We got your back, Kanye. Even with that stupid haircut.
Okay, before you jump down my throat for defending Kanye’s outburst at last night’s VMAs, let me explain. Yes Kanye West is an ass 95% of the time. And yes he’s a douche bag the other five. But with all the rants I’m hearing about his public humiliation of poor Taylor Swift last night, I’m doing all I can to silence that little voice in the back of my head whispering…“Was he really that wrong?”
Obviously, no one really gives a rat’s ass who Kanye thinks should win for the best music video, despite his deluded belief that he may just be God. (Although maybe that was a theme of last night, did Lady Gaga’s blood-drenched performance feel frighteningly like a crucifixion and resurrection to anyone else?!)
But in his defense, he was right, wasn’t he? Don’t get me wrong, I love adorable-ringlet-curl-I’m-all-innocence-and-love Taylor, and I also happen to be a fan of her music (we can all identify with not being able to snag that guy, right?). But Beyonce’s video was 20 times better. The choreography was amazing and caused a much greater stir when it debuted than Taylor’s jumping-on-the-bed-in-coke-bottle-glasses did.
It’s also vital to note his mental state at the time of this occurrence. When we saw Kanye arrive on the red carpet hours earlier, he already had a drink in his hand. And not just a red Solo cup; an entire bottle. So chances are, by the time he jumped onto the stage and accosted Taylor he was severely inebriated. Not that I am condoning his public intoxication at a nationally broadcast event, but it would be a tad hypocritical for us to judge him on his outburst when we know we’ve said some not-so-appropriate things ourselves when under the influence. (My boyfriend has silenced me on more than one occasion from bitching myself right into a fist fight with too loud comments about “the slut in the red dress” or “the girl who obviously got dressed in the dark”)
I think where Kanye went the most wrong was in his choice of opponent. This guy really needs to learn to pick his battles. Snatching the mic out of the hands of a lovable “kitten” (in the words of Katy Perry) isn’t going to win you any friends. Now if he had tackled Russell Brand right off that stage in all of his obnoxious mega-perm glory, we might have even heard some cheers from the audience.
Maybe we should look at the bright side of this whole situation: for once Kanye was talking about someone other than himself. Perhaps he’s moving in a new direction. And he handed Beyonce some amazing PR on a silver platter, as she walked away from last night looking like a Saint after she graciously gave up her own speech to help little miss Swift out (mascara tear…).
sam says:
Mon, 14th Sep 200912:14 pm
I think if Kanye had chosen ANYONE else to interrupt, besides taylor swift who seems like she’s the nicest, sweetest person ever, than it wouldn’t have been as big of a deal. But since Taylor is somewhat of a media darling, and Kanye is, well, a douche, it’s a much bigger deal. There was an article talking about how Taylor has revolutionized teen country pop, and that the other people nominated pretty much split the pop vote, allowing taylor to get the country vote, as well as some of the pop vote. It’s like in politics, when you have a couple of similar candidates and then one candidate who’s different, you’re going to get a lot of people voting for the similar ones, but the vote is split, whereas there’s only one person for the others to vote for.
I think a quality moment would have been a Lady Gaga/Kanye West showdown. That I would have tuned in for.
truth says:
Mon, 14th Sep 200912:27 pm
if it hadn’t been a cute little white, country-singing girl kanye wouldn’t have said shit. i personally love kanye as an artistic and usually love his cocky attitude but he did that out of pure ignorance. beyonce’s video was good but it didn’t have a story or anything to it. she danced with 2 other people. taylor’s was creative and adorable.
and beyonce won best video of the year, which should have made kanye happy. he should have just sat his ass in his seat and waited for the show to be over. then if miss b didn’t win ‘video of the year’ he could have ranted on his blog like he does every other time he disagrees with something
Bumpshack says:
Mon, 14th Sep 200912:39 pm
Taylor has outsold Beyonce by millions and deserved the award..esp her first.
Defending Michael Vick or OJ Simpson next?
Honest-Truth says:
Mon, 14th Sep 200912:43 pm
Kanye was right in what he did. Although he did it in bad taste he was acting in the only way that he knew how. We all know that her video had not real value and did not deserve to win the award now if it was for the song then that would have been understandable but she did not deserve to win and from the look on her face as she walked up on the stage she knew it too. but i can trash talk her too much because i do love that song.
and for those of you who have read Kanyes response on his blog you can understand where he was coming from with his outburst. He compared it to him giving away the award that he won to the people that deserved it. And in that case he felt that she should have given the award up.
collegethriving says:
Mon, 14th Sep 200912:45 pm
Wow I totally commend you for doing the seemingly impossible. I read the title and thought this article was going to be ridiculous but you did a really logical defense and I totally see what you mean. Yeah, it’s all being way blown out of proportion. And so true- haven’t we all said something stupid/bitchy while drunk?
R says:
Mon, 14th Sep 200912:46 pm
Umm… no? He could have voiced his opinion on his blog (like he did his half-assed “apology”)or somewhere else. Rushing the stage and taking the mic out of T’s hand to say that someone else deserved the award? DOUCHEBAGGERY AT ITS FINEST. I don’t care HOW drunk you are, I’ve been beyond wasted and still know how to keep it classy. Taylor deserved her award (Beyonce got Video of the year – of course she had to be nominated for Female Video, but they couldn’t give her the moonman for every category!) AND her moment which ‘Ye destroyed. Whether he was right about who should have won is completely beside the point. He is a self-centered asshole. The award and the moment has NOTHING to do with him, but he turned it around and made it about him. I hate Kanye and everything about him. He is coming off of my iPod… NOW.
Becca- Clarion University says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20091:05 pm
Okay… seriously… Beyonce not only won video of the year, she also won best editing… Obviously she had a better video, hence the winning of VIDEO OF THE YEAR!!!
Kanye was completely out of line, and everyone bitching about how Beyonce was better, and what not… she was, which is why she won best video…as a whole. over male and female categories, as well as all other categories… whereas taylor swift only won best female video… I’m gonna say that Taylor swift deserved her award, and a true heartfelt apology from kanye, who was completely out of line. Kudos to Beyonce for giving taylor her time to shine, she is very much a classy lady.
Lola says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20091:10 pm
He is entitled to his opinion, but that was not the venue to express it. You are an idiot for condoning it. Whether Beyonce’s video was better or not is all a matter of opinion – opinion which will vary from individual to individual. That is no justification for his actions. Kayne is a GIANT d-bag baby who has a tantrum every time things don’t go his way and then there are his enablers like you that support his ignorant antics which I am sure only adds fuel to the fire for his next outbreak bc he knows he has people supporting him. If Beyonce’s video was better so what? Clearly, her video was good as she took Video of the Year. So NO, he wasn’t right and neither are you.
Casey says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20091:19 pm
I don’t like Beyonce’s music, I don’t like her dancing, and I don’t really like her too much. So I totally think the award should have gone to Taylor. I HATED the song “Single Ladies” It was my least favorite song of the year. And the music video for it, eh, it’s just dancing. Music videos are about more than just choreography. I don’t like a lot of pop/ hip hop music videos where all it is is a bunch of dancing. I like music videos because they are the visual version of the song, basically I like to SEE what the songs story is. Not just a dance to go along with the song, that, I think, should be saved for a live performance. Music videos should be a different kind of creativity, one that you can’t mimic live so you get 2 different categories instead of just one.
So for people like me who prefer this kind of music video Taylor’s was definitely better and deserved to win.
I LOVE Kanye, but this was just fucked up! Taylor was so happy and he basically just told the entire world (during her acceptance) that she didn’t deserve it. She looked like she was going to cry there should be NO defense for him.
Lauren - University of Michigan says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20091:30 pm
Bumpshack, really? You are saying that stealing a mic from Taylor Swift is the same thing as OJ murdering his ex wife or Michael Vick abusing defenseless animals?
