he’s confirming what we basically already knew.

No surprise there!! EBT is not about the uplifting the black race and portraying positive black images as evidence by the constant stream of buffonary, coonery and minstreal shows it continues to showcase.

FIRST!!! BET HAS BEEN A HOT MESS FOR YEARS NOW. THEY ONLY REFLECT THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

Hmmm……………interesting. I do wish he had given some more concrete examples of what he tried to do at BET that was met with resistance (besides trying to successfully incorporate an embeddable player on BET.com). I guess I’ll have to wait for the book. Good luck in your future endeavors Andreas.

yea he went hard, and we knew all that already

real talk- homie aint said shit we didnt already know AND this n!gga already hyping a proposed book…. get the fcuk outta here slim!

all u did was waste your fcukin’ time…. you didnt learn shit and obviously didnt do shit PLUS you worked the internet and NOT on the actual network channel….

you just bored me!

Not surprised.

#6 He bored you because you probably had a difficult time comprehending.lol

OK, THAT LETTER IS ENTIRELY TOO DAMN LONG FOR ME TO SIT HERE AND READ, BUT I GET THE POINT. IM 19 AND I HAVE NEVER NEVER SUPPORTED BET. FROM ITS KNOCK-OFF’S OF OTHER NETWORK SHOWS AND LACK OF POSITIVE PORTRAYAL OF AFRICAN AMERICAN’S (A FEW SHOWS WHICH CAN GO UNMENTIONED COMES TO MIND), BET IS JUST A COMPLETE WASTE. OK, I THINK IM GONNA READ IT NOW…

i have been noticing the unappealing nor positive display of advertisement on BET.
but i wasnt expectinq this degree of unnecesary termination.
now i believe chanqe is needed for BET

this really saddens me…dammit
everything is corrupt to the point
a television network thats supposed
to be “uplifting” african americans is
just helping to keep them dumbed down???!!!!
WTF!!???

i swear we need to just start fckn revolting
against negative bullshit! smhh

Dam shame….WOW..Im speechless to this.

He should either write a book or collaborate with Aaron McGruder and destory BET! This would be perfect for a Boondocks episode!lol

Sounds like my job. Thats what you get when you work for black folks. but its still a hell of alot better then working for the man. With white - T you have to be on time…. Not my strong suite.

no, I comprehend well @ 8… YOUR boy just didnt share anything relevant!

He lost me when he started talking about a book…..that didn’t need to be mentioned because it just makes people think he wants to gain money off exposing bet. He could have said that it was just too much details to write in a letter.

I cannot hate on his position and views about BET. It was real n’ to the point. Very respectful…

It has become apparent (before his email AND after) that BET has grown to become a laughable network. It progressed backwards instead of forwards. I can believe the things he said about them as a company. The “powers that be” take their so called power too seriously.

Its sad that our people really don’t have a place to call home. With its knock off tv shows and negative views i just don’t understand why the appeal of BET is so CHEAP!! The award shows have been horrible for years and the only major star we see is Beyonce. What happened to all the people before her and people that came and done there part that we loved so much! He is 100% right i been gave up on BET years ago..

A letter written in the heat of the moment….unnecessary for the public and uninteresting. Unmet expectations on the part of the scorned employee led to his bitterness. STOP CRYING and MOVE ON.

OK,I READ IT, AND I’TS ABOUT TIME SOMEONE STOOD UP AND SAID SOMETHING. I RECALL READING SOMEWHERE ABOUT AN EPISODE OF THE BOONDOCKS WHICH MOCKED BET EXECS AND SHED THEM IN SUCH AN UNFLATTERING LIGHT, THAT BET BASICALLY COERCED THE SHOW INTO NOT BEING AIRED AT ALL. DON’T BE SURPRISED IF DUDE GOES MISSING OR SOMETHING…JUST KIDDING, BUT THIS LETTER JUST MAKES ME DESPISE BET EVEN MORE THAN I PREVIOUSLY DID

I know Andres when he worked at HiphopDX. He’s good at what he does but this letter sounds like sour grapes. It’s interesting to note that he was FIRED. If he felt all of these things why did he not leave on his own accord?
Leaving on his own would lend a little more credibility to his argument.
But he stayed there just like the others at BET because he was collecting a check and moving along with the status quo. He was never in a position to change the content of BET.COM because they reflected the station in truth. And the station is not going to change the content as along as the subscribers don’t raise any objections to it. Many people I know are offended at the content of BET and you know what you can do then? Turn the station like I do. Andres should be like Angel and do his own Blog and then he could see how popular his ideas would be I think it would be a smash. This is what the internet is all about and given a little ambition you can change things by offering new alternatives to what’s already out there. As long as people watch Frankie and Nefe, College Hill, Tiny and Toya, 106 & Park and the BET Awards these things will continue to exist. This email Andres sent out will only hurt him in the end because it’s extremely personal to his situation and HIS frustrations at BET. And all of his frustrations could have been handled in a better way than this letter (which to me is not effective) and if he was still not satisfied he could have walked out on his own and gone and done something he really wanted to do if he was not happy with the “Changes” BET seemed interested in when they hired him. Come on dude you were the Music Editor.

I’m sorry but I just don’t feel Andre’s approach or the contradiction in the fact they he knows that dot only reflect the content it does not really stray too far from the Source. It’s next to impossible to make changes if the ones in charge don’t want them. And there are always ways to communicate things….much better then this contrary note that he sent out AFTER he was fired. Viacom is not changing because of this note. He only hurt himself. And viewers ultimately have the power to bring forth changes in content and that does not seem to be happening with the BET crowd and we can think of a few reasons why that is the case. BET is reflective of a community that is similarly lost and confused. And there are bigger issues in the Black community that what is on BET. Let’s have some perspective Andres.

Again Angel. EXCELLENT Work.
(Some people are innovative and don’t complain about lame content on old formats they make their own way)

I interviewed at BET once and I must say they are very unprofessional. I was offered the position and turned it down because of the salary.

I think he was pissed when he wrote the letter but that doesn’t make it a lie. I believe him… I don’t care enough to buy the book because we already know that BET is a Hot Mess… I still watch Frankie and Neffe and the Award shows… What can I say other then sometimes I like the watch smut TV that is called BET…

WHY BET WHY?

#15 It must not be that irrelevant because you’re still checking comments and posting.lol

I applaud him for the respectful manner in which he expressed his sentiments regarding his disdain for bet. And while, I have no information in regards to the inner working of BET it is quite obvious on that outside that BET is cheap and degrading one-sided representation of black people as a whole. I rarely watch BET because there is rarely anything positive or worthwhile watching on the station. Additionally, they continue to perpetuate the negative stereotypes that SOME African Americans have sought to bury for quite sometime. I’d also like to commend Concreteloop for not advertising that Neffe and Frankie buffonery that claims to be about “CHANGE”. I’m glad someone is putting morals before compensation.

This is still tired and a waste. We all know that station ain’t sht. If you want to call someone out, do it major. Oprah interview perhaps?

