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Originally posted by Rockstar101
BET want those white tween audiences It's not that hard to see? He'll be tweeting telling all his fans to watch, and they will! :durh:
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Exactly....regardless, Justin's music does appeal to the urban community considering he is Usher's protegee, and has records featuring Soulja Boy, Sean Kingston, Ludacris, etc...
And to hit on another point, BET is not a racist channel. Not only is is a subsidary of Viacom that owns Nickelodeon and MTV - but on another point, BET just means it's a television station for programing geared towards the urban community, which tends to be predominantly black and hispanic...it's not even racist at all, and I think people should be proud that they have something in today's media that portrays black/urban culture because honestly, you don't really see it anywhere else....off the top of my head, there is only one black character within the American top 4 basic cable stations that comes to mind - Mercades from Glee, other than that...there is really nothing.
...I'm sure MTV Tres is racist too, right?...Maybe Logo is offensive too! Since those stations all appeal to ONE type of culture or group of people.
On another note, Mariah Carey is half black sooooo it's not THAT out there that she is on the BET's...and ultimately, why does it have to come down to black or white? Justin Beiber has found urban success, it's not a stretch that he is nominated...and quite frankly, while I hope Nicki wins, I think Justin should win because compared to the other nominees, his success is unparalleled.