Crittle says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20091:31 pm
I’m sorry, I don’t care if Beyonce’s video was better. The nut jumped on the stage, took the mic away and made an ass out of himself, basically said she didn’t deserve her award to her face. Who cares if he’s right, that’s not the issue, the issue is that he behaved like beast, I was glad he got kicked out.
Breda says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20091:39 pm
No way, there is no condoning what he did. I don’t give a shit if Beyonce ‘deserved’ it or not. It is unacceptable and completely class-less to go up and stage and embarrass the poor girl like that. She writes nearly all of her songs by herself where as beyonce just gets a writing credit on SOME of her songs. Kanye is and forever will be an asshole in my mind.
Emily says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20091:51 pm
No, not all of us have done something stupid while drunk. Personally, I think that half the time someone is doing something stupid while drunk, they are just using alcohol as an excuse to finally initiate and blurt out the stupid things they were thinking in their head.
Kanye and his fat ego would be in trouble regardless of who he chose to interrupt. Sure, the fact that it was Taylor Swift made it a bigger deal…but we all know that Kanye is so full of himself that any interruption of his would be doubly stupid and doubly annoying.
Gwenivere says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20091:58 pm
Wow Jess. This site is about different college girls opinions and experiences. No one on this site would purposely try to be insensitive towards any readers. It is just that everyone has different opinions, so it’s impossible to please EVERYONE with every single article that is written.
I don’t think Brianna was trying to be insensitive by stating her opinion that the Kanye tantrum is getting way BIGGER than it needs to be. She is just stating that she can see his state of mind and why he was upset by Taylor winning over Beyonce.
Was Kanye an ass? Yes. Was he smashed? Probably. Does he need to appologize to Taylor for his rash actions? Yes. Did she actually deserve to win? Probably not.
Drama at awards shows happen all the time. We just need to move on. The person you want to win won’t always win. End of story.
Brittany says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20092:00 pm
So, all of you blasting Kanye did the same type of blasting last week when Joe Wilson did the same type of thing?! Yall are sitting here talking about this man did to a teenage singer, but what about the disrespect showed towards the PRESIDENT OF THE US?!?!?! Woooow…. the human race never ceases to amaze. All Hail Queen Taylor!
Cait says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20092:04 pm
Ya, and Beyonce won video of the year, so she did get what she deserved eventually, and luckily, being the c;assy woman she is, she took Taylor up on stage and gave her the moment she deserved in the first place.
Who cares if Kanye was drunk? That’s his own damn fault and he deserved to get kicked out, you can’t defend him for making the choice to drink on national tv.
And ya, maybe he wasn’t talking about himself, but he sure as hell got up there for himself, he loves being the c enter of attention, and he doesn’t care if the subject is him or not, he just wants the spotlight.
Taylor deserved her award, and her moment, without interuption from douchbag Kanye.
Brittany says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20092:05 pm
In addition to the fact that 1)..ummm he didn’t jump on stage out of nowhere.. it seems as though he walked from backstage. 2) Taylor came from backstage on cue with mic in hand when Bey called her. 3) MTV is known for its scripted reality… so why would this be any different….?
Cait says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20092:07 pm
and yes, it would have been just as wrong and people would have been just as upset if it had been Katy Perry, or P!nk, or Lady Gaga, it has nothing to do with her being a little sweet innocent country singer
Linda says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20092:12 pm
I agree with Brittany.
Everyone is getting so worked up and its hilarious…because right after the whole Kanye incident, there were like 3 Taylor Swift/Rhapsody commercials. . hmmm.
Positively Present says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20092:13 pm
I think Kanye was completely wrong and mean-spirited but I do agree that it’s a good sign he’s no longer talking about himself. Also, I agree that if he’d interrupted someone else, someone not as sweet as Taylor, people would be less upset. That being said, he’s still a jerk and hopefully feels terrible about what he did.
PS – Apparently (according to the radio) he was quite drunk. As someone who used to be a huge drinker, I know what a problem alcohol can be and it has lead me to do more than one thing that I’ve woken to regret. Alcohol is NOT an excuse at all, but it’s something to think about if you’re a heavy drinker… Do you want to be the next Kanye?
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Rosey says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20092:26 pm
I totally agree wit kanye! He was right! Maybe his “better than everyone attitude” comes from the fact that hes tired white people still getting over.The world needs to stop sugar coating everything all the time, that girl got that award cuz she white. Everyone sayin that shes some innocent girl why? cuz she a blonde haired blue eyed honky? Beyonce is a legend and that little girl aint shit. The whole world knows beyonce deserved that award. Kanye just said what everyone was thinking and what no one else had the balls to say!
MP says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20092:26 pm
This is the typical liberal bullshit of excusing behavior because they are under the influence. He came drunk and intended to do so. I would not only kick him out, he should have been arrested for public intoxication.
I don’t give a rats ass if he was drunk or not, nor does it matter who was on stage at the time. They are not his awards so he should should the fuck up.
He is just another display of the inner city “rules don’t apply to me attitude of assholes like him.
Burn his CDs and don’t buy any more of them.
bunny says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20092:31 pm
If you get so drunk you can’t control yourself and are proud of admitting the fact you try to insult other people’s lives (and yes, im talking to the person who wrote the article almost condoning what West did on the basis he was “drunk”) then you deserve to get dragged onto the street and shot.
footnote: coming from someone whos mother is alcoholic and also, i enjoy a drink now and again, but TO ENJOY MYSELF. you deserve what ever happens to you when you get so inebriated that people can take advantage or fight with you on the basis you are drunk.
GROW UP.
bunny says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20092:32 pm
I’m sure your boyfriend is so proud of having a girl he has to drag away for calling another girl a slut.
bunny says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20092:33 pm
ah, pressed enter and it submitted >…<
was going to add the fact you can't even say the comments to their face and have to mask it behind loud comments is utterly pathetic too.
Go play with fire and die, please.
Rosey says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20092:34 pm
why did he have to be drunk to say that shit. Hes rich because he worked his way to fame bein one of the best rappers ever. Maybe he just knows hes the shit he didnt have to drunk to tell the truth!
Anonymous says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20092:37 pm
Yeah um this article… no. Beyonce probably should have won over Taylor but there is no excuse for Kanye going up and and doing that to Taylor. And I actually really can’t believe you would compare your own drunken comments that affect like 5 people with what Kanye did last night. He’s an asshole and did the completely wrong thing no matter what the circumstances were. Not to mention that it was completely disrespectful… are you really going to defend something like that?
And I know it wouldn’t be very surprising if this WAS a scripted event, but I know from someone on the inside that it wasn’t.
Maddi says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20092:42 pm
“someone on the inside”… right….
shari says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20092:46 pm
i understand that maybe he was saying what we were all thinking, but that is NOT the proper way to go about saying it! he was incredibly rude and selfish to have done that to another artist. his possible intoxication at the time is not an excuse either. i hate when people use that as an excuse (and, yes, when i do stupid stuff when i’m drunk i own up to it and dont blame it on my BAC). how are we expected to respect kanye when he doesn’t respect an innocent young artist?
A.C. says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20092:47 pm
Rosey, Beyonce won video of the year, as well as choreography and editing awards. How is Taylor Swift winning one award biased toward white people? Hatred is hatred, racism is racism, calling her a “honky” and claiming she got the award purely because she’s white, isn’t going to win you any sympathy or support for your point of view.
Shellica says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20092:54 pm
Rosey, Kanye being an asshole has nothing to do with his race, wealth, or rapping. I’m black and if a white girl wins an award, good for her! It’s not what color you are, it’s who you are. They didn’t give her best video for her blonde hair, they gave it to her because she worked hard and put out a quality video.
Let’s not get race into it.
Being a jerk is never ok, no matter who you are.
Rosey says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20092:59 pm
it doesnt even make sense for beyonce to win all those awards for the video and not the other one!! does it? they had to give at least one of the awards to the white bitch. and everyone referres to her as the innocent little girl why?….
