Last night, while watching a rerun of the popular hit sitcom ‘Girlfriends,’ I was surprised to see words such as “bitch” and “damn” were censored by the cable network. 10 years ago, when ‘Girlfriends‘ was a hit, profanity on the show was the norm. I thought it would only get worse over the years as morality continued its decline in America.
But today, cable networks are taking a stand against indecency, and gossip blog TMZ.com reports that BET has banned the woefully misogynistic music video “Stupid Hoe” by misguided rapper Nicki Minaj.
Why the sudden shift in morality by BET and other cable networks after all these years?
From TMZ:
We spoke with a rep for BET who wouldn’t specify exactly why the network has banned the video — simply saying BET will not be broadcasting it.
But sources at the company tell us, the ban was put in place because the video’s just too explicit for TV.
The song lyrics alone are bad enough — repeating the phrase “stupid h*e” dozens of times — but the video itself is damn raunchy too, showing several nearly naked female figures. Normally this is where we’d post the video … but in this case, just Google it.
It’s pretty great — especially if you like Nicki’s butt in a thong.