Okay… only thing left out was an attachement of his resume. like most of you said…no surprise. You can look at BET’s line up of their”new shows” and see what they are about:
Frankie and Neffe…WHY and what purpose?
Wendy Williams…Why?????
Tiny and Toya…Why and what purpose? Even the one show College Hill that you would think would be positive was a mess. I partof one season of that when they were in St. Thomas, VI and was disgusted. I prefer TV One. I can see all the reuns I want of good old tv shows and great interviews, great black movies I had not seen before. I like their special “UNSUNG”. BET has a long way to go still.

GO TO YOUTUBE AND TYPE IN CONFESSIONS OF A BET PRODUCER…. THIS GUY WORKED FOR BET SINCE 98, AND HE TALKS ABOUT ALL THE BEHIND THE SCENES ISH HE WENT THROUGH…. HE ALSO TALKS ABOUT DEBRA LEE AND STEPHEN HILL AND HOW THEY HAVE DUMBED DOWN THE PROGRAMMING ON PURPOSE. HE CALLS STEPHEN HILL OUT ESPECIALLY FOR SHOWING NOTHING BUT SEX AND VIOLENCE ON BET…….

ALSO CHECK OUT BLACKWORLDORDER.COM ……….. LOTS OF VIDEOS ABOUT HOW THEY ARE BRAINWASHING OUR YOUTH WITH THESE VIDEOS… LOTS OF EVIL ISH GOIN ON….

…dude, your letter is foolishness! who cares?! If anybody is influenced by anything they see on TV, then they’re moronic! Not your problem, or BET’s…

BET is a complete mess. I mean, they’ve always been a mess, but at this point it has become evident that the direction the network is going in, is all wrong. They need someone over there, who actually cares. Debra and friends, are making millions so they don’t even too much care what “we” think or anyone else. They should’ve been boycotted since the BET awards 09, for that half ass shit they called a “tribute” to MJ.

…..im with # 15 what the hell is his point
…… all that writing and he aint sayin shit
….. more like a crybaby … scorned

the only thing that has ever really annoyed me about bet is how the lady hosts are never black but the men always are wich obvs there are little black girls watching so it should be setting an example that black is beutiful btw its the media most of em b crazy aneways

i dont watch or support BET in any forum!!!!! I didnt need his letter to confirm my or solidify what I already knew, it’s just said that the masses don’t give a damn!

cCheap….cheap……cheap ! BET is the cheapest station on television.They have no major stars on their shows,because they are too cheap,so they depreciate and degrade the black viewing audience by giving them low budget shows with B-LEVEL people in them like Tiny & Toya,a crackhead Frankie and Wendy ,a low-budget Oprah ,who can barely do her show because her cheap studio is infested with flies.BET executives should be ashamed of themselves,my shoes cost more than what they spend on their low budget shows.

Oprah will not have on Andreas, some washed up dot Music Editor from BET on her show. It’s called changing the station and raising your family.

BET while offensive to most is not something you have to watch. And Andreas needs to move on and learn to be more of a professional because this note is anything BUT.

Stop looking to BET to have some self esteem that should come from within. And if enough self respecting people stop tuning in BET would change.

You can’t argue about something and watch it like a Zombie.

Black youth are not empowered enough as a group and until that happens on important issues like education and political power you will never see yourself reflected in a true sense. What you will have are these gross mischaracterizations that BET shows with some regularity and “reverence”.

This reminds me of that Boondocks episode about BET lol. I’d respect BET more if they had shows like Teen Summit and hosts like Rachel, Free and AJ, Ananda Lewis and such. I respect this dude voicing his experience about BET though.

progressed backwards 18? isnt that an oxymoron? lol

anyway, the man tried and what he did needed to be done so that it could be “proven”. not intended to ofset anyone but the younger people here arent really aware of what BET used to be. thats what so upsetting to the older people (im 30).
its disgusting and even though i LOVE the game, i dont even think id want to give them the ratings theyve (obviously) sold their souls for.

but no one has morals anymore. everything is right and ok. theyve bought into the hype. and anyone who doesnt think satan is using music to build his kingdom, you are sadly mistaken. everything in our world has a negative and a positive to it and music is definitely one of them.
keep killing your spirit by letting ANY and EVERYTHING into it. may as well, youre doing it with the food you put into your body!

@13 this would make a great episode of Boondocks

BET has been discredited as a cable station for a long time now.Their shows cost so little to make,and the quality is so poor,that you could buy a camcorder and make a better show.And it looks like they don`t put any money or effort into making their shows,they just make a cheap copy of whatever is a hit on MTV,that`s how former BET owner Bob Johnson and executive Barbara Lee got so rich,the millions of dollars that should have been spent on making good quality shows went to Johnson and Lee`s paychecks and the little bit of money left over went to the making of these cheap shows,It`s despicable !

He should’ve stayed on and worked his way up until he was in a position to make some real change there. The reason the station is the way it is is because those old people never leave and if they do they hire the “yes” men to replace them. The revolving door has to slow down or the station will never change. BET seems like a lost cause. They will never change until they are challenged by a rival station or until a few people within the organization make the change.

A wise friend of mine once spoke in regard to the BET awards and their tribute to MJ

she said: “I wish BET had died and Michael Jackson did a tribute to them instead”

If you ever watched BET you know its some coon shit. The boondocks was right on point. Come on frankie and neffie, Tiny and Toya, the list goes on and on. We dont need a book to give us a inside look thanks anyway. Good luck to you with this economy the way it is you chose to leave rather then settle.

FINALLY!!!

Now, more people from within or formerly within the organization need to come forward. The only way to make any changes is to take the lid off BET’s self-created hot mess.

When the people you “serve” won’t even watch your station, what does that tell you?

why is it everytime there’s a post about BET everybody comes on here and post all these negative comments about how HORRIBLE the channel is? I’ve always watched BET and I don’t see a problem with it it’s no different than any other network, if u believe so can u give me some type of example bc maybe i’m just looking over it since I don’t invest that much of my time worry about what’s on it, if I want to watch what’s on I watch it if I don’t I CHANGE THE CHANNEL.

And i’m gonna have to agree with some of the other people he seems more hurt about not working there anymore than anything in this letter. He keeps saying he wanted to change this and change that and he knew he had to kiss someone ass to do it but refused to so he wasn’t too serious about the change bc if he was he would’ve done what needed to be done got in good with the people and accomplish what he wanted. It does no good to just quit and complain.

This is so sad. I think if someone like Jay-z took over BET he could change it for the better….somebody needs to do something. If I had the money I would

#45 Marquette

I understand your point, but see BET is not the way it used to be. Before it at least had Rap City, Student Center, BET News, Black Carpet, and other different variety of shows.

Now it only has 5 hour reruns of old shows, and has 2 degrading reality tv shows. You have to question what the hell are they doing. Hopefully Tyrese’s new show provides some ground

Why don`t BET just name themselves Family Dollar or the Payless TV station,and poor Tiny & Toya, are getting paid by BET way less ,than if their reality series was on a real channel like,ABC,or NBC.

