Last night, after veiwing The State of The Union address, I tweeted and posted the following:
@HuggiW Massah (@Viacom owner of @BET) decided not 2 let the slaves (their viewers) watch the #SOTU choosing instead 2 air #bafoonery &#tomfoolery
I received the following response:
"The slaves had a choice to turn to a different channel. BET is a business, they got more viewers showing the GAME than the SOTU, sad but true."
To which I responded:
"Yep, you're right. The practice of slavery is usually motivated by business at the expense of others whose choices, be it their own, are usually influenced by others who could care less about the slave's best interest."
Interestingly, I woke up with more thoughts on the topic which prompted me to go back and check my sources and this is my updated response:
I humbly apologize and stand corrected regarding the aforementioned tweet:
I criticized the wrong entity. Viacom (@Viacom) actually aired the #SOTU on one of its other networks, Centric (@CentricTV).
As an older citizen of the US, I need this generation to be aware of and informed of the processes and people that shape our nation AND to partake in the political process knowledgebly. I applaud any business or corporation that would assist in providing this knowledge and criticize any business or corporation that would INFLUENCE and ENCOURAGE its patrons to CHOOSE to be uninformed by sending a tweet saying:
"@BETTheGame: "Sorry Obama" is trending as everyone changed the channel to BET!!!! #BETTheGame"
and even for Angelina Jolie to respond with:
"@RealAngieJolie: Don't say "Sorry Obama" if you're about to change the channel. Say sorry to yourself for missing out on an educational experience. #SOTU"
Other resplies to this tweet:
"@itscicily: @BETTheGame I'm embarrassed you all think this is cute! #SOTU"
"@T_CrazySexyCool: that's why the show sucks now ===> RT @BETTheGame "Sorry Obama" is trending as everyone changed the channel to BET!!!! #BETTheGame"
"@ImNotBeezy: #ignorance --> RT @BETTheGame "Sorry Obama" is trending as everyone changed the channel to BET!!!! #BETTheGame"
"@RobbRL: WTF would u tweet this for?!?! #Dumbasses! RT @BETTheGame "Sorry Obama" is trending as everyone changed the channel to BET!!!! #BETTheGame"
"@Bird_E: I went to @BETTheGame just knowing that the "Sorry Obama" RT was put together by some ignorant fool & not an actual tweet. I was wrong. Sad"
"@Keiannarae: @BETTheGame uhm, you're proud of that?!?! WHO is tweeting for @BET?!?! Someone needs a reality check and a new job!!! Ignorant fool!"
"@Bird_E: @BETTheGame ummmmmm that's a problem"
It appears that I should have criticized The Game's (@BETTheGame) tweet person instead! Lol!
Entertainment has its place, but let's use our grassroots voice (which The Game (@BETTheGame) has now become famous for) to influence a generation to obtain knowledge and utilize their political power. Let's become masters of the game instead of just pawns lulled by The Game.
