BET Banned Teairra Mari & Soulja Boy's "Sponsor" Video?

Well this is some ish. We got a letter from someone who is from Teairra Mari's team that BET has banned her and Soulja Boy's video for "Sponsor".
Apparently BET has deemed the video as detrimental to young women because it supposedly teaches them to get paid for sex/relations with men. Which is debatable in itself. And Teairra's people say this is a blatant double standard in the industry.
The drama when you read on...
We actually confirmed this afternoon that BET indeed is giving the video a much harder time airing. All because the station execs are weary of the message. Here's the letter we received:
I was informed that 106 and Park, a source for African Americans to promote their music, have banned Teairra Mari's song Sponsor and other projects from surfacing on their channel. No one else will report because they don't want to put it on blast. I feel bad for the underdogs because they are not given a fair chance and its even worse when your own kind won't promote you. What's bad about Sponsor that overshadows any work that Lil Wayne, Ludacris, and many others have showcased on BET? Why is it, do you think, that booty shaking and such is allowed but a video by a woman encouraging others to make it is bad. Why is it that Lil Wayne can perform "Every Girl In the World" with his daughter on stage, but women artists have to be "appropriate". I understand if they would at least let Teairra come on the show to explain the concept behind the song. It just seems like a shady business where people who have made it have certain control over those that haven't
through shady connections.I know people may say "well who checkin' for..." but what if these people actually had a chance in the business if it wasn't so shady?
Why am I not surprised by this type of foolishness from the network? Did BET not watch until the end when Teairra clearly displays her own Black Card after going on a day of shopping sprees and such? Yes, the video made you believe Soulja Boy was her sponsor and yes the words of the song do ask a male to "sponsor a lifestyle" in one way or another. But is it not the same when male artists so openly show in their videos how they're buying up the stores for their groupie/jump off who trailing behind all happy and aimlessly. So that type of basic ish is ok? But when a woman is buying her own ish and/or putting it out there that her man can buy her whatever he pleases, it becomes a problem?
I'm not going to go into the conspiracy theory glaring me in my eye concerning BET rather having women look like jump offs or used as booty shakers than look like they're in control of their own situation. Nope...not gonna do it. Peep the video for yourselves and speak on it:


















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yea that is messed up but hey
7:15 pm - Sep 1, '10
I LOVE THIS SONG I ALL WAYS
10:06 am - Jul 28, '10
I LOVE THIS SONG I ALL WAYS
10:06 am - Jul 28, '10
i love this song and i first
9:56 am - Jul 11, '10
I find nothing wrong with the
3:07 pm - Jun 2, '10
Yea lol as im watching the
1:54 pm - Jun 19, '10
BET CAN SUCK THIS BIG FAT
5:38 pm - May 18, '10
Who created the boycott? and
11:12 am - May 27, '10
male rap videos promote the
5:09 pm - Jul 23, '10
male rap videos promote the
5:09 pm - Jul 23, '10
Okay, true, but do you think
3:10 pm - Jun 2, '10
Why is BET on stank mode! It
12:02 pm - May 13, '10
How the hell do they ban this
9:36 pm - Apr 28, '10
i love this song nd i
8:24 pm - Apr 25, '10
i wouldnt be surprised if her
11:53 pm - Apr 22, '10
First off BET wants to act
9:19 pm - Apr 21, '10
ARE YOU SERIOUS BET?? If
2:29 pm - Apr 21, '10
sum1 made a good pt about
10:38 pm - Apr 20, '10
Well this is ridiculous now
7:56 am - Apr 24, '10
Well this is ridiculous now
7:56 am - Apr 24, '10
MAYBE I AM NOT HEARING
2:34 pm - Apr 20, '10
What man do you know thats
10:54 am - Apr 23, '10
lol thank u. I kno the
10:03 pm - Apr 20, '10
Out of all the damaging ish
8:04 am - Apr 20, '10
Sponsor; Definition: Person
8:15 pm - Apr 19, '10
We should boycot... We have
8:31 pm - Apr 19, '10
I don't understand why they
12:56 pm - Apr 19, '10
THIS IS CRAZY THEY WANT TO
8:08 am - Apr 19, '10
Sounds like someone very
12:34 am - Apr 19, '10
BET is a trip! They should
1:49 am - Apr 19, '10
whoever wrote this article is
10:27 pm - Apr 18, '10
yea but what they are saying
12:20 pm - May 12, '10
People like u miss the point.
1:43 am - Apr 19, '10
The whole parent argument is
2:58 am - Feb 21, '12
The whole parent argument is
2:58 am - Feb 21, '12
Man this is bull, they show
5:14 am - Apr 18, '10
Could it be that this is the
10:08 pm - Apr 17, '10
b/c thats clearly not the
4:24 am - Apr 18, '10
Sounds like someone has been
7:18 pm - Apr 17, '10
Good because Teairra Mari
6:06 pm - Apr 17, '10
BET cant be serious?! That
1:40 pm - Apr 17, '10
F*** BET!! NEXT!!!!!!
11:18 am - Apr 17, '10
This is the exact reason why
10:00 am - Apr 17, '10
great comment u touch base on
4:27 am - Apr 18, '10
Funny all this coming from
9:13 am - Apr 17, '10
womp. vid is garbage.
8:15 am - Apr 17, '10
all the booty shaken video it
9:01 am - Apr 17, '10
BET is a mess and a H.A.M at
2:51 am - Apr 17, '10
teairra mari just tweeted
12:22 am - Apr 17, '10
Watch wen BET lie and say
11:59 pm - Apr 16, '10
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