BET has been in the dumpster since Debra Lee started and AJ and Free left. Viacom needs to replace Debra Lee. They have stopped with the really explicit videos (Uncut) and started with the coonery.

TV One is all reruns and a couple of good specials. Black networks as a whole have a hard time coming up with original programming and thats the real problem.

IS ANYONE SURPRISED???? BET NETWORK HAS BEEN A HOT MESS FOR SOME TIME….DEBRA LEE AND STEPHEN HILL SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED LONG TIME AGO

I dont watch BET b/c I dont like it and it’s not really for us anymore. I did watch it Monday b/c they had my show on the game which I love so I had to watch but that’s about it.

@ #45 you are right all the Viacom networks are really the same. VH1 and MTV are not like they used to be. A lot of that has to do with the music industry falling off.

Very true. I have felt this way about BET for a long while now, years and years wondering if they will change their ways. I remember they had a late night show abut poetry, or even showing quality music from quality artist. Education shows cancelled, good music gone, what replaces this— Sad reality shows, music from kids who are in it to make a quick million. Tell me when was the last time you saw a song from Prince, Talib, The roots..and even if you did they cut the video half way into it.

Black Exploitation Television needs a change. In a time where we have an educated president..and he’s black, how is it so hard to have programming that can help us grow as a community. Maybe its not so much BET that is the problem but the people that they hire that just do as they are told because it pays the bills. Specking from real experiences, i’ve had a number of jobs which I left because I refused to sell-out to something I don’t believe in, and in the end it has made be a stronger person and will continue to do so.

@ #6– WOW, you sound like an idiot!!! U are a prime example as to what EBT/BET markets.. It’s fools like you that keep shows like Frankie and Neffe on the Air!!! LOSAH!

EBT is trash and what the former employee is saying i already knew and this station will shut down one day and TV1 will take over cant wait for that cause TV1 is so more tasteful

@22

I could NOT have said it better myself. You hit the nail on the head after the screw driver already screwed it in!!!

BET is a fraud,they pretend to be a channel for black people,but its just a deception for doing shoddy poorly made counterfeit shows,so they can pay their black workers and the black people in their shows less than the going rate.BET would never try to get away with paying white workers less money because they know that whites would complain and protest,that`s why I give Andreas Hale props for speaking out.

Thanks for speaking out about this…sorry this happen to you…keep your head up and you will find a job soon and everyone will be able to hear you crystal clear…god bless

Oh,

I bet the children of BET’s executives and higher level officers dont even watch their programming…. I willing to argue they dont.

Like 22 said, it up to the viewers. The parents need to force their children to step away from the television and pick up a book.

typo *I’m willing to argue they dont*

[...] is not to say that there aren’t some good people who have sat in the offices of BET. Unfortunately, the good people are not in positions of power to instill any change. [...]

When they started making it about this and that person is when I stop watching it. Everything has gone to straight Wackness. I remember when 106 was the shit when aj and free were hosting. Why did they wait until Micheal Jackson died to give him praise. It brought tears to me eyes watching half those folks making it about them instead of the one who paved the way for them. Dude that wrote this letter did what most do. Run they mouth only when the problem involves them.

Who cares… Dont act brand new. Everybody knew that… he just spoke it.

I’m shocked at BET! It’s a real shame because they are the mainstream representative of African-American culture. I hope BET get it together…real soon!!!

Oh please, this man is a bitter employee trying to sell his book. He, like all of us, knew the conditions of BET but yet still had them relocate him and took a position. Give us all a break on you being brought in for “change”. You were brought in because of your track record as a salesman considering you were behind the success of Hiphopdx.

LOL at all you people who say you didn’t need his letter to confirm BET’s madness. YES YOU DID! That’s why ya’ll still watch it! You know you’re waiting for that one show to justify why you still even watch the monkey business on that network! LMAO!! You know its true. Most of ya’ll on here calling BET out will be tuning in tonight. Most of the shows on that network are right up your alley-you know you relate! That’s YOUR network!! BWAAAAH HAHAHAHA!!!

Hi Brandi. you said it perfectly and to the point. We already knew that BET is not about change.WHAT!! They don’t give a shit about their viewers.

Why do it always take for a person to get fired from BET before they put them on blast? For him to work there knowing that BET isn’t right makes him just as gulity as BET. Basically, if he was still working there, he would still be silent. SMH.

BET does not represent me, no television does. I watch what I enjoy watching. After something becomes less enjoyable, I change the channel. PEOPLE, CHANGE THE CHANNEL! STOP BUYING IT! ACTIONS, speak a hell of a lot LOUDER THAN WORDS! One thing that frustrates the hell out of me is a black person complaining about something that affects them when all they have to do is change it and get sign on from others as positive as they are. People, stop the negativity and start creating what you enjoy watching by not tunning in to bullshit. It is that simple. Didn’t you know. Don’t be afraid to be the first!

WHO CARES ABOUT BET NOBODY I KNOW WATCHES THIS CHANNEL . I WISH THIS CHANNEL NEVER CAME TO CANADA.MUCH MUSIC WAS GOOD ENOUGH. WE BEGGED FOR A BLACK CHANNEL IN CANADA AND WE RECEIVED HOT MESS TV.

I CAN’T WAIT TO READ HIS BOOK. IT WILL PROBABLY BE A GOOD READ.

i love you guys. I love you for having opinons for being black people that have opinions and not afreaid to express them. For knowing that we are so better then what BET is offering us or trying to make us believe we are. FOR KNOWING BET IS NOT I REPEAT NOT BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION…..we are so much better then that as a people…for crying out loud MY PRISIDENT IS BLACK!!!!

BET step yo muthafucking game up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I dont really think too many people watch BET enymore simply because its meant for the 250k a year class. Idk wtf’s up with them not playin music videos but showing 12 episodes of “The Game,” a day! Dood had a god point about not recognizing new talent because a Network called Black Entertainment doesn’t even like our music! o except for beyonce and there “work out music” lol

. . .or cut off the TV and go read a book. Better yet, sign-on to your favorite blog all night! There are so many things greater than television. Allow TV to become passe in your world. Start by not letting your children watch.

oops i spelled president wrong……to much BET LOL not really just moving too fast LOL

I can also tell by the bull crap shows that are heavily rotated. I think TVone is a black quality entertainment channel.

