She walked up to the stage, and shyly accepted her award. She went on to thank everyone for allowing her to have the award despite her background in country music, seeing as how the VMA's are a usually pop-dominated awards show. Now I'm not a huge Taylor Swift fan, but I'll admit that I think she's sweet and she's worked hard to get where she is today. She may not have deserved the award as much as...I don't know, Beyonce- but she deserved it nonetheless.
However slightly upset I was that Taylor Swift won the moonman, I was forced to defend her the second I witnessed what happened next.
Kanye West strutted on to the stage.
(Now we all know where this is going...)
He forcefully took the mic straight out of Taylor's hands, put it to his lips, and began to praise the woman he believed should have won the award. Check it out.
The poor girl didn't even know if that crowd was booing Kanye or if they were booing her. Nobody should have to go through that, especially when they're receiving an award for something that they've worked really hard towards. It should have been a beautiful moment for her, but it was ultimately ruined by Kanye's self-righteous need to let the world know his opinion. What did he expect? That they would just give Beyonce the award because he said so? Because she was his favorite? Even Beyonce looked horribly embarrassed by the whole situation.
To be honest, this post is kind of starting to remind me of my last one on Spencer and Heidi Pratt. Now don't get me wrong, I think that Kanye West has a hell of a lot more talent than Spencer and Heidi in every way, but his conceit is just as obnoxious as theirs. What makes him think that his opinion is so important? Does he not realize that being such a jerk undermines his talent so incredibly? I might actually be a Kanye fan if it weren't for his disgusting personality, and he doesn't seem to realize how much it affects his image. Grow up, Kanye. And apologize.
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SORRY the video got copyrighted on me. I'm sure y'all can find it somewhere.
I only saw the second half or so of the VMA's, but I definately heard about it. The part I did see included "Best Video" in which Beyonce actually did win. When Beyonce took the stage, she spoke about being 17 and at the VMA's winning an award with Destiny's Child, and how much that meant to her. She then allows Taylor to come back on stage, and finish her acceptance. I thought that that was the best thing Beyonce could have done. I'm not a huge fan of "Single Ladies," but I did appreciate Beyonce's courage to practically disassociate herself with one of her big fans, Kanye the Jerk.
I think that Kanye West perhaps felt bad for his actions at the MTV awards. Tonight on the Jay Leno Show, before he was scheduled to perform, Kanye sat down with Leno and gave Taylor Swift a sort of half-apology. I am glad that he at least realized that his actions were unacceptable. Or, as the cynic in me says, one of his publisicts told him to save what was left of hus image. To me, his short apology seemed insincere. He looked bored and unhappy to be in the situation. It serves him right.
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