New Low: ‘Jena Six’ Members Present Hip Hop Award On BET
In an era of shocking things, this has to be one of the most shocking: at the Hip Hop Awards aired on Black Entertainment Television Thursday, two members of the ‘Jena Six’ were actually introduced to help present the Video of the Year honors to Kanye West.
There’s some delicious irony, wouldn’t you agree?
“By no means are we condoning a six-on-one beat-down,” Williams said during his introduction of the teens, one of whom is still facing attempted murder charges in connection with the attack on white student Justin Barker. “… But the injustice perpetrated on these young men is straight criminal.”
As Jones and Purvis walked onto the stage at the Atlanta Civic Center, where the awards show was filmed on Saturday, they were greeted by a standing ovation.
“They don’t look so tough, do they?” Williams joked as the teens stepped up to the podium.
Both Jones and Purvis thanked a number of people, including family, friends, the “Hip-Hop Nation” and the thousands who came to their small hometown to rally behind their case.
Purvis said the Sept. 20 rally proved “our generation can unite and rally around a cause.”
The teens assisted Williams in presenting the Video of the Year honor to Kanye West for “Stronger.” Purvis handed the award to West, who in turn shook hands with both teens.
Just imagine if six white students beat a black student, and then two of them were allowed to present at the Country Music Awards.
Think that would generate some outrage?
Newsbusters article By Noel Sheppard HERE.
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“They don’t look so tough, do they?”
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Oh … hell no … /sarc
The inmates have not only taken over the asylum, but have poured out onto the streets like raw sewage.
October 19th, 2007 at 8:30 amWhat they did was very illegal. The douches throwing the noose on the tree probably deserved the ass kicking they got. But as for attempted murder charges that was way out of line. So I think the Jena 6 movement was called for. This turning them into heroes thing however is incredibly rediculous.
October 19th, 2007 at 9:06 amI’m really loving the voices of Star Parker, Thomas Sowell, Bill Cosby and Jason Whitlock. NOT AFRAID of kicking butts in their own African-American “community”.
“NFL buffoons leaving terrible legacy”
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7343980?MSNHPHMA
October 19th, 2007 at 9:06 amTurambar, the guy the Jena 6 beat the shit out of was not one of the punks that hung the nooses, that is the problem here. Yeah, if they had actually beat the snot out of one of the punks, not as bad, but for these criminals to be touted as heroes is pathetic. and then they state that “our generation can unite and rally around a cause.” ?? WTF??
Is there cause that of numerous blacks beating the snot out of innocent white people? that the cause turns to raping innocent white girls, then they turn on hispanics, and after that the asians? It does not matter if they are black or white, they did this as a hate crime themselves, and that should be one of the charges they face, and pay for.
October 19th, 2007 at 9:30 amWhat a joke. It’s appropiate they got these junior criminals to present awards for music that generally glorifies criminal, craven behavior. If white kids that had beaten up a black kid were honored by presenting a Country Music Award–can you imagine????? Of course, the CMA people have more sense than that. The same cannot be said for BET.
October 19th, 2007 at 9:43 am~ “By no means are we condoning a six-on-one beat-down,” Williams said
Then I ask what are you doing by granting them even more of a celebrity status. Any group that not only glorifies but seems to expect this kind of behaviour from its young people is doomed to failure. Unfortunately said failure will be violent and cost other both in lives and resources. Thank you Sharpton and Jackson!
~ “They don’t look so tough, do they?” Williams joked as the teens stepped up to the podium.
That is precisely why there were six of them going after one innocent victim. Pieces of trash like them have to run in numbers for power, because alone they are nothing.
October 19th, 2007 at 10:23 amI can see it now. “Gangstas” and the like will think all they have to do is commit crimes to become famous. Not like it stopped them before when it didn’t make them famous, but still more crime and immorality will come from this.
October 19th, 2007 at 10:49 ami fucking hate rap even worse after reading this
did they never hear of sticks and stones?
October 19th, 2007 at 11:20 amOh yes, and I have to add: Kanye West. There’s a real role model.
October 19th, 2007 at 11:26 am“Turambar, the guy the Jena 6 beat the shit out of was not one of the punks that hung the nooses, that is the problem here.”
Never heard that out of the MSM. The way they report it, you would think that it WAS one of the guys who hung the nooses.
Where did you find that?
October 19th, 2007 at 12:39 pmI never have been a fan of BET. Shit like this is why.
And um… fuck Kanye. Sackless socialist piece of shit.
October 19th, 2007 at 12:40 pmFuture0311(the infidel),
October 19th, 2007 at 12:48 pmIn the words of Kanye West “President Bush hates black people”
I feel exactly how you do about that guy. I mean what a bullshit statement to make. Oh and the statement of the victim not being a noose hanger was on Hannity and Colmes one night too Future. They had the attorney on their show