D. says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20093:06 pm
So…If someone drove whilst intoxicated and killed people, we can’t blame him for his actions because people all do dumb things when drunk, right?
Nobody cares if Beyonce deserved the award more than Taylor Swift, it doesn’t make what he did any better. It would have been offensive no matter who he chose to interrupt.
A lot of people I know are boycotting Kanye for this incident…If it were staged, why would he do that to his career?
Casey says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20093:14 pm
I haven’t heard Taylor Swift’s song, nor have I seen her video. However, I have heard and seen Beyonce’s “Single Ladies.” It is one of the crappiest songs of all time, right up there with Fergie’s “Fergalicious.” Shallow, repetitive, over-produced schlock. Lemme see if I can recall Beyonce’s song…
“All the single ladies”
“If you like it then you should put a ring on it.”
I just typed 80% of the song!
Rosey says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20093:21 pm
yes being rich and famous has everything to do wit ur attitude “la la la la wait til i get my money right” thats why kanye sed dat shit now that hes rich and famous hes going to continue to be an asshole and speak his mind it doesnt have to have anythign to do with alcohol
erin says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20093:23 pm
I’m sorry was the writer not raised to believe that drunkeness and rudeness are unexceptable in public and to steal someone’s right to say thanks and have their moment is okay? Because what he did was the epitomey of rudeness. I don’t care if you do it because you thought someone else should win or what ever you think, judges choose or how ever MTV does it, case closed, no one does this shit at the oscars but not too many of them are bat shit crazy, unless your mel gibson and can also say “I’m sorwwy, I was drunk” as a comprehensive excuse for a mistake you made. Being drunk is never an excuse, you kill someone drunk driving your very liable for the death, same with getting on stage and being an ass or making a racist comment. He should not be invited next year, or nominated.
erin says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20093:24 pm
Ps college candy you’ve been a real crappy the last few weeks.
Maria says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20093:26 pm
It’s not WHAT he said, it’s WHEN he said it. It was supposed to be her moment, and when Kanye stood up and did that, he usurped her time slot, and she was forced offstage when he finished.
If he would have chosen a different time to say it, then fine, no big deal. But the fact that he had to INTERRUPT someone else’s speech makes him, officially, the world’s biggest douchebag. It would be the same way had he done it to Lady Gaga, or Katy Perry, or Pink.
Also, the entire night I kept thinking of the South Park episode with Kanye & fish sticks… Was anybody else thinking that, or was it just me??
Rosey says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20093:29 pm
if kanye would have interupted saying “yes i completly agree taylor swift has the best video” no one would have sed shit about him interupting and voicing his opinion but since his opinion was negative hes wrong. thats bullshit
eugene warner says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20093:30 pm
Kenye Is a drunk and a total idiot and should have been draged to the street for his actions, Its not cool to be stupid and a ass hole at anyones expence.
Casey says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20093:31 pm
Wow Rosey! Seriously!? “it doesnt even make sense for beyonce to win all those awards for the video and not the other one!! does it? they had to give at least one of the awards to the white bitch. and everyone referres to her as the innocent little girl why?”
You are one racist bitch! Ever heard of affirmative action? You know, the law passed so minorities can get a fair shot. Get over the fact that a couple hundred years ago the world was fucked up. We don’t live in that world anymore. I’m so sick of the fact that minorities can have their own schools, fraternities, television channels, magazines, etc. EXCLUSIVELY for them and they STILL BITCH ABOUT DISCRIMINATION. But if a white person tried to have something exclusively for them it would be racist and discrimination. Someone, please explain to me how that makes ANY sense, what so ever.
Beyonce won 3 awards that is fucking awesome! but to win all 4 would have been unfair. Other people deserve a chance to win as well, even if they are “white”. White people aren’t the “privileged” ones anymore. We have a black president for Christ’s sake! When are black people going to get over the “slavery issue” of the pre civil war era and stop trying to make up for lost time. Do people not know that before the civil war their were BLACK SLAVE OWNERS! That’s one fact that seems to be left out a lot. You’re not helping the racism issue, you’re only making it worse. WERE ALL PEOPLE NO MATTER OUR SKIN COLOR! Skin color should not be a determinant in ANYTHING including a white girl winning a pop music award.
Oh and as a side note. Yes, beyonce is better known, that just means she’s had her glory, it’s time to let a newcomer get some acknowledgment for their achievements. If we didn’t we wouldn’t have any entertainers left after the “better known” ones retire or die.
Whatever, your ignorance infuriates me!
Laurie says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20093:50 pm
Taylor Swift has never ever ever outsold Beyonce, check your facts. Beyonce has been in the industry for 10 YEARS HUN.
A.C. says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20094:19 pm
Actually, Laurie, check your facts please. While Beyonce may have sold more records over the course of her career, for 2008, Taylor Swift was actually the bestselling artist, according to Nielsen SoundScan. She is also in the top 10 albums, listened radio songs, downloaded songs and singles of the moment. I don’t know how we got on the topic of who’s better, Beyonce or Swift, because in all honesty, both ladies behaved graciously, are excellent performers and I was glad to see their poise under pressure. Kanye was the complete idiot here, and while it’s fine he has his opinion, that was not the time, nor place to have expressed it.
Grim says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20094:24 pm
That obnoxious turd Kanye West doesn’t when to stop sucking the teats of self-promotion and vanity. There’s no doubt in mind that he would pulled the same repugnant stunt while sober,so please spare me your devil’s advocate approach,Brianna…It’s hardly applicable here,imho.
Leigh says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20094:38 pm
I’m sorry, but I think Taylor deserved the award, I felt mortified for her when the camera rolled to her standing in front of hundreds after what Kanye said. Yes, he should have said it to a reporter, but he didn’t. He interrupted her only moment and it’s unfair, and nasty :/
Sharon says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20094:43 pm
Sorry but I disagree; Kanye was as wrong as two left shoes.
Too bad he had to pick Taylor; he wouldn’t have tried that crap with Pink – she would have opened up a can of Whup *ss right there on the stage – LOL!
Ratatouille says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20094:53 pm
You’re a monster. The only reason you side with Kanye is because both of you turn into foul-mouthed little brats when you drink? Spare us.
dncresearch says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20095:11 pm
KAYNE WEST, MUCH LIKE JAMIE FOXX, THINKS IT’S COOL TO BE RUDE TO WHITE COUNTRY SINGING WHITE CHICKS, BUT WOULD SCREAM A RACIST RANT IF A DRUNK STUPID WHITE MAN HAD DONE THAT TO A BLACK SINGER. A BIGOT IS A BIGOT, AND KAYNE QUALIFYS UNDER ANY STANDARD OF MEASURE,
erin says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20095:13 pm
Ratatouille, thats spot on. Wow some love connection between them.
I also want to adress that for some race plays an issue which was part of my reaction last night, a little white girl won instead of a prominent african american woman. Somtimes I wonder if the only white person likes is mark jacobs. While I like and her style I think others deserve to win, and thats what happened. Thats an award show. He need to be kicked in the head for being a rude dumb-ass.
erin says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20095:15 pm
Ps. the look on her face was pretty sad, I wanted to cry for her when kanye got up and said that shit. Thats some crushing stuff for a young girl who’s playing in someone elses house. She’s country and alot of people hate that music, me included, but thats a pretty big part of why that award meant alot to her. Could that be why Kanye felt she shouldn’t have won?
Olivia says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20095:34 pm
Ya know… Kanye was douchey and all, and Taylor Swift didn’t deserve it, and maybe it’s just the Metalhead in me talking, but I really can’t be bothered to care.
The only reason I watched the VMAs last night was cause my friends were, but damn, I am just not a fan of mainstream music. I’m gonna go back to my Slipknot, PAIN, Sonic Syndicate, and Rammstein and hope all this VMA drama blows over very soon.
<3
Anonymous says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20095:53 pm
and yes Maddi, someone on the inside. Believe it or not, there are some celebrities who attended the VMA’s who do have friends and family members, and they do talk about things. Don’t act as though it’s so impossible.
