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BET Awards -- The White Elephant in the Room

Hang on tight -- its about to get racial up in here. TMZ has learned that 2007 could be the first year that a white musician wins a Black Entertainment Television Award ... besides Michael Jackson.
Robin Thicke, BET Awards
Platinum-selling superstar Robin Thicke has been nominated for two BET Awards: Best Male R&B Artist, and his song "Lost Without You" is up for a Viewer's Choice Award. Only two other white artists have ever even been nominated for a BET Award -- Justin Timberlake and Eminem -- but neither of them took home the prize. Could Robin break down the BET color barrier?!

The competition is thick; Thicke is up against Akon, John Legend, Gerald Levert, and Ne-Yo for Best Male, and competing with Beyonce, Birdman & Lil' Wayne, Bow Wow featuring Chris Brown, Ciara and UNK for the Viewer's Choice.

The BET Awards will be live from The Shrine in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 26.

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1. Sorry Robin, "no crackers allowed"...

Posted at 1:44PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Juke

2. FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 1:44PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Oh puuuleease!!

3. damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 1:46PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Oh puuuleease!!

4.
R Kelly invited him so he could "flirt" with Robin's chick.

Posted at 1:47PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Hollywood Blvd. Ho

5. I think he should win the award. Black Entertainment Television isn't about having an "all black" network, regardless of what some people think. The black community already embraces Robin Thicke's music anyway, so if he wins, it'd be well-deserved.

Posted at 1:47PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Ronny W.

6. Let the white man win....it's an equal chance.

Posted at 1:48PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Edward

7. I'm african american and feel Robin Thicke is more than worthy of the win. There is no need to be racist when something has been well earned and I think "our" people welcome him with open arms. I saw him in concert and was impressed. I purchased both of his albums; one of the songs he actually sounds like Stevie Wonder. Good luck to him...

Posted at 1:49PM on Jun 14th 2007 by kbnh

8. BET AWARDS IS RACIST....................... IF THEIR WERE A "WET " ( WHITE ENTERTAINMENT AWARD ) WE'D HAVE JESSE JACKSON, SHARPTON, AND THE LIST GOES ON HOLDING NEWS CONFERENCES CALLING " WET " A RACIST ORGANIZATION ........ ENOUGH OF THIS REVERSE DISCRIMINATION THE BLACKS LIKE TO HOLLER ABOUT .....................

Posted at 1:51PM on Jun 14th 2007 by themomma

9. He is not going to get "best male" being Gerald Levertt passed away. But he will get "Viewers Choice" Well at least with the others in the nomination with him, he should win it.

Posted at 1:52PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Lynn

10. NO-NO-NO-NO-NO

Posted at 1:53PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Al Sharpton

11. ANY rapper, person who listens to rap, person who purchases rap, person who posseses rap, person who professes a taste for rap, or person who professes a taste for a person who professes a taste for rap should be jailed for the remainder of their natural life! (only if there is a power outage at the state pen that has disabled the use of the electric chair)

Posted at 1:55PM on Jun 14th 2007 by assman

12. Well he's married to Paula Patton, BET should give him an award for THAT!

Posted at 1:55PM on Jun 14th 2007 by EricD

13. Why is it... really... ok for them to make a huge deal out of this? It's ok for BET, and shows on it, to be completely obnoxious and IN YOUR FACE about making fun of white, hispanic, asian and anyone else who's not black...

How is that N-O-T racist?

BET is the poster child of racism.

Posted at 1:56PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Whatever

14. #8
I'm in total agreement with you.
I think Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great man. These other clowns aren't even close.

Posted at 1:57PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Rick

15. THANK YOU themomma! I couldn't have said it better myself!

Posted at 1:57PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Mel

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