I saw probably the majority of the 2 hours long BET's Comedy Awards (which will reair multiple times before the end of the year) last night while waiting for Nip/Tuck to air on FX.
After seeing several skits featured throughout the program, I wondered if there was really any room for comedian Paul Mooney to go overboard somehow as reported by EURweb.
Mooney would have to have gone through the low roof like a giant in a hobbit's house.
Otherwise without hearing his words, my guess is that Mooney was a little too high-brow for the room that was feasting on the comedy that stayed off-road.
Three skits that really did not need to be aired on BET included:
1. an unborn rapper named Embryo that was rapping within the womb. Embryo was computer animated and his anatomy was digitally "masked" but you know that it was not for the live audience;
2. a dying boy laying in a hospital bed and there was a Make A Wish gift extended to him by Kenya Moore. When the boy was told that he could have whatever he wanted, he said that he really wanted to feel her breasts (another word was used instead) for 30 seconds; and
3. there was some segment that was based on American Idol that a participant was called a "video ho".
All three skits were probably par for the course of BET, but I cannot really see how a network could have a segment where someone was called a "video ho" and not anticipate any repercussions.
But if BET really knows its audience and felt that it was okay and the people that should have felt disrespected are not actually, then where is the self-respect?
I know think that the NAACP, Urban League, and other organizations built upon defending our rights and images might need to fight a stronger internal battle for our culture because clearly an internal war is being lost.
On the flipside, it was good to see that former Martin star (Gina) Tisha Campbell Martin was extremely happy to see Martin Lawrence receive an award as an icon of comedy. Her husband Duane Martin still seemed a little reserved to say the least.
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
BET's Comedy Awards 2005
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YOU ARE SO CORRECT. BET DOES KNOW IT'S AUDIENCE. THE SKITS WERE DIRECTED TO IT'S AUDIENCE, AND THE CULTURAL CAPITAL THEY BROUGHT WITH THEM. THE AWARDS SHOW SPOKE TO THE PEOPLE THAT WATCH THEIR TV SHOWS AND SUPPORT THEM. IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE OR THAT SEVENTIES SHOW. BY THE WAY, HAVE YOU EVER WATCHED COW AND CHICKEN ON CARTOON NETWORK? CHECK OUT COW. I HAVE SEEN MANY COWS, BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE WITH SUCH COLORFUL ANATOMY. I SUPPOSE THIS SHOW SPEAKS TO IT'S AUDIENCE - CHILDREN. OR, HOW ABOUT THAT EPISODE OF FAIRLY ODD PARENTS ON KICKELODEN NETWORK IN WITCH THEY HAD A "BELCHING CONTEST" THE BET COMEDY SHOWS ARE MEANT FOR AN ADULT AUDIENCE WITH SPECIFIC TASTE OR OPINIONS. THEY ARE NOT TELEVISED DURING THE EVENING HOURS WHEN CHILDREN ARE STILL UP AND WATCHING TELEVISION. THE CARTOON SHOWS I MENTIONED. AND SEVERAL OTHERS TELEVISED ON BOTH NETWORKS ARE AIRED ON ANY GIVEN DAY, DURING THE DAY. WHERE IS THE RESPECT THAT THE ADULTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE TELEVISION SHOWS THAT SHOULD BE SHOWN TO CHILDREN.
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