Kanye West is a genius?? Who knew.
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--- On Mon, 9/14/09, Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@hotmail.com> wrote:
From: Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] OT: Kanye West Again Ruins Award Recipient's Moment
To: "SciFiNoir2" <scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Monday, September 14, 2009, 6:54 AM
I'm thinking that the Curse of Genius has bitten him on the a$$ and he's just
gone N-V-T-S-NUTS.
"If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody
hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik
To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com
From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:01:50 +0000
Subject: [scifinoir2] OT: Kanye West Again Ruins Award Recipient's Moment
To get away from healthcare, rude Republicans, and terrorists. As Monty Python
gang said, "And now for something completely different... " what the heck is
wrong with the brother??
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Kanye West Has Truly Lost It This Time
Posted 6 minutes ago
by Billy Johnson, Jr. in Hip-Hop Media Training
You know that saying, it takes a village to raise a child?
Apparently, Kanye's village has failed him. He obviously
doesn't have a real friend in the world. There does not appear to be anyone who
can get through to him, to make him understand that he needs to curb his
obnoxious behavior.
I thought it was a joke when Kanye showed up on the MTV Video
Music Awards stage next to Taylor Swift, right in the middle of her acceptance
speech for Best Female Video for "You Belong With Me." It was the first Moon Man
for the 19-year-old country starlet, who has become an equally huge star in the
pop world.
"I always dreamed about what it would be like to win one of
these one day," Taylor
said with surprise. "I never thought it would happen."
As Taylor
continued, Kanye interrupted, saying he thought Beyonce's "Single Ladies" video
was wrongly overlooked. "Hey Taylor,
I'm really happy for you, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time."
Taylor
looked humiliated. I felt humiliated for her. The audience booed him, and gave
her a standing ovation.
I didn't expect Taylor
to win that award, and I'm not upset about Kanye's opinion. However, bum-rushing
the stage wasn't the appropriate time and place to express his disagreement.
Not only was Kanye's approach disrespectful, it was
especially a disrespectful act directed towards a woman--a teenage girl,
actually. Taylor
won't turn 20 until December. I can only imagine how her father feels. I'm sure
he would like
to have a talk to Kanye. I'm not related to her, and I'd like to have a talk
with him.
If Kanye wants people to win the awards he thinks they deserve,
he should create his own event. He should name it after his website,
KanyeUniversecity. com, and webcast
it.
Kanye is a guest at the MTV Video Music Awards. He does not
determine the winners. The winners are determined by popular vote. Furthermore,
aside from the fact that Taylor Swift is a top-selling artist, who has
revolutionized
teen country pop, she did not have any competition in this category as her
competitors Beyonce, Lady GaGa, Pink, and Kelly Clarkson split the pop vote.
Taylor had to get 100
percent of the country vote, plus some of the pop vote as well.
It's simple math that even a "College Dropout" should be
able to figure out.
Ironically, a MTV
writer joked that Kanye's rant was an indication that he might be inebriated.
"Kanye West ruins Taylor Swift's big moment," the MTV.com editor wrote. "Further
proof that he's on the Hennessy. In my humble opinion, that is."
MTV also reported that Perez Hilton and
Hayley Williams started a #TeamTaylor trend on Twitter.
Pink tweeted about her annoyance with Kanye.
"Kanye West is the biggest piece of sh-t on earth. Quote me," she wrote. "My
heart goes out to Taylor Swift. She is a sweet and talented girl, and deserved
her moment. She should know we all love her."
Kanye has previously made award show rants about Gretchen
Wilson, Justice and Simian, as well as Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake,
but this was the worst.
I give credit to Taylor.
She handled it gracefully. The audience countered him by giving her a standing
ovation, and booed Kanye throughout the night whenever his name was mentioned.
Taylor
performed "You Belong With Me" live just minutes later. I watched, wondering if
she would feel flustered, and if it would show in her performance. But it
didn't.
I think she channeled that negative energy into a positive.
Good for her.
Fortunately, Taylor
got another chance to complete her acceptance speech. When Beyonce accepted the
Best Video Award for "Single Ladies," she invited Taylor back on stage.
"Wow, this is amazing," Beyonce said when receiving her
award. "I remember being 17-years-old and up for my first MTV award with
Destiny's Child. It was one of the most exciting moments in my life. So, I'd
like for Taylor
to come out and have her moment."
Taylor
then joined Beyonce on stage and recited her acceptance speech without making
reference to Kanye.
Still, MTV should have thrown Kanye out of the event. Had
any other heckler had the audacity to interrupt the broadcast, they would have
been thrown out and probably charged. He should not be treated any differently.
This dude needs help.
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