Brittney says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20096:07 pm
All these angry comments are hilarious.
I don’t care who should have won (I have no preference toward either artist, I don’t listen to either of them). I don’t care if Kanye was drunk. There was no reason to ruin Taylor’s moment. End of story.
Rude is rude, regardless of if you are drunk or who you are being rude to.
D. says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20096:07 pm
Rosey: People would have been annoyed if he’d cut her speech off for ANY reason, whether it was to agree or disagree, because he WAS wrong.
Kayla says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20096:16 pm
Simple case of numbers: Taylor Swift outsold Beyonce in album sales. This is going to be reflected in the public voting. So it makes sense that she won. Especially with the younger audience voting more than the demographic MTV goes after.
I can only see Kanye’s outburst being justified if it had been the video of the year award, which Beyonce won. So if he had just sat in his seat an hour longer he would’ve seen it happen.
He’s only out for attention and that’s what he got. And that’s fine, whatever, be an attention whore but don’t ruin someone else’s moment for your bullshit antics.
Becca says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20096:23 pm
So because he was drunk it was okay?
That is terrible logic.
Shaylee says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20096:37 pm
whoever wrote this in defenwe of kanye is an idiot. Give me a break. even in your explanation, you back track and admit he’s an asshole. Bottom line is, it was an awards show, and he had no place on the stage with Taylor at that time. Let alone, never before has an artist had so little respect for the process and interrupt another person’s acceptance speech. Par for the course with that guy. He’s always been an arrogrant douche. Even the president gets no respect from this man. He should be ashamed of himself. Look what his legacy will be..Sad.
Stuey Griffin says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20096:43 pm
Mon Sep 14 2009 18:31:09 By: Anonymous User
ITS MTVS FAULT FOR LETTING THAT TARD PRESENT AN AWARD, ESPECIALLY FOR A YOUNG WHITE GIRL. LET HIM PRESENT FOR THAT RAP CRAP TALKING, MAKING NO SENSE, STUPID GHETTO SHAT. CAN’TEVEN CALL IT MUSIC.
WISE UP MTV YOU DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS ONE. ITS LIKE LETTING HITLER PRESENT AN AWARD TO THE JEWS!
Caitlyn says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20096:47 pm
Kanye was rude and inappropriate. It was not the time for his input.
Rosey: People don’t refer to Taylor as innocent just because she is blonde and white. Lady Gaga is also blonde and white and how many people do you hear referring to her as innocent?
Staged Act.. says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20096:50 pm
Anyone who knows anything about live stage production knows that the master sound board operator has all of the power. Anything that happens on that stage that is not on the agenda, and the sound board op cuts the sound on any given mic or instrument in less than 2 seconds. The production manager has access to the board op’s ear at all times (via headsets) and a number of production managers and/or stage managers could hv made the decision to cut that ass off! The fact that he was allowed to grab that mic from the speaker, and speak into it at length shows that he was enabled to do so.
These are professional production crews members, these people have years and years of experience in live production. Trust me, nothing like this would have EVER gone down unless there was some enabling.
And I agree, using common sense, and knowing what some of us know about stage production, it would seem that Kanye was the only one who knew about what was supposed to go down. The element of surprise is what creates the supposed authenticity and thus controversy
Beverly says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20097:04 pm
It’s wrong because, like it or not, she won the award. She got that limited time slot as her own, to use to thank everyone. He interrupted, knowing it was a limited time. That is beyond rude. I would say the same thing if he did it to any other artist. Get some class, Kanye.
Beverly says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20097:08 pm
And by the way – being drunk is not a legitimate excuse. Especially considering he was at work.
brenda says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20097:25 pm
people need to chill the hell out and take it for what it was. i like that someone took the other side and gave a logical standpoint from those who agree with Kanye West. besides, quit acting like it happened to you, those who were “mortified” because in 10 years, no one is going to give a hell. chill out, have a couple of beers (yes, please do, because some of you need to take that stick out of your ass and stop caring about celebrities and have fun in YOUR OWN LIFE) and relax.
Deja H. says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20097:29 pm
Well, I’m not a fan of Taylor Swift at all(her music kinda annoys me and it annoys me even more that all these preppy chicks at my school are always singing “You Belong With Me”).I’m a big fan of Kanye West and Beyonce, but what Kanye did was rude. He could’ve said that some other time. That was her first VMA award.
And Stuey Griffin shut the fuck up you racist
(Yes, I am African American)
SS says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20097:40 pm
KANYE WHO???????? This uneducated, nasty looking, drunken nobody should have been thrown off the red carpet and not allowed inside. Who’s fault is that??? This KANYE needs to go back to sitting on a sofa on his front porch where he came from.
Sherry says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20097:45 pm
He’s such a tool. There’s no defense for him, it’s not the first time he’s shown his azz! I really wish he would have tried that crap with Pink. She would have taken him down. He really needs to get that chip off his shoulder and see if he can get some help for that racism problem he is ate up with.
brenda says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20097:57 pm
“Kill Yourself Kanye” and “Katie”… two wastes of egg and sperm, please refrain from the racist remarks. grow up, and realize that there are people from all walks of life around you, we are all the same literally. there is no biological difference between you or i, or whoever else. and why is everyone so fucking torn up over this? Chris Brown beat the hell out of Rhianna, and no one was that upset over it…
NOMAD19 says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20097:58 pm
Kanye sux and is a douch bag period….!
NOMAD19 says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20098:00 pm
Did I mention he Kanye was an attention whore?
brenda says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20098:18 pm
Christina that wasnt my point. the idea im trying to make, dear, is that there are more important things to be worried about. dont get it twisted honey, its okay, i know big words confuse people like you
just worry about yourselves people… forget the celebs and forget the racists!
Liz says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20098:24 pm
I do not think Kanye was in the right at all. You can have your own opinions, but you don’t have to take the mic away from Taylor while she was giving her speech and was so excited about it.. That was the wrong time to do that and should not have.. He was a complete jerk for doing that..I felt so bad for Taylor. I loved what Beyonce did.
<3 Beyonce and Taylor
Bunny says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20098:26 pm
Dudes, gross generalisation of all black people makes YOU look like fucking scum.
Do y’all hail from the deep south, circa 1800s?
I’m white, before you jump down my throat, but it doesnt matter, because WE’RE ALL HUMAN.
Yes, Kanye is a douchebag for what he did.
BUT IT DOES NOT MAKE ALL BLACK PEOPLE BAD.
YOU are FAR worse for referring to them as “apes” or making rascist porch comments. Did your parents not raise you correctly?
brenda says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20098:39 pm
OHMYGOD, finally someone speaks some sense… thanks Bunny, you and Liz both made some heads and tails of this stupid idiotic thing.
Meg says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20098:46 pm
I agree with you 100 percent Liz. Everyone has an opinion but no one else got up there and said theirs. He is just a jerk and he always has been. Beyonce is so classy. You go girl!
Stephanie says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20098:57 pm
Some of this comments are nearing lunacy. It seems so personal to some of you. Did Kanye do something to you, personally? Is Taylor Swift your family? It’s sad to see peoples’ true colors come out sometimes. I bet each one of you saying these slurs has an African-American that you claim as a friend… say these same statements to them and then try to justify your reasoning. Grow up (it’s Hollywood.. these people have no idea who you are.)
heather says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20099:19 pm
Kanye is ignorant and stupid for what he did, it was NOT his moment to shine but someone else’s. To do that is wrong and disrespectful, what ever happened to people respecting others? It seems we have forgotten whats right and wrong these days and have accepted so much that is wrong. Irritates me when anyone
sharon says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20099:27 pm
Everyone is making it out like kanye is an animal but he only did what no else would do,point out how m.t.v always try to show some racism shit.plus how come t got best female video pop and she sings country.kanye did the right thing,. maybe to some it may look like kanye verus taylor but not taylor its M.t.V EVERYONE SHOULD SEE THEM FOR WHAT THERE ARE AND BOYCOTT THE STATION.PLUS HE SAID HE IS HAPPY FOR HER BUT IF HE DIDNT DO IT THEN NEXT YEAR WHO KNOW WHAT M.T.V WOULD PULL
R says:
Mon, 14th Sep 20099:46 pm
(I didn’t read every comment on here so sorry if it has already been said)I personally loved Taylor Swifts video. If it was an hour and half long it would have made for a really cute romantic comedy. It was very creative and cute and gave the song a lot more meaning. I think that Beyonce’s video had great dancing.. but that was all that it offered. Taylor’s had a great story line and a happy ending and you could really relate to it.