@1 I AGREE

We already knew BET was very ignorant I mean take a look at their T.V. Shows you can tell by that. BET is a channel I do not watch and I am a African American. But one thing I’ve learned you can’t help your own color (BECAUSE HALF OF THE TIMES THEY THE ONES WHO DO YOU IN YOUR OWN COLOR) some people__(AFRICAN AMERICANS) claim they watch BET just because it’s a black owned company or whatever but I don’t look at that I look at what Channels have to offer and BET don’t offer anything but ignoracy and stupidiness and who have time to sit and watch shows that don’t even make sense sometimes I would tune in to some of their shows just too get a oomplete good laugh lol lol lol. I gave up on BET a long time ago and it was official after the last BET Awards after I saw how they was so tasteless I mean I was so not satisified at that BET Award show how they was giving the LifeTime Achievement Award to a group who received one a few years back, How they was making fun of Michael Jackson knowing the man is already dead and knowing some of his family and friends was out there in the audience that didn’t mean anything to any of them especially Jaime Foxx how he acknowledge publically on the show that Michael had 3 different kind of noses I mean I been gave up on BET I no longer watch that shit and loosing AJ and Free was the worst thing BET could have ever done because the two ignorant people they have now on 106 is so shameful and stupid.I said long ago BET should be canceled OR either BET needs to be cleaned up, the employees they have behind the scene and in front of the scene need to be discontinue and they need new people LIKE FOR REAL FOR REAL AND THAT SPICK ROCSI DON’T NOBODY LIKE HER WHAT IS SHE EVEN DOING ON BET SHE NEED TO BE ON THE LATINO CHANNEL BET HOSTS LIKE DANELLA AND ALISHA RENEE BET DON’T EVEN GIVE THEIR OWN COLORED NEW TALENT A CHANCE AT 106 & PARK THOSE TWO LADIES DANELLA AND ALISHA RENEE THEY ACTUALLY HAVE T.V. PERSONALITY TALENT BUT THAT ROCSI HER EARS SO BIG SHE’S LOOKING LIKE DUMBO SHE’S LOOKING LIKE SHE BELIEVE SHE CAN FLY I MEAN COME ON SHE GOT TO GO. HALF OF THE BET EMPLOYEES ON CAMERA AND OFF THE CAMERA GOTS TO GO AND I’M JUST KEEPING IT 100

BET in the big picture is an “entertainment” Network.

Bob Johnson sold BET to Viacom for profit and his not looked back since. I know his daughter was not watching BET when he owned it.

Bob Johnson said he “NEVER wanted to he the Vanguard of Black Culture.”
And you know what? I believe him because BET when he sold it was not much better than it is today and that was never in his job description (making PC programs for Black people). He is a business man. And exploitation is exportation not matter what color the person is. It’s just business.
Remember some Africans sold others into slavery same thing here with BET.

You people are very naive if you think this is not about MONEY. BET and Hollywood sell to you these images and it’s interesting to note that these one dimensional stereotypes have not changed over the years.

Have you ever noticed the types of movies that always play on BET? Baby Boy, Soul Plane, Menace II Society…etc. It’s a joke and who are the biggest musical Stars???…. Soulja Boy, Lil Wayne, Monique, etc…..See a Trend people.

You don’t see Jill Scott, Maxwell ,Lauryn Hill, Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye or Nina Simmone on constant replay on BET because stereotypes SELL. And just read some of the comments on CL any day real issues pop up like Domestic Abuse and you will see what the REAL problems are. It’s not BET people it’s a mentality and as long as people watch and behave like Frankie, Toya, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown and the College Hill cast BET will keep showing it.

When we wake up, turn the TV off, and come together as a community and empower ourselves and demand better values reflected (and projected) in the things we watch (and how we live) things will never CHANGE.

And excuse me if I dismiss Andreas Hale because he is no martyr for conscience thought he was happy and content working for BET until he was FIRED. Trust that “letter” is more about him than his concerns about BET. Trust.

The actual power is within the viewers who empower others to define YOUR tastes and images you are willing to accept as entertaining. So don’t cry about Debra Lee if you make Toya and Tina debut to high numbers…no blame yourselves.
And stop worrying about TV shows and do something with your lives.

I knew B.E.T was bullshit from the jump. That little executive whoever she is whack too…the little light skin chick. BET is always five days late on news…and is on sided. I stop going to the website and it gives me even more reasons not to even bother going to the site. Coonery at its best…look at Keyshia Cole. You saw the good and the bad in that show. But instead of keeping Keyshia Cole they have the bullshit that is Frankie and Neffie. The same with Tiny and Toya. Who can really learn from these chicks. One is a washed up groupie who got pregnant, the other isn’t even married but has all these damn kids. I mean what goals are they accomplishing. That is nothing but bullshit. They have yet to have a good reality show that actually serves a purpose. Its crap all around.

I don’t even watch BET. Haven’t done so in years. It just started getting too wack for me.

To all the folks on here getting their short in a bunch over this disgruntled former employee’s letter, either have never worked for a company or complete idiots. The whole time I am reading the letter I am saying to myself, “Ok, typical job.” Can someone tell me how is BET different from any other organization? Everything that is outlined in that letter is what goes on in jobs every day. I am not a corporation apologist by any means but everyone believes he or she is overworked and underpaid. I worked at hedge funds my whole life, made six figure salaries with 40 to 50 percent bonuses every year (except last year) and I still believe I am underpaid for work and hours I put in. Frankly, if you compared the hours I work against my salary, I am barely exceeding minimum wage. The fact of the matter is the only way one can ever be satisfied with their job is if they work for themselves.

So my advice to this fellow is start your own business and implement your innovative ideas and compete against BET.

BET is absolute GARBAGE ie: “The Franky and Neffe Show”
TV One is cool but BET needs some real heavy competition. The only way another network will ever be able to directly and successfully compete with BET is to aggressively go after their young high school and college aged audience. Thats the market that keeps BET running. A competely tweaked and totally upgraded version of MTV, complete with high quality original programming, brand new hot talent, and a wider selection of music targeted towards white and minority youths is the ONLY answer to BET. Unless we all stop tuning and demand that they change on their own.

TV One is a great channel!

—-I don’t understand the point of this letter. It must be for attention, because it
—-cannot possibly be that he hopes that the operation of the Machine will change.
—-It’s a very sobering thing for many of these black idealists when they finally get
—-slapped in the face with the truth on how this society and it’s various aspects are
—-actually run, lol.

…….@# 8, well said, well said. I was thinking the exact same thing.

…….@# 13, you are soOo right & on point. That’s a great idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

……I was actually thinking about Aaron Mcruder as I was reading the letter 2 (lol).

Judah is back!!

Judah I’m sure you think BET rules the world but this is really about business protocol.

You have to give and take if you want to effect change or get people to accept your way of thinking. I think this is a simple case of Andreas Hale not going about it in the right way. He also seemed to be more status quo than he may want to admit. This really sounds like Sour Grapes. BET is about Money and Andreas Hale more than understood that. And that is why Tyler Perry is making money he meets a need and he found a market. I sure don’t like his movies but there is clearly an audience that does.

This does not suggest that we should be defeatist. There are other ways to bring about change but maybe working in BET.COM is not the way to change things because again the dot reflects the Station and the Station is where the Change has to come. And as a Music Editor what changes did he really think he was going to bring? Lil Wayne is big in the Station and he will be big on the Blog same with Soulja Boy…LOL

I just find Andreas Hale a bit pedestrian, comical and self absorbed. Kinda like you Judah…LOL

WOW hats off to him

Let’s make some noise. Follow @WeNeedRealBET and let the televsion exec’s know how you really feel about the network.

