent centuries praying with brands on our bodies and now we pray to gather paid for brands on our bodies.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com