B says:
Mon, 14th Sep 200910:13 pm
Rosie, you’re fucking ignorant. Taylor’s win has nothing to do with the fact that she’s white, and everything to do with the fact that she’s talented, and everyone loves her.
I’m sure you think songs like that crap by Drake… how’s it go…? oh yeah… “you da you da best, you da you da best” constitutes real talent? Songs like that, and “single ladies” and “umbrella” are nothing but repetitive shit- but I’m sure you’d be gunning for them to win grammys. Why? BECAUSE YOU ARE IGNORANT AND HAVE NO UNDERSTANDING OF TRUE TALENT, people like you make me sick. So does the music I’m sure you like- songs about “hitting it from the front, hitting it from the back, flying off to NASA, drinking, getting high, strippers, abusing women and money (or should I say paper)” I cannot think of one of these “songs” that’s worth the air it cost to sing them.
Go back to collecting welfare and popping out illegitimate kids by several different baby daddies you ignorant fuck. It’s all you’re good for.
BT says:
Mon, 14th Sep 200910:15 pm
Big effin deal. Kanye WAS right. MTV is retarded.
aamina says:
Mon, 14th Sep 200910:43 pm
first of all i would have loved to see pink win so she can kick his ass right there
but the thing is the only reason kanye got up and said his bullshit was because he was against a 19 year old girl!!!!
he basically just bullied a kid and remember when kanye didnt win any awards so he whined and said he would never come back to mtv
ahahahaha what a joke, kanye is a douchebag
and what he did was wrong regardless of who won
JGirl says:
Mon, 14th Sep 200910:45 pm
I honestly believe this was all staged by MTV. With Russell Brand hosting, how can anyone be surprised by anything that happened last night.
I am disappointed that this has sparked racial comments by some – Christina, Ashley and Katrina that is really not necessary. The comment about his mother was really worse than what Kanye did to Taylor and I hope the comments are removed.
Bottom line is that Taylor’s CD sales will increase dramatically, Beyonce is no longer consider a snobby “B” and is now the angel that saved the night. Great PR for both. Kanye has always been considered an top grade a-hole. So, it doesn’t “damage” his already shattered image. The ratings for Jay Leno’s new show that airs tonight will be phenomenal. People will tune in to see if Kanye apologizes, if Jay Leno actually allows him on the show, etc…
Entertainers and publicists are very smart people, but the American public and the media should be hipped to the game. And certainly not making this a “racial” issue.
Brittany says:
Mon, 14th Sep 200911:18 pm
YALL ARE SOME DAMN INTERNET THUGS!!!!! LOL LAUGHING MY DAMN ASS ALLLLLLL THE WAY OFF!! I would love to see the day where Katrina, B, Katie, Christina, Kill Yourself Kanye, and any other person making racial slurs says that same shit to a black person in person!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU MIGHT GET KILLED!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAH talk the shit behind the safety of your computer screen, but know that one day your true colors will show to the ones around and believe when that day comes, youll either 1) get your ass beat if youre in the company of blacks or 2) get looked at like an uneducated, ill-mannered fool by whites (unless youre at a KKK meeting)!! WOOOOW open a book people and educate yourselves and prevent your stupidity and ignorance from oozing through your pores!!! Racism isn’t ‘Cool’.
Casey says:
Mon, 14th Sep 200911:45 pm
Ok 1. I Doubt this was scripted, Taylor would never have agreed to that with it being her first award, and even MTV isn’t heartless enough to pull that kind of stunt on a 19 year old.
2. I doubt they would have turned the mic’s off, they all wanted to hear what Kanye had to say, plus it made for great press, if they’d cut it off then no one would have known the difference and our society thrives on drama.
3. Taylor’s songs are pop/country. You know, they play on hit music stations not just the country ones. There’s rock pop, hip hop is sorta the rap version of pop, “pop” means POPULAR. TAYLORS SONG WAS A “POP”ULAR SONG, that’s why it was in the running. So no, Beyonce should not have won the award because Taylor sings “country”.
And “who should have won” is all based on opinion, and the majority opinion was for Taylor Swift to win, and she did, so it’s not “MTV pulling a stunt” it’s a talented singer winning an award she deserved. GET OVER IT!
Brittany says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200912:15 am
MTV isn’t heartless? I think MTV is heartless as possible if ratings are involved. So MTV ‘pulled that kind of stunt’, and it worked. If people weren’t watching from the beginning of the show–they were definitely watching by the end. Casey you said it best: “society thrives on drama”. That thriving equals sky high ratings. Taylor not knowing beforehand gave the needed authenticity. A few tears at the expense of MTV’s gold isn’t going to kill her. These 100 comments are just the exposure that Kanye, MTV, and Beyonce wanted! Come on now people, don’t believe the hype.
D. says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20092:31 am
Brittany: Why do you assume that just because they’re black, they’ll beat someone up for being racist?
Jay says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:58 am
Ok, Brooke that is a tad on the extreme side. Why would you assume all black people are defending him? And calling African American people “blackies” is unnecessarily offensive. The issue at hand is about Kanye West’s poor judgment.
I feel bad for any of your friends that are of a difference ethnicity because they must face constant criticism from you and no one deserves that. Honestly, his problem is that he is probably an alcoholic and he never got to say good-bye to his mother.
I don’t listen to Kanye or Taylor, but you have to think she must have been doing something right to be nominated in the first place, correct? Why can’t people just be happy for each other and give respect where it is due. From what I’ve heard, he could’ve just twittered his feelings about Beyonce later but being inebriated impairs your judgment. It doesn’t make his actions acceptable it just means someone close to him should probably recommend that he attends an AA meeting.
K says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20098:11 am
I can’t imagine being Taylor in that moment and how humiliating that must have been. She already felt like the odd man out and up comes Kanye making her worst fear real. He obviously doesn’t give two thoughts about making someone feel like shit. As long as he’s in the spotlight. This outburst hurt him more than helped him. I have talked to a lot of people that don’t even want to invest in his music because he’s such a pompous ass. He creates some quality art but, to steal a line from one of his songs, “How could (HE) be so Heartless?”
Blue Melon says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20098:13 am
Kanye is the epitome of asshole. The writer of this article is rather short-sighted. The quality of Beyonce’s video has nothing to do with what took place on stage. We should be looking at this one incident and not extraneous variables. Kanye was rude. It was not Taylor Swift’s decision to award herself – if he has a problem with Beyonce not winning, he should take it up with the people responsible – not Taylor. True to form, West acted like the little shriveled up dick he always was. The boy should be slapped – repeatedly.
Sara says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20098:14 am
“…are still fucking crying about fucking racism that they fucking never personally experienced in their lives.”
Seriously? Wake up, racism is still alive. My friends get pulled over by cops all the time, for no reason. The cop that pulled my friend and I over treated my best friend like he was an animal but treated me like I was a human being. The only difference between us is he’s black and I’m white. My ex boyfriend got pulled out of a crowd of white people, because he “looked suspicious.” My current boyfriend and I always get disgusting comments, because he’s black and I’m white. And all of this isn’t racism?
