Although they scrapped a last minute idea to bus is some actual protesters from Ferguson and allow them to mug the overwhelmingly rich liberal crowd.

(AP) – Sunday night’s MTV VMAs will mix a serious social message in along with Nicki Minaj’s snakes and Iggy Azalea’s much anticipated appearance.

MTV President Stephen Friedman said in a statement Sunday just hours before the show that the network would air a 15-second spot focusing on race in hopes of spurring a discussion about the events surrounding the Aug. 9 police shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was unarmed when he was killed.

He became an instant symbol of racial injustice as protesters flooded into the streets of Ferguson, Missouri after his death, and the federal government has launched an investigation.

“It’s a call to action to our audience that we have to confront our own bias head-on before we can truly create change,” Friedman said.