Not surprising,however,i have a very strong feeling the whole management of the BET is even worse then what he talks about. His just to classy to say it all.

#38 said “but no one has morals anymore. everything is right and ok”

that is so true…BET sucks I hardly watch it and when i do catch it something stupid is on…PLEASE someone tell them to canel Tiny and Toya…God,Tiny is probably the most hideous female on tv right now…I can’t understand a damn word she’s saying..and really…Xscape was like 10 years ago….T.I. is in jail….no one wants to see her!Does anyone reall watch 106 & Park anymore?Like everyone’s been saying it just ain’t the same without AJ and Free they were just so much more down to earth and real..Roxy look like C.Mili,prolly screwin somebody for that position..and honestly Terrene…he’s a big goofball…the picture quality,even on a HD tv is completely shitty… I don’t know…call me a hater or whatever but BET,every show…is just outright ridiculous.When will they take BET off the air completely?

LOL it’s so sad EVERY OTHER SHOW they use LAPEL mikes for the hosts and guests so they don’t have to hold big ass microhpones like the ones you buy at wal-mart for kareoke….BUT 106&PARK DOESNT GET THAT!

He just basically confirmed what I already believed and knew to be going on at BET.. Sad to say, I haven’t watched BET since the so-called Michael Jackson Tribute/BET Awards.. No disrepect to the people working for the network, get that paper and make that paper! At the same time, stand up for what you believe and feel is right rather than sitting back allowing the bull slide through the cracks!

i knew it!!! bull-ish tv, and not just BET.

@ Young Money:

You seem to know a lot. I worked there. Andreas is telling the absolute truth and anyone who is working there or has worked there would echo him or more, if they weren’t afraid for their own jobs. Trust. In fact, there is much more going on in there than that…and one day, all that bullshit will come out and make Andreas’ story look like nothing.

Man I couldn’t agree more with this guy, BET has sold their soul to devil and there is no chance for repent. I have also experienced their poor work first-hand being a member of a season of College Hill I have watched BET virtually ruin young African-American lives with the promise of oppurtunities which never happen, once they have used you for all they can that’s it you are no longer of any importance to their company. Luckily I had the forsight to place myself in a position to avoid me having to relay on them, however many others were not so lucky as much as it hurts me to say I have a strong feeling that Black Entertainment Television is not in the best interest of Black people at all, any youth looking to break in you are much into the industry you are much better going with MTV.

I don’t care when this letter came..it’s still true.

Please you tube THE CONFESSIONS OF A BET PRODUCER he just like Andreas worked at the Washington branch until they moved to New York he reveals that Stephen Hill and a women who he would not name hate hip hop and rappers ,he hated the fact that they would promote women as ho ’s ,how BET buffoonery,entertainment trickery has a whole influence on what is going to be in fashion next year from clothes to cars meetings are set up with white folks before each episode of 106 is aired he also claimed this same women hated black people

@karma i believe you i soooooo believe you..also though whats up with the black celebs dont they care about the reprensentaion of what they do? Say something yawl say something about everything else!!! Hell all of P. Diddy shows is on MTV (starmaker, making his band, run’s house, daddy’s girl, ETC… why is that i wonder i really wonder? Probaly like karma said something is not right on the homefront…..

@monica i will check it out….

@Young Funny

You missed me? I know you did. Let me help you understand something. BET is a corporation. It is itself run by a parent corporation, which is in turn run by an umbrella entity, so on and so forth. I do not think that BET runs the world, nor are you mentally capable of quantifying what I think, because this issue is not about BET, it is about the Machine. Idealists are emotionally driven, and therefore do not and cannot understand anything because they cannot comprehend the basic dynamics of how this society is run. BET is a front organization of the division of the machine that presides over control of the people through the establishment of pop culture. It’s just a leg on the centipede. The black woman that runs BET controls nothing. She is a figurehead to promote black female superiority for idiots like yourself to lap up like a thirsty mutt, lol. Simpletons like this man that get frustrated that they cannot “change the world with love” don’t deserve the attention that he lusts after.

well instead of talking bout how bad BET is…someone (with money, zeal and determination) should take the initiative to create a new network with enriching content catered for us black people… or… simply channel cruise on by BET.

Its sad, but thats the truth in the corporate world, money over quality and innovation.

Thats every company…. Welcome to Corporate America!

I will never support BET its not even black owned. BET is owned by Viacom and

that Black Women Debra Lee is placed there for a front to make us believe that

blacks are still in charge. Remember when they had uncut videos showing the most

derogatory and explicit stuff? Truly Disgusting.

This man said nothing new BET is comical and is there to warp your minds. It

shows hoodrat Reality TV shows and reruns all day.

I have BET and I don’t turn it on the channel I cannot stomach it,

it shows nothing positive or life changing. Actually it shows Black Americans in the

worst light.

Thanks J. Dakar Come on people open up the book (Bible) and read about what is going on! It is time to read and pay attention!

@ Judah

I agree with you! Now look at that. Miracles do happen.
This is much larger than BET and I have said that a few times in multiple posts.
I’m also unimpressed with Debra Lee. And yes she is a symbolic puppet. My wish is that more people understand that this is well beyond what BET shows and more of a statement on the deficiencies in Black Culture. People assume when they see BET that they must support it or accept the pathetic “idols” and “values” that are promoted by this station.

I hope more people wake up to what is really going on and empower themselves and stop being so bamboozled. Judah you should also try and be more helpful and less insulting. You may comprehend things and be aware of situations or themes but you should also use that awareness more constructively rather than attempting to cut down people who may not understand or agree with your point of view. Just a suggestion. And you really have a problem with women and I just don’t get that.

BET is a mess anyway. Good luck man!

Master P….where is the BBTV (Better Black Television)? We need an alternative change in programming. Let me rephrase, We need an alternative POSITIVE change in programming minus Debra Leevil.

Don’t know this guy but he comes across as a self-absorbed idiot.
You went to BET for the money so cut the crap and stop tryna make yourself into a martyr.

bet haven’t been the same . after debra lee taken over

fukk WET!

SMFH

Damn wtf this $hit man, on BET and media MY african-american culture and real black ppl represent are mixing and biracial ppl, where real black people? I am so sick of the racist/Jew$ $hit!

To this Jew to which belongs BET need to go back to White/Jew community cuz he’s do not know $hit about black ppl!