Wren says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20098:24 am
There’s no excuse, regardless of any attempt to defend that useless waste of oxygen. If he was drunk, that’s his issue. Nobody forced drinks down his throat (or yours either, I might add, since your boyfriend has to save you from yourself). As my grandmother once said, the drunk man speaks the sober man’s mind. It doesn’t manufacture reactions or commentary – it only bypasses your “don’t go there” filter and lets you shove your foot in your mouth in public.
That being said, wasn’t there a group that chose the winner of each award? Once it’s done and the awards are presented, it’s no one’s job to question the choice, especially during the acceptance speech. We’ve all thought “bad call” when someone won an award we though should have gone to another nominee. However, most of us have better manners than to barge onstage during someone else’s moment of recognition and show a lack of even the most basic manners. Doesn’t anyone think it’s important to have some sense of the appropriate or any degree of class?
To those who brought up the issue of race, I’d have the same reaction if it were some drunk white boorish loser committing the same offense. I have to wonder, however, what he would have to say if Taylor Swift had barged onstage and taken away HIS moment.
iphonerulez says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20098:24 am
Who’s sticking up for this rude and obnoxious naggar? Just look at that guy’s head. Fancy on the outside, empty on the inside. This is the type of guy that all the black ladies adore and he’ll be able to spread his genes all over the planet.
Was he really that wrong? Did you see anyone else jumping on the stage and loudmouthing it every time an unfavorable win took place? This dude is just a leather-wearing coon who doesn’t have an ounce of manners. If somebody did that to him, he’d probably get a gun and go after them. That’s the black rapper’s code. If someone disses you in public, you kill them. Nice going, Kanye, keep fueling the racism.
Matilda says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20098:31 am
Kanye was wrong. I bet the same people defending him defended Chris Brown. Most of you people can’t spell for shit, and STOP BRINGING RACISM INTO EVERYTHING LOSERS! Get the fuck over it, and get the fuck over yourself.
jESSIKa says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20098:32 am
IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU OR ANYONE ELSE “THINKS” THAT BEYONCE’S VIDEO WAS BETTER THAN TAYLOR SWIFTS…I AM NOT A FAN OF TAYLOR SWIFTS BUT IN FACT A FAN OF KANYE AND I THINK WHAT HE DID WAS WRONG…THE BOTTOM LINE IS If Kanye wants people to win the awards he thinks they deserve, he should create his own event. Kanye is a guest at the MTV Video Music Awards. He does not determine the winners. The winners are determined by POPULAR VOTE……THE END!!!
Matilda says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20098:35 am
If some white guy took her mic I would of thought it was wrong too. The person who said “some white bitch”….If Kanye was white, would you think it was wrong..doubt it. Maybe you guys should go back in time where racism was at its height. That shit doesn’t fly nowadays, get the FUCK OVER IT!!!!!!!!!! Majority of the world is tired of hearing it.
Kathy says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20098:45 am
Whether you agree with Kanye or not, what he did was just rude and uncalled for. Everyone has their own opinions, and they are entitled to them, but he had not business getting on that stage and stealing that moment from Taylor Swift (or anywone else)!
raymond says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20098:49 am
your a fkn idiot reporter like most brianna….they were’nt even up for the same award(beyonce&taylor….dumb ass female
palmetto16 says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20098:53 am
I don’t care WHAT Kanye thought nor do I think that what he said was valid…..but even if it were, you can’t just be allowed to jump up on stage and steal someone’s big moment like that – what if EVERYONE did that – there’d be chaos! AND better yet……what if someone had done that to KANYE!!?? He would have had a fit of monumental proportions!! He’s totally entitled to his opinions as to who should have/shouldn’t have won…..but that was NOT the way to convey them and NO ONE should defend him because of the way he did it!!!!!
mike says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20098:55 am
Yeah right!, just another nigger with an attitude
Charles McCray says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20098:56 am
You are and ass like the rest….
MSNESHARED says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:04 am
i do believe what kanye did was rude and disrespectful, but beyonce should have won. I also believe he(Kanye) was wasted, and really doesnt he do this type of thing all the time??!! the only diffrence is he did it to some one who alot of people view as “innocnet and sweet”.
……..At least he apolgized instead of remaing an idiot so hey just move on, but was pink out of line for saying she would be the man with brass knuckles??
Yankee says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:05 am
Kanye is at the level of his downward spiral that he needs to touch bases with Britney before the head shaving commences.
Iwannaknow says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:11 am
If George Bush hates black people does this mean Kanye West hates white people?????
Angela says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:11 am
Being drunk is no excuse for acting like an ass or a douche. Seriously, sober or not Kanya is a tool.
robert says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:12 am
BULL-S#!T- Anyone white or black that defends this low life ghetto punk,. is just as bad, and saying that its excusible because “he was drunk” is like excusing Drunk Driving.
I think he is a racist and a LOUD mouth with no class.
He shoulda been LYNCHED
Lamont says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:13 am
Defending Kanye west? Are you serious? I mean I can understand what you mean in turns of sympathy for the inebriated but you cannot be serious by comparing a college girl’s drunken rants to a celebrity barging on stage and ruining someone’s acceptance speech. Yes, you’re right, most of us (if not all), are victims of saying things we didn’t mean while intoxicated but when you reach that celebrity status, you should know better than that. Aside from doing whatever they’re famous for, a celebrity’s job is to uphold an image as well as respect for other artist’s. He knows what to do and what not to do. There is no excuse for his behavior…it doesn’t matter who won that award… what he did was very uncalled for.
I can’t believe you’re comparing it to you being at a party where everyone is drunk, things are loud, and fights are bound to happen. Let me ask you a question…when you graduate if you were to receive some sort of scholastic award, would you forgive someone interrupting your acceptance speech by saying that someone else was more deserving? I think not. You would expect them to have more respect.
Arriving with a drink in hand, doesn’t excuse anything. That’s like someone crashing a car into someone’s house and then saying “oh well it makes sense. he did have a drink in his hand all night. don’t be too harsh on him.” Screw that. As I said, he’s a grown ass man who knows better.
Kanye West has always been obnoxious and a big baby when it came to what he felt like he personally deserved. I was never a fan a Kanye West, just a few songs were good but I know that if there is anyone who still isn’t a fan of him, there is no way they will be now.
GTF says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:14 am
1. Rosey: learn to speak proper English
2. Condoning Kanye because his opinion differed from those who gave the award or because (poor baby) he was drunk is ridiculous. He took a significant personal and professional moment away from another “celebrity” (as he called himself on Leno) because he has a god-complex because hes’s sold a few records. In a few years, none of these people will be remembered, anyway. He won’t be able to afford his expensive Cognac and will be doing Hardee’s commercials.
3. Kanye’s “poor, pitiful me” act on Leno where he painted himself as Mother Teresa was like a pussy cat trying to cover up his own shit. “I have always wanted to do good” was the biggest PR attempt ever. But, maybe he’s realized that he is, indeed, an asshole who has let celebrity make him think that whatever he does is acceptible and will be applauded. Boo hoo, for misunderstood Kanye. I hope his record sales plummet.
GTF says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:17 am
addendum: all of you cracker-head racists, white or black (btw, I’m a white southerner) need to go back under the rock from which you emerged…….
ellshan says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:22 am
The only thing on Kanye’s mind was Kanye. When was the last time he was in the media? Now everyone is talking about him. It wasn’t about Taylor or Beyonce – it was about Kanye. I don’t care for him or his music, but give the man credit – he knows his marketing and any publicity is good publicity.
Debbie says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:24 am
Sorry, don’t buy the “alcohol” excuse…. People only use that when they do things so obnoxious that they need to blame it on something or someone that takes the responsibility away from themselves…. Alcohol doesn’t change the person you really are it just makes you think your balls are bigger……………
kisha says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:25 am
wow this started as an intelligent discussion and then just degenerated into a nasty rude racial tirade. i am an african american and a mother of male children. i really think you need to check your motives for commenting. blasting all african american males does nothing to change music or people. all you did was make me afraid to send my sons to college. where does your hatred stop. can you see differences in people. not just race. my sons are honors students that play heavy metal in a band does that make okay. or do you lynch first ask questions later
ONO says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:28 am
Drunk or not, no excuse. He horned in on another performer’s time to bask in the sun. He’s a rude, selfish jerk. And if he was drunk he needs to go to AA, not work out his issues on the VMA stage.
