Yeah, of course WET would be racist, as BET would be in another CONTEXT, that is, if African Americans dominated the culture and whites got discriminated against on a daily basis. Such events are a necessity as long as there is actual discrimination and factual segregation to raise awareness of the issue in the minds of the mainstream (=whites).

Many people here argue against BET and BHM and I believe them that they are not racist but I also that they do not fully grasp how it must be for an African American to be repeatedly confronted with underlying racism and rejection throughout their entire life! Not to mention the people who are STILL real racists, openly so or hidden.

So you ask: "Why the double standard?" The answer is a question: "Why still the double standard in the treatment of different races in society in general?"