Africa is once again
excited about the
fact that you have
decided to maintain our
only slot in your
numerous award
categories Best
International Act
(Africa).
Though we wish we
had more than one
category as we have
far number of black
people on our
continent than America or Europe, we still think
half a loaf is better than none.
I am not sure if the meaning of BET-Black
Entertainment Television has changed yet. If it
has not, wont it be prudent to make sure you
embrace the continent with the highest
number of black people?
Oh no! I just remembered You are business and
you are more interested in profit than anything
else
Since African-Americans pose to have
greater purchasing power than those of us
down here in Africa, I guess you will continue to
fill them up in all the categoriesand just sprinkle
us over things so to create that sort of
disproportionate sense of balance Right?
Anyway, what will happen if you give the only
category you have assigned to us a stage
presentation during this years award
ceremony?
Look, we may not have electricity all the time
to watch television down here in Africa but
last year, most of us rushed to the homes of
the few people who could afford generators in
order to be able to watch our Africa brothers
walk up your stage to collect their plaques. But
you failed to even mention their names on
stage, let alone walk up there.
Even though we couldnt understand
the fast English your people kept speaking,
we endured the pain, hoping the sight of our
brothers who travelled all the way to your
far-away country would be worth the hustle.
Can you imagine how disappointed some of us
were when we could not see our brothers on
TV after walking nearly 2 miles just to have
access to a television?
Come on, you couldnt give the
whole continent of Africa just 2 minutes of
your air time?
As I intentionally mentioned above, Africa is a
continent and we will appreciate if you treat
Africa as such. The last time I confused a
Ghanaian for Nigerian, I nearly got a slap
We are not enemies but we are all unique in our
own ways. Why do you continue to give two
of our brothers the same award? Even if you
wanted to do this with us, why didnt you use
Lil Kim and Nicki Minaj for the pilot project?
Despite the fact that 10 of our beautiful
women can peacefully share one ugly man, we
like elitism and we would be grateful if you
appreciate our talents independently.
We love to brag and you are not making this
happen. How can Ghanaians show off and
make Nigerians feel small when you gave
Sarkodie and Wizkid the same award?
Did you think they were twins? One likes Eba
and the other loves Kenkey
If you do not give our talents the respect and
recognition they deserve on your main stage
this year, count us out of your subsequent
events.
We will just speak to our Chinese brothers
who are exploiting us down here to help us
start our own version of BET Awards, and we
will call it rBET Awards The r means REAL!
And you know how good these guys are!
I hope I will not have to write to you again next
year All the best and remember Africa is one
big continent, not a country.
Thank You.

I love this kind of write ups. Witty and filled with pointed sarcasms....hehehehe. As an African, how did you even know to access the internet? Oh, I know, you walked 5 miles to the only business/internet cafe around and begged the 'oyibo' typist to help send a letter to BET. Hahahahahahahaha
Me likey!

Its quite funny ow dis guys tink we're irrelevant in some way! Hope dey read d letter tho!

Been tryin to post since,, mehn it was really interesting! See ghana dey struggle title wiv us all in the name of BET, ANA SO DEM INSULT 2BABA AND DBANJ giv them title make them share dbanj do like say na grammy....de shout ,,,,chai finally BET...av@gotten u, mtchewwwww abegi, hope the letter gets to them.. Once again bigups

double zero:


As I intentionally mentioned above, Africa is a
continent and we will appreciate if you treat
Africa as such. The last time I confused a
Ghanaian for Nigerian, I nearly got a slap
We are not enemies but we are all unique in our
own ways. Why do you continue to give two
of our brothers the same award? Even if you
wanted to do this with us, why didnt you use
Lil Kim and Nicki Minaj for the pilot project?
Despite the fact that 10 of our beautiful
women can peacefully share one ugly man, we
like elitism and we would be grateful if you
appreciate our talents independently.
We love to brag and you are not making this
happen. How can Ghanaians show off and
make Nigerians feel small when you gave
Sarkodie and Wizkid the same award?
Did you think they were twins? One likes Eba
and the other loves Kenkey
If you do not give our talents the respect and
recognition they deserve on your main stage
this year.

I hope I will not have to write to you again next
year All the best and remember Africa is one
big continent, not a country.
Thank You.

could not have said better, this part annoys me...