Tammy says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:32 am
She won – period. Who YOU think should have won is immaterial.
There’s such a thing as class, and that ghetto roach Kayne doesn’t have it.
Personally, I’d have loved to have seen him do this crap at the CMAs — Toby Keith and Trace Atkins would have drop kicked his thug arse out the door.
Molly says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:36 am
You are an idiot too!!! There’s a time and place for everything and that was not the time or place for Kenye to share his personal opinion. He was rude and ignorant and tacky, tacky, tacky.
Angie says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:37 am
Pardon me while I puke in my cereal. Ok so he was drunk, BFD. Since you’re saying because he was drunk, he should be excused for being the pompous @$$ that he is, here is my question. What is the excuse for the OTHER instances where he shot off his piehole without thinking? Was he drunk all those times, too, or is he just that big of a douchebag? My money is on the latter. Yet another so called celeb who just doesn’t have it in him to shut the hell UP. He’s his own worst enemy and the world would be a better place if he, and others like him, did what he said he was going to and try to scrape a decent human being out of his own misguided self importance.
Sam says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:38 am
Kanye needs to be banned from all future award shows. Being drunk is not an excuse for his behavior. If he doesn’t know how to act appropriately, he needs to stay home.
Ali says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:40 am
Whether or not his opinion was correct isn’t the point, the point IS: He did something truly distasteful and rude, and it was wrong. Obviously B’s video was better, which, as so many other people have pointed out, is why she won Best Video of the Year.
And regardless of whether or not you agree with something, you can’t go ripping something from someone else’s hands and then telling that person that they didn’t deserve what they got. We learned that in kindergarten!!!
Chuck says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:43 am
I am a recovering alcoholic, so I feel I can speak with authority about this sad situation.
It is quite obvious that West has a drinking problem. He showed up carrying a half-filled Hennessey bottle which he held onto during photos and interviews before the show. I have NEVER seen anyone do that at an awards show so blatently.
One of the hallmarks of a true alcoholic is that their ego eventually runs rampant when they drink.
It is ALL ABOUT THEM!! This disease leads us to do things and say things without regard for others.
And it always gets worse, never better, if left untreated.
I hope West does what he said on Leno last night, and takes some time to re-evaluate his life and get treatment for an obvious alcohol problem and an even more obvious ego problem.
Debbie says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:46 am
Blah…Blah…Blah…
I don’t care if it is a little miss kitten or a bad mr pitbull. Wrong is wrong. I will never condone (or defend) Kanye’s behavior and neither should you.
Mom says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:54 am
Rosey, of all the remarks that have been made about this outburst, yours is the only remark that people need to take heed of. It is racist and wrong. Kanye didn’t do this because he was drunk or because he doesn’t like white people. He did it because he is an ass. PERIOD You are the racist. He needs his public (fans, people, whatever) to boycott his music and his actions and keep him out of the public eye long enough for him to realize people have feeling no matter what color, race or religion they are. Maybe if it hits him in the wallet he will come to some sort of revelation that his public doesn’t care about his opinion, only his music. The awards programs are not for a puplic platform. They are to reward people for hard work. He (and you) need to work on your attitude and respect of others.
Gina says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:57 am
Greater is not better, and promotion come from the Lord.
Who is Mr.West to say who get what. I recall and song Mr. West
wrote Jesus walks with me. I think he needs to go back to the
booth and reMIX the song. Do you walk with Jesus? All prays go out to Ms Swift 1st Mr.West 2nd.
Shellie says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20099:58 am
Let’s be real people. Kanye has a racial undertone to many of his comments. If the award had gone to Alicia Keys or Rhianna he would have stayed in his seat. It’s sad, but that’s the way it is. Plus, alcohol never helps when you are prone to say ignorant things in the first place. I support anyone being proud of who they are and their heritage/ancestry what have you, but when it becomes racial supremacy/superiority….well, we’ve seen how that works out.
Gina says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200910:03 am
Mr. Mike I pray for you and your mother if that’s how she raised you to talk and you for calling people names. You my man are on Mr.West level>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
BT says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200910:04 am
I think most of the people who commented on here are douchebags. All this outrage…”im taking Kanye off my ipod” blah blah boo hoo. Racist pricks. God forbid somebody speak out about how MTV crushes REAL musical talent. The best music in the world is NOT played on so-called “music television”.
Dominique says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200910:06 am
ok, granted. Kanye running up on stage taking the mic out of Taylor Swift’s hand was out of line. I like Taylor Swift and I absolutely love her song but for her to win “Best Female Video” wasn’t right. Besides Beyonce being in the category, Lady Gaga, Pink and Kelly Clarkson’s videos were hot. The video Taylor Swift did for that song went right along with the words to the song. It was sweet and innocent. It wasn’t good enough to beat the other women in the catergory. So even if Beyonce didn’t win that category one of the other women deserved the award more than Taylor Swift.
Ricci says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200910:07 am
Does this mean, by your logic, that you would defend domestic violence and rape if the person was under the influence because we’re not in control of our actions.
I see no defense for this person if he were a MAN but obviously he is a self-centered boy in a man’s body that craves attention.
Callie says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200910:13 am
The point is not that he interrupted a sweet young quiet girl or loud mouth big old man, the point is this was a program and not karaoke night in Tinsel Town.
Would it be ok if some lame pissed off nut came out of the audience at the Lakers Basketball game taking the mic from the announcer and going on a rant about his favorite football team?
Would it be better if a preacher got up at a concert and started preaching against drugs and loud music? NO!
This was planned program and other than being rude he probably scared the crap out of several people just being able to get up on stage. Security!!! Put down the donuts and protect the artists.
PattiM says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200910:15 am
Ignorance is NOT an excuse for bad behavior. Neither is drunkenness. Kanye was the only one responsible for his actions, and being inebriated does not give him a pass here. I don’t care who won the award. It was not his right, duty, or even place to get up on stage and correct a wrong. He was way out of line, and if somebody had done that to him during the acceptance of an award, he probably would have had a lot more to say, and again, it wouldn’t have been good.
He acted the only way he knew how? Come on. He’s a big boy who does know the industry, protocol at an award ceremony, and he knew exactly what he was doing when he destroyed forever an award-winning moment for another artist.
He is arrogant, selfish, and ignorant. I’m just sorry that there are people who are still also ignorant enough to choose to defend someone of such low caliber.
Marilyn says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200910:16 am
He is a ignorant jerk who thinks he is somebody. He was drinking a huge amount and who knows what else. He has no class and the only reason he spoke about it on Leno was because he knew he has hurt his career!
Jasen says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200910:17 am
Alcohol is no excuse to be be a idiot.Alcohol dosen’t make you something it brings whats hiding underneath out.It was totally unexcuseable and shouldent of happened.If I was him I would feel like a jerk.I don’t care what kind of past you have r who you think you are,we are all equal and should respect each other…..right?
dawn says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200910:18 am
how does selling really equate to who deserves a music video award? and yes he was right. some people are protected because of their cuteness or popularity and not their talent. this episode helped MTV and in some ways it helps Taylor. It will be interesting to see where Taylor lands in 10 to 15 years. I’m not convinced that she has very much talent and once her cuteness wears off, people will probably forget about her.
bringing up OJ and Mike Vick proves that we as a society have a ways to go when it comes to racism, discrimination, etc.
CND girl says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200910:22 am
Everyone is just all over Kanye… Gesh! I know he’s a butt hole, but whatever there are worse ppl out there. I don’t like that he stole the girls shine, however, he didn’t kill the girl. I’m glad that Taylor was able to handle herself in a lady like fashion. Do you think that Kanye is the only person on the planet like this? NO! ok.. there is so many celebrities that just say whatever they like.. it’s up to us to just ignore it, and move on. Who ever wrote this piece is brave, not much ppl can decipher what he was trying to say compared to what he actually did.