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Judah, this time you’re a little off intellectually. Viacom is the parent and the entity of BET foremost. It spun off from CBS and created an entirely new corporation owned by another gorup of shareholders. NOW! Idealista are not unaware of the machine and understand it completely. Their thoughts are not emotionally driven, they are very much politically driven as the machine–liberals vs conservatives as one example, another grassroots vs government. They compete with the machine as an opposing view. Your last message on the other hand was very emotional as you tried to break Young Money and you came off spewing unintelligible babble, Her - Maphrodite! Lets see your sense of humor explode again as you did with the last post and pic of Amber Rose and Kanye. That was some powerful shit. You just let someone use you. Sooo uncharacteristic. . .I digress.

thanks for turing me on to blackworldorder.com i dnt watch bet bc i know better. boycott dat shit. watch current tv or wateva else

P.S. Judah. BET is not a front for the machine. The machine never needed a front. It has perpetuated its nonsense and continues, before BET and now after. BET had a target audience that made it money and VIABLECOM came and conquered–or should I say coughed up billions because it was an available, sound investment and basically motor mouth (Bill Cosby) couldn’t afford it. . .LOL! That was a joke! as I grow deeper into digression. . .Besides, what is this reliance on BET. Viacom also owns MTV that makes white guys act digusting, white girls act like whores (thats been going on forever in soaps), and overall depict whites as drug addicts and alcholics. Now all we have left are these emotional idealists building organizations to change policies that will help build alternative media. Those damned hippies!

VISIT BLACKWORLDORDER.COM…. THEY SPEAK THE TRUTH.

YES MTV HAD WHORES AND B.S. ALL OVER THEIR CHANNEL, BUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BET AND MTV IS THAT MTV HAS A BALANCE. BET SHOWS NOTHING BUT SEX. ALL OF THESE YOUNG GIRL ARTISTS FEATURED ON BET SELL SEX. EVEN WHEN THEY ARE UNDERAGE.

CIARA - CAME OUT AT 17 OR 18 TALKING ABOUT HER GOODIES…
RHIANNA - 17 YEARS OLD SHE CAME OUT LOOKIN LIKE A STRIPPER HALF NAKED
BEYONCE- SHE IS A LEGEND AND I LOVE HER, ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED… BUT SHE DANCES AROUND IN A LEOTARD
KERI HILSON - SHE COMES OUT TALKIN ABOUT HOW A GUY IS TURNING HER ON…
ELECTRIK RED- TALKIN ABOUT HOW THEY’RE STUFF IS SO GOOD.

AND ALL OF THESE LADIES CATER TO YOUR KIDS… THERE ARE NO ROLE MODELS FOR YOUNG BLACK GIRLS… AND WHEN THERE IS ONE LIKE ESTELLE, OR JORDIN SPARKS, THEY DONT PROMOTE THEM… DO YALL REALLY THINK BET WILL EVER PLAY A PRICSILLA REANA VIDEO.. OFCOURSE NOT.. SHE NOT SELLING SEX IN A BATHING SUIT SHOWIN HER ASS… THEY’RE NOT GOING TO PROMOTE QUEEN LATIFAH’S ALBUM THATS OUT… BET COMPLETELY SHUNNED QUEEN LATIFAH UNTIL SHE GOT HER OSCAR NOD FOR CHICAGO… NOW THEY’RE ON HER JOCK,,, BUT THEY WONT EVER PUT HER VIDEO ON 106 EVEN THOUGH THEY CONTROL THE COUNTDOWN…. THEY MIGHT PREMIER IT BUT YOU WONT SEE IT AGAIN….

WHERE AS MTV HAS FEMALE ARTIST TO BALANCE IT OUT… SO YEAH ITS OK FOR MTV TO PLAY RHIANNA, OR CIARA LOVE SEX AND MAGIC OR A BRITNEY SPEARS, OR LADY GAGA…. BECAUSE RIGHT AFTER THAT THEY’LL PLAY A TAYLOR SWIFT SONG… OR PINK, OR ADELE, OR ESTELLE OR JORDIN SPARKS…. BET DOESNT HAVE ANYTHING TO BALANCE OUT ALL OF THE SEX ISH THEY PUT ON….

WITH THE GUYS… OUR KIDS HAVE NO ROLE MODELS EITHER…. EVERYONE IS TALKIN ABOUT SEX…

TREY SONGS- HE’S THE NEW R. KELLY, OVERLY SEXUALIZED
PRETTY RICKY- THEY GRINDIN ON STAGE TO SONGS LIKE TIPSY
JAMIE FOXX- HE HAS 10 YEAR OLDS SINGING BLAME IT ON THE ALCOHOL
LIL WAYNE- I WISH I COULD F*** EVERY GIRL IN THE WORLD…. PERFECT
EXAMPLE WAS AT THE BET AWARDS WHEN ALL THOSE LITTLE GIRLS CAME OUT ON STAGE SINGING THE SONG WITH HIM…. THAT WAS SOME PEDOPHILE ISH GOIN ON.
TPAIN— MORE ALCOHOL AND SEX TALK
THE DREAM- ALL OF HIS SONGS ARE ABOUT SEX, NEED I SAY MORE
SOULJAH BOY- TAKING NAKED PIX OF HIMSELF WITH A HARD ON

THESE ARE ALL ARTISTS THAT YOUR 12 YEAR OLD IS LISTENING TO, THIS IS WHAT IS ON THEIR IPOD…. SO WHEN YOU FIND OUT YOUR 13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IS HAVING SEX AND SHE’S POSTING NAKED PIX OF HERSELF ON MYSPACE, ITS NOT ONLY THE PARENTS FAULT ITS ALSO BET’S FAULT… OFCOURSE KIDS WANT TO SEE PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE THEM ON TV, AND THAT THE ONLY CHANNEL WHERE YOU CAN SEE THAT….

WHERE AS MTV HAS THE JONAS BROTHERS, NICKELBACK, COLBY ADONIS TO BALANCE THINGS OUT…

SO ITS DIFFERENT WHEN THE ONLY MAINSTREAM BLACK CHANNEL THAT WE HAVE SHOWS NOTHING BUT SEX AND VIOLENCE… ITS DUMBING US DOWN… WHITE PEOLPLE HAVE PLENTY TO CHOOSE FROM WHEN IT COMES TO PROGRAMMING. BET IS ONE OF TWO CHANNELS WHERE YOU CAN SEE YOURSELF 24 HOURS A DAY… TVONE IS GETTING THERE, BUT LET BE HONEST, THEIR STILL IN THEIR INFANT STAGE, AND FROM WHAT I HEAR, THE ONLY THING KEEPING THAT CHANNEL ALIVE IS THE MARTIN SHOW RERUNS WHICH IS THE HIGHEST RATED SHOW ON THEIR CHANNEL…. AND IF BOB JOHNSON SIGNS THIS NEW DEAL TO START THIS NEW NETWORK, TVONE WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO SHUT DOWN…

DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT 106 AND PARK IS REAL… THEY DONT COUNT VOTES… STEPHEN HILL DECIDES WHOSE VIDEOS GET PLAYED AND FOR HOW LONG… THINK ABOUT IT…. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO VOTE FOR TOMORROW’S SHOW WHEN IT WAS TAPED TODAY… THE SAME 10 VIDEOS ARE REPLAYED EVERYDAY… BRAINWASHING US…. OF COURSE ITS EASY TO SAY CHANGE THE CHANNEL BUT TELL THAT TO A 12 YEAR OLD WHO COMES HOME FROM SCHOOL AT 3:00 AND HIS PARENTS ARE AT WORK AND DONT GET HOME UNTIL 8:00PM… WHAT DO YOU THINK THESE KIDS ARE GOING TO WATCH.. OPRAH???? NO, THEY WANT TO SEE LITTLE WAYNE AND THEY WANT TO DO THE STANKY LEG… THEY THINK IT OK TO BE GHETTO LIKE FRANKIE AND NEFFIE… THEY THINK ITS ALRIGHT TO SPEAK IMPROPER ENGLISH LIKE TINY AND TOYA….

