Willy Northpole: Too Black For BET
EDUTAINMENT By TC on July 13, 2009 at 3:46 pm
I truly despise this channel. So much, I keep it tuned in to stay on top of their fuckery, in an enemies-close-kinda-way. Their latest act of business is nothing short of the first class stupidity that’s earned them the right to be Viacom’s Cinderella (minus the fairy godmother) for all these years. As it turns out, Willy Northpole’s “#1 Side Chick” video’s portrayal of a guy with two girlfriends is unfit for their polished programming, as they have declared it banned from future broadcasting.
In a statement collected by SOHH, Willy Northpole’s manager Tiffany Johnson had this to say:
BET didn’t like how the video portrays a man in a relationship with two women. Johnson says there’s no anger in Northpole’s camp toward BET, but the channel’s decision “Kind of hurt, because they’ve shown a lot worse,” she says. “I don’t know how they can say we’re portraying something unwholesome, because the video ends with the man marrying one of the women. I feel our video is tasteful. We were kind of offended. My first thought was ‘Every Girl’ can get played, and we can’t?” (Phoenix New Times)
Fair question, especially with the live rendition from their sloppy award show treading dangerously in to the realm of pedophilia. I can’t wait to hear their excuse when “Best I Ever Had” makes fourteen appearances on the daily.
But in BET’s defense, imagery wasn’t the problem, seeing Willy showed more skin than any of the female models, it was the subliminal message it transpired to the viewers. So it’s O.K. for females to have two lovers but not males? No? Then how do explain Pleasure P’s “Boyfriend #2″ being aired continuous on a continuous basis (sexist much Debra Lee?) which features a man patiently waiting to get his share of his prize eventually alluding to scenes of him throwing her on the bed to “cuddle.” (Because that’s all side flames do with each other of course.)
Pleasure P – “Boyfriend #2″ Video
This act of blatant favoritism on BET’s part brings back shameful memories when they banned Little Brother’s “Lovin’ It” video (from 2005’s The Minstrel Show) for being too…intellectual. Looking back, I’d have to agree it would have been a deplorable offense for the children to actually watch something that challenged their brain to operate. [Sarcasm]
What it all boils down to is certain individuals so concerned with displaying a squeaky clean “Black” perception, they lose sight of their brothers & sisters’ artistic vision.
Just like some typical niggas.
Previously Posted — Willy Northpole Feat. Bobby Valentino – “#1 Side Chick” Video
Posted in EDUTAINMENT, GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK, VIDEO — Tags: BET, Bobby Valentino, Tha Connect, Willy Northpole
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16 Comments
Wait, what? They won’t play #1 Side chick? Have they not seen the video. He’s gets played by the chick he’s playing. Damn, Bet, you’ll stupid.
War my #1 side chick looks just like his.
*starts slow clap*
nuthin left to say…except “fuck BET”
You sure they didnt ban that video and song cuz it sucks?
All good. It’s a good look for AZ because the interest in Willy just went through the roof… Good move for the home team. The MJ Tribute didn’t keep me from throwin’ my middle finger at BET.
I am surprised when BET does something right.
complexone Says:
You sure they didnt ban that video and song cuz it sucks?
– When has that stopped them before. Hell..do we even need to count?
BET’s about as random as it gets. 2 girlfriends is too much, but there’s a stripper pole in 69% of their videos (You can check, I did the tabulations).
Makes sense to me. Blame it on the alcohol, I guess…
dogg im messican and think bet is not only the bane of the black race but also the hip hop culture as a whole.
i watched 106 and park in my hotel room the other afternoon and i think damn near every video minus hovs of course had auto tune in it…smh
BET makes no sense in their actions.
I had a video that they refused to put into rotation…
Yet MTV embraced it with open arms.
(The video showed nothing inappropriate at all – it did not even hint at it)
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There is neither rhyme nor reason to their idiotic moves.
They do as they please because at this point… they actually can.
Give it a year or two and BET will no longer exist in its power.
(Whatever little they actually have left anyway – they exert it regardless)
This may be one of many reasons why all of BET’s employees jumped ship for jobs at MTV. Shame on you BET! :(
isnt bet owned by viacom?
BET stands for Brilliant Entertainment Television…
I think BET is rollin’ with the same evil scientist who created the virus to kill off black people. Yeah, sounds like they’re from the same hood.
Oh, 1 more thing… Can we please ban together and boycott BET?
I mean, us “Niggaz” can find an alternative…
Like, instead of fu*kin on TV in the videos, why don’t we just try the privacy of our own homes? (It could work)
I never could figure out why that Little Brother video was banned.
They play all the black exploitation films over and over again. That American Gangster series was pure ignorance, but they ban a video.
Master P…..hurry up with BBTV!!! BET is on some serious bullish!
http://www.betterblacktv.com/