How the Image Awards Ruined That of the NAACP

When you think of why black people are so comfortable perpetuating the myth that black people can’t do anything right, consider the nominations for the achievement awards handed out by the foremost minority activism group in the United States.

Outstanding Reality Series

• “American Idol 8″ (FOX)
• “America’s Next Top Model” (CW)
• “Dancing With the Stars” (ABC)
• “Extreme Makeover” (ABC)
• “Real Housewives of Atlanta” (Bravo)

Outstanding Variety – (Series or Special)

• “BET Awards 2009″ (BET)
• “Bill Cosby: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor” (PBS)
• “Michael Jackson Memorial Service” (ABC, BET, CNN, MTV, NBC)
• “Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me” (HBO)
• “We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial” (HBO)

As you can guess, the above highlighted are a bunch of bull. And probably will take the awards in their respective categories. There’s nothing outstanding about the ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ with the exception of credit card balances and time to be paid back by drama-seeking viewers.

And a funeral and a haphazard awards show are up for best variety programming? Really? Why not throw the inauguration in there just to make it interesting. The sorrow and soul of Michael Jackson’s funeral clearly is the runaway favorite. Just hand it out now.

At a certain point, people in charge have to step back and consider, “will this really make sense when someone puts it on Twitter and Facebook? Do we really want this on CNN?”