SOME OF THESE SHOWS DO HELP OUT THE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE IN THE SAME SITUATION SO IM NOT DISSING THESE SHOWS. HEY, I WATCH THEM TOO, BUT ATLEAST WHEN BOB JOHNSON WAS THERE, THERE WAS SOMEWHAT OF A BALANCE… BOB JOHNSON WOULD HAVE PLAYED A LEDISI SONG, OR A KARINA PAISON. CAN YOU IMAGINE A YOUNG ERYKAH BADU TRYING TO GET ON TO BET TODAY.. I DONT THINK SO… IF YOU’RE NOT KERI HILSON TALKING ABOUT “YOU KNOW JUST HOW I LIKE IT YOU’RE TURNING ME ON….’ THEN YOU’RE GETTING TURNED AWAY…..

BLACKWORLDORDER.COM … THE TRUTH

also plz watch this video on youtube…. TYPE IN CONFESSIONS OF A BET PRODUCER… HE INTERNED FOR VH1 AND MTV, THEN WAS HIRED BY BET IN 98… HE TALKS ABOUT THE SHADY BEHIND THE SCENES ISH GOING ON AT BET

BET is owned by Viacom now, right? The same company that own other cable channels, and most importantlt, MTV!!! Bob Johnson, I ain’t mad at you for selling what you worked hard to build. There is truly no reason to “FIX” BET when people who really care about how African Americans are portrayed are not at the helm. If Oprah has a channel then why can’t some of our moguls create a channel that can change the game?

Lastly, I have never understood how the BET Awards can honor greats and humanitarians but turn around show booty shaking and vulgar lyrics in the same breath? No other show does that but the BET Awards. *SMH & getting of soap box*

WOW!! This brotha went through somethings and by looking from the outside in, I can totally relate. I can not wait to read his book.

YOU GO BOY! There is NOTHING more attractive than an intelligent, articulate black man! He doesn’t come across as bitter, but informed, and resolute. AWESOME!

dont blame viacom… blame the puppets that work for bet…. Viacom just cares about ratings… and i agree when you say moguls should start their own channels… but what you fail to realize is that they have tried… and its not easy… i remember when Bill Cosby tried to buy CBS…. three jewish banks came together and outbid him for the channel… not because they wanted it, but because they didnt want a black man to own such a big company… when have you ever heard of a bank buying a network… never…. many have tried but all of them fail….

yeah yeah yeah believe me everybody that has been fired will have something bad to say about the firing employer too. Yo know if you had quit six months ago and sent out this email it would be more believable. But honestly yeah we all know what bet is all about,we see it on tv everyday and honestly u know the drill goes money controls the buisness and if showing ass and potraying black people as dumbasses bring in the money then the moneys gots to flow in and honestly mr andreas was part of that for the last year. And how convenient you are now a free agent, i see u are about getting your money too!!!!!!!!!!!. Like i was telling my friend yesterday i m just happy that we have people like president Obama that paint a different picture for us black people.

—–@Young Funny

—–I don’t know if we agree. I think you think we agree, lol. I have an extremely hard
—–time taking you seriously in regards to your stance on the “deficiencies in black
—–culture”, when you were extolling Jay-Z and his new album a few weeks ago like
—–you’re on his payroll. He’s one of the top witches being used in pop culture to
—–bring the masses closer to Satan. So essentially, you’re a hypocrite. Let me also
—–say that instead of you attempting to speak as if you’re “educated”, when you’ve
—–never shown that you’re aware what the word means, you should addressed me
—–in a mannerly fashion. That way I wouldn’t have to make you understand how silly
—–and simple you are representing yourself. From the first comment you’ve ever
—–directed towards me, you attempted to act as if you were going to “put a black
—–man in his place”, lmao. Lastly, let me say, I don’t have a problem with the
—–sisters. The sisters have a problem with order, and when you have a cog that
—–disdains it’s role in the machine, it must be replaced with a newer, better cog. It’s
—–not even about ya’ll, it’s more about the black man gettting the understanding of
—–who he is and what he’s supposed to do.

Some of yall need to STFU becuz when that white broad wrote the Devil wears Prada book it was okay. She wrote it based of her experience working with some hateful broad in the fashion industry. AND matter in fact it turned into a movie. Stop letting jealousy corrupt ur thoughts. Stay focused on the bigger picture. Blacks need to start standing up about what is infiltrated in their communities via the media. Stop worryin about his book for profit and start brainstorming how to stop the bafoonery of the media. It’s okay for a white man to write a tell-all book but yall pot of crabs stay trying to keep somebody from speaking truth. Oh I forgot…”blacks are afraid of books”. U don’t even know if he would give a percentage to charity for black communication/media students, etc. THINK and stop HATIN

It seems like some of ya’ll on here are mad about what he said becuz u don’t want ur favorite BET show to get cancelled. He has a right to voice his opinion. Why should he just hang his head low and walk out the door? If nobody ever stood up/spoke up for stuff our black asses wouldn’t even be on tv or doing half the stuff we are allowed to do in this country today. As soon as someone stand up, yall black asses want to shut them down. U worst than the white man. But then u complain about BET behind the safety of ur computer screens. This shit is not hurting him u dumb assess, it’s hurting u believe it or not. I bet if Obama said that shit u be all onboard. Yeah I said it!

between watching that station reading this article and watching the episode from the Boondocks I think its clear that yes they doo need a make over badly.

What happened to the the days of Video Soul w/Donnie Simpson, Teen Summit, Live in L.A. w/Tanya Hart, Yolanda Gaskin’s show (forgot the name), etc. Those were the good ole days of BET. I haven’t watched BET in decades. It went downhill after the 80’s. I finally broke down and watched the 2009 BET Awards only because of the “supposed” Mijac tribute. Let’s just say after watching that debacle, it only reiterated my need to never watch BET again.

