The VMAs: MJ tribute, Kanye Debacle

I like many other people sat last night and watched the MTV VMA awards. Really, I didn’t want to, but my roommate was there, and well, I wanted to look sociable. I guess my sociability was well worth it in the end.
The VMAs started out on a solemn tone with Madonna giving homage to the Micheal Jackson. After, many of Jackson’s old videos were played and we were all momentarily transported to the 1980s where Thriller was the big hit and so were tight jeans and black pants with socks. Really, I thought it was decent because Jackson was in the beginnings of MTV. So it was proper for the tribute.
After, the first award nominees were called for Best Female Video. The nominees in the category were Beyonce for Single Ladies, Lady Gaga for Poker Face, Kelly Clarkson for I have no clue what, maybe somebody else, and Taylor Swift for You Belong With Me. My roommates were thinking that it would be Beyonce that would win. I begged to differ and thought that it would either be Lady Gaga or Taylor Swift. And yes- It was Taylor Swift.
Taylor Swift looks all innocent and graciously excited. I am annoyed that she keeps wearing her signature red lipstick and wish that she could do something a little different. So there goes the 19 year old girl on stage to accept her Moon Man award. She looks like a little kid and is saying that she is glad to have won the award because she is a country music singer.
Well, out of nowhere pops up good old Kanye West.
He grabs the microphone out of her hands. At first I thought he would say something like- “You are awesome Taylor Swift….”But HA! I am a simple minded person. He lets the little girl know exactly what he thinks. He tells her that he is happy for her and he will give her the mic back to speak, but he had to give his personal shout out to Beyonce and say that SHE should have won.
Pan to Beyonce-She looks just as shocked as we are all feeling in the room. She mouths….”Oh no he didn’t…..”
Pan back to the stage and Taylor is given back the mic and just stands there. She looks like a sad puppy. I couldn’t help but feel bad for her. She just stands there for a second not knowing what to do, and the audience tries to support her by giving her a standing ovation. She walks of looking dejected.
But things have a way of coming to a finish. In the end, Beyonce won for Best Video of the Year. She comes on stage, looking cool and collected and tells the audience that she remembers how it was to be 17 and get her first moon man with Destiny’s Child. So, she calls Taylor Swift back to let her have her moment that was robbed of her from Kanye. That was one touching moment. I hope for real they have some sort of duet. Who would have thought that Kanye, Taylor Swift, and Beyonce would be named together?
Now for Kanye. I think he is despicable. Sure his music is good and he has talent and blah blah blah. But with talent, there needs to come humility. He doesn’t have that. I just wondered, how as an artist, he can disrespect another artist in the profession. When you are an artist, you may not necessarily agree with others genres or like other genres, but you still respect it for the fact that it was another’s creativity.
What made me so angry with his actions was that he came on stage, took away the moment of a young woman to give out his own personal rant that nobody cared to hear. His fight was unfair. It was like a he truly did steal candy from a little kid. Just vicious.
Of course, Kanye “apologizes” on his blog. Really, I think he needs to save it for someone who cares to hear it and just keep his mouth shut at times.
But now this opens up a world of opportunities once again for Taylor. Everyone is on her side.