—–@ONE LOVE

—–I never said that BET was a front for the Machine. If you’re going to try to nitpick,
—–at least read my comment properly. I said it is a front FOR THE DIVISION of the
—–machine involved with pop culture. I use that term “Machine” as a metaphor for
—–the process of enacting the doctrines of Satan. I don’t give BET that much credit
—–to be “THE front” for the machine. Let me help you out, because you are trying to
—–come off as deep and intelligent, and you obviously need a lot of help lol.
—–Satan works through perceived options.This is why he presents you with rich vs.
—–poor, conservative vs. liberal, man vs. woman, etc. Liberal movements and
—–organizations are funded by the elite, and their leaders are coached on how to
—–bring the people more in league with the overall goal, i.e. MLK, Gandhi, etc. In
—–philosophical terms, this doctrine is known as the “Hegelian Dialectic”. It’s the
—–same principle that master masons call “equilibrium” or occultists call “as above/
—–so below”. The notion that you treat the simple masses as children and make
—–them think that they have a mind of their own, when they really don’t. This will
—–make them easier to train and pervert.

—–I think you were al little offended by my comment to Young Funny because you’re
—–another deluded black female feminist robot, lol. Instead of some of you black
—–women trying to attack every black man with a brain to show how educated you
—–think you are, why don’t you read and comprehend first. As an example of how
—–fruitlessly argumentative you are, you laid out the same corporate scheme I laid
—–out in regards to BET’s parent organizations, but I guess you had to show you
—–knew something lmao. If we really want to go there, all these companies are
—–owned by Lloyd’s of London, who as an entity is operated by the Crown, or the
—–13 ruling families. Now let me “digress”, lol. Politics is nothing but theatre, which
—–is why politicians are actors. When they don’t read their lines properly, you are
—–cut from the production. You are not going to change a damn thing, lmao. These
—–people are dealing with trillions on the table. Idealists are the fools that are sent
—–out to keep the people docile and non-rebellious while the elite enact their
—–agendas.

man .. I stopped watching BET years … I mean .. YEARS ago
yeah .. back when Video Soul had Donnie Simpson
and Rap City had Chris Thomas
even when Teen Summit had introduced us to Mya and Alicia Keys
damn … can I even get Midnight Love back? …
I cant even tell you what BET was thinking bringing out College Hill
when all they do is fight
Hell …I have a son and a daughter and most definitely dont want that image of ‘black college life’ is supposed to be like stuck in their heads !!
I can agree w/most who applaud TVOne …
At least I get to see Martin and Good Times
This email he wrote doesnt provide any more info that I didnt already know of
I mean … screw BET …
No one even cares about that network anymore!

if u ask me, i already knew bet was goin to go down da drain wen bobby johnson(i think dis is his name) sold it to deb lee. she dnt even look like she kno wat she doing. B.E.T is mad wack now. tha only show on there worth watch is 106 and park and even on there da host b down playing each other..smh. now they play sista sista, and one on one. basically all of upn trash shit that they threw away a couple years ago. BET needs to get it together.

@Judah, . . .and that is why you take so much time DEFENDING AND PROVING yourself too me and all the other so-called feminist, black male bashers, and robots. Certainly, it isn’t because you’re teaching us anything. All you’ve done is twist your words to distract us from your short-comings and quoted a few archaic wall scratchings. Noone is going to sign on to this BS because we have chosen to believe our own truths from countless histories contrary to what you’ve prescribed to: no lack of intelligence there, only choices. You want me to tell you that you are a black insecure, cripple-minded male who hides behind a blog. Wait, is this Paul Mooney in disguise? LOL, LMAO, ROFLMAO, what is that? Surely my son. As a black woman, I will always be your mother and have power over your destiny. My child, I will let you know when to be a man and when you should silence yourself. Right now, you need to be assertive and less aggressive, if you truly wish to teach. Otherwise, your opinions (no significant truths) are your own and will not be forced down my throat or any other bloggers here.

Go now and do your work as I’ve seen you do it best. Stop getting distracted when you are confronted with opposing views and believe that united we stand.

no surprises here…you can’t let nigglets run anything….maybe they shouldn’t have freed the slaves….

I’m sure he’s speaking the truth on most, if not all, of the issues. That being said, I bet Debra Lee’s annual salary that he got fired for his lack of business acumen, not because he wanted to make change.

Anybody making a dollar on the web knows that page views are more important than unique visitors. That’s not ad alses talk, that’s real money talk.

He sounds like someone who didn’t deserve a staff and probably was in over his head at the gig.

At the end of the day BET’s main goal is to make a profit. They don’t give a flying F**k about you or anyone else as long as there is money comming in.

Honestly, why should they? If people are dumb enough to watch the crap they put out there then……….hey, that’s their problem.

If Walmart had a hardcore porn section would you stop shopping there? Maybe some would, but most wouldn’t ….that’s society.

I wasn’t allowed to watch BET growing up, I’m 19 now and I still choose not to watch it. It’s really that simple. Every time you watch a program on BET you’re endorsing them. Don’t watch their programs. If you have a kids, block the channel.

“Supply and Demand”…as long as people keep watching…………

Who doesn’t know this, BET is a freaking joke and has no form of quality programming. When we as black people have been given the opportunity to make a difference we should grasp it and make the best of it. There are no positive shows depicted on BET. While I understand we are in a period of reality tv, and people love drama, they could at least include some quality shows which they have chosen not to do at all. When BET reaches complete failure, and a white person has ownership, they will then realize their failures.

BET is a horrible network I only watch them for their June award show (which seems like its a tribute to Beyonce every year now) and after what I saw they allowed at this year’s show and that disgrace of a tribute to MJ I’m finished!

TV One is where it’s at!!!

And Bravo, Lifetime, Oxygen, and MTV ….lol why I play so much

I understand where he is coming from (think about it SOME black people don’t want to see another black person come-up or help them out it sounds like he is s very smart man just trying to help out company and the OLD kats want give anybody a chance for new idea’s

This same thing goes on at an HBCU I once worked for. You can work your butt off and no one cares. But, if you kiss the administration’s behind and don’t do any work you will get a raise. Many people are resistant to change they do not understand nor comprehend, whether they have an MBA or PhD. It doesn’t matter how nice you say it or explain it. BET, by the content they repeatedly showcase is not interested in true growth or uplifting material they are interested in catering to any population that will provide income. “Love of money is the root of all evil”.

[...] In his email he stated: Over the past year I’ve seen a lot to reinforce my position that BET is too far gone in the negative to turn into a positive. We have all always thought the worst, but to actually see it in action is another thing in its entirety. The unprofessionalism, the tom foolery, the favors, the misappropriation of resources, the bad ideas that reinforce negative stereotypes, the emasculation of men, the meetings that break down in full fledged cursing battles, the unpaid overtime, the tears from employees scared for their underpaid and overworked positions and ultimately the unwillingness to change are all harsh realities that I’ve witnessed firsthand. Read more… [...]

[...] I needed one year to see what really went on inside the belly of the beast. I needed 365 days to sleep with the enemy and infiltrate the [...]

Interesting, even though he did confirm all what was true about BET, he had to see first hand. I suggest he create his own TV station and bring back the hope of a Black Entertainment Station!

he isn’t 100% black that is why he wasn’t accepted!! Dummy for thinking he would make it there!