PDiddy says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200910:25 am
Shame on MTV for allowing once again for this to take place. Scripted or not, every year there seems to be some big news story at someone’s expense… but MTV VMAs are in the news every time. Coincidence? I don’t think so. Kanye is an ass and may have just said what he felt, although personally I don’t like his music or him, MTV still allowed this to happen. I have voted in the VMAs in the past and used to love MTV but now… I guess I have finally outgrown them.
Tez says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200910:26 am
I agree with Debbie and Deja… I dont like taylor’s music, I do like the other two… it was taylors time to thank everyone.. its an honor no matter who you are getting the award. who cares if she deserved it over beyonce or not.. she got it..the end… all of america was watching.. what an ass he is.. he needs so much attention its sick. Why would some of you think its ok if he got up there like that? I knew he would come back and say.. “im so sorry I did that”.. like its ok now.(Isnt that what all convicts say?, I’m sorry I killed your family)…. for you idiots who want to play the race card.. let it go. watch out for Karma!!
Mary says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200910:27 am
Stop making excuses for Kanye… He knew exactly what he was doing, not like it was the first time he shot off his mouth making him look like an ass (which he is)… He is only now apologizing because he seen how upset even his fans were with him that now he needs to do damage control… He is and always will be a racist ass… I stopped being a fan the minute he took the stage during a Katrina fundraiser when he took the opportunity to bash Pres. Bush on how if it were white people trapped he would of had them out by now… Don’t blame him because the people trapped didn’t have the brains to leave when asked 3 days prior too they had plenty of time… As far as Joe Wilson, he never took the stage and yanked the mic from Obama, he was just calling a spade a spade… LIAR
spencer bussell says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200910:47 am
well here is my opinion, the man has lost his morals (along with the rest of the world) we all,every one of us, need to stop and look, this is what we are becoming …me..me…me i love kanye’s music and beyonce and taylors as well, they are all very talented and i thank them much for there efforts and contribution to entertainment, however we all need to take a look at this episode and stop and think what are we doing . lets refind god ,refind morals and character, what has happend to honor. he can think whatever he likes but be a true gentle-man, a good man a good person, this world is in for a shock very soon. if we keep going like we are g-d will owe soddom and gemorrah an apology. Kayne, myself, the world, lets regroup,repent,and repair, before it is too late.
Fran says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200910:50 am
Sounds alot like Serena pitching her temper tantrum cause she was losing and taking away someone else’s glory. Whether you like it or not the “PEOPLE” voted for Taylor Swift not her peers and that’s the way the cookie crumbles. And the fact that you can somehow justify it away is amazing. The devil is winning the war and his actions are proof of that. I would hope that his mother would be ashamed of him and maybe he will learn from it, but it sounds doubtful.
sunnie6572 says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200910:52 am
I hate when I read articles trying to justify his actions due to the fact that the writer thinks Beyonce’s video was better and maybe he was right?? That is so, so, so not the point here. He had no right to take that moment away, no matter who it belonged to. There are times when people need to keep their opinion to themselves and this was one of them. Haven’t we all watched awards shows like the Grammys, or Oscars and thought or wished someone else won a certain award other than the person who actually did win. But regardless, it would be classless to take the persons moment away when it’s none of our business. And no matter how great the writer of this article thinks Beyonces video was or how much fan fare it debuted to…obviously the fans (who voted and chose the winners at the VMA’s) felt that Taylor’s said a much better story and was much more interesting to watch.
BK says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200910:57 am
“But in his defense, he was right, wasn’t he?” Are you kidding me? Since when does Kanye West get to speak for the MTV Awards voting committee?
I don’t care whose video you or anyone else thinks is “better” (and by the way, it’s a completely subjective choice so there is no such thing as “right” in arts awards), because regardless of your opinion Taylor Swift won the award. Period.
Let’s break this down for the ethically challenged: Award Shows 101. Categories announced – winners voted – awards show begins – nominees announced – previously voted winner announced – winner makes acceptance speech – show moves on to next category. Where in that description is “Kanye West gets to rip the mic out of a winner’s hand and say she doesn’t deserve it”?
Kanye IS a douchebag. And a jackass. And every other name you can think of. Whether he was drunk or not, it takes a special kind of moron to think he can barge onstage and steal someone else’s limelight in order to insult them in favor of another performer. It takes an even bigger moron to defend him. Congratulations.
Trace says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200910:59 am
Finally, someone is defending Kanye. yeah!!!!!!!! I love Kanye he should have done what he did but he did tell the truth. I mean Taylor can’t sing I am serious I heard from someone who toured with her that the soundboard make her sound good. All she really does is write. Even then her song sucks. I mean is she country or pop. You can’t be both so CHOOSE what genre you want to be! I think that Kayne was drunk and Taylor deserve a slap in the face because she is not pop and can’t sing!!
Mike says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:01 am
Kanye West = No talent, no shred of common decency, totally worthless sack of crap waste of breathable air; and that’s when he’s sober…
Liana says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:03 am
What the hell????????? He got drunk, did something INCREDIBLY dumb and hurtful, and this makes him a racist? LOL, I wonder what Amber Rose thinks about him being racist. Seems to me the racists are the ones writing in and calling him that. I didn’t see him saying anything about Taylor being white, and that’s why she won. In fact, since he WAS drunk, and if that’s what he was feeling,, he probably would have said it, no?
SIU Alumna says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:03 am
Yes, actually, I think he was wrong. I watched both videos last night and not being a fan of either one of the artists, I think the Swift Video was better. I actually had to struggle to finish the Beyonce video. I kept expecting something to happen. There was no story the the lyrics or video. At least the Swift video was something to follow
FUBAR says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:04 am
I STARTED TO MAKE A COMMENT BUT I COULDN’T THINK OF ANYTHING NICE TO SAY SO I WILL WITHHOLD MY OPINION . MY FAMILY TAUGHT ME BETTER MANNERS THAN TO MAKE STATEMENTS ABOUT SOMEONES LACK OF TASTE.WE ALL ARE RACIST IT IS JUST A MATTER OF DEGREES.
Denny says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:10 am
Oh, the ignorance in these comments make me weep.
First of all, it’s rude, tactless, and disrespectful for /anyone/ to storm onstage during someone’s acceptance speech and vocalize their unimportant opinions about who should have won. We have Twitter, online blogs, and other shit for that kind of thing to be vocalized. Like in the matter of Joe Wilson, it’s not so much /what/ he said as opposed to /when/ he said it (let’s be honest– and I’m black, for the record– people are going to criticize and call Obama names; a joint session of congress to address healthcare was /not/ the situation to call Obama a liar).
If a white person, Asian person, Latino/Latina person would have done the crap Kanye did, I would be just as irritated by it. There’s no justification for what he did. And if he was drunk, someone should have been on their damn job and kick the douche out.
I’m amazed that this has dissolved into a matter of racism– once again. If it had been anyone but Taylor, my reaction would have been the same. Only difference in reaction at the VMAs would have been that Kanye would have probably had his ass kicked (either literally or verbally). Or if it had been someone not as “innocent” as Taylor or someone who could stand up for themselves, no one would be crying as hard on these boards.
If you’re going to condemn the action, you should be able to condemn it regardless of who says it and regardless of the victim of it. Period.
But Kanye was totally wrong. Taylor deserved that moment on stage, and he really ruined it. I’m a fan of his music, but his personality fucking /sucks/. This doesn’t top the “Bush doesn’t care about white people” incident, though.
Fergie( No, not that one) says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:18 am
I agree with “staged act” who Kanya was enabled Look at the facts
1 The sound man could have cut him off when he took the Mic.
2. Kanya is known for making dumb and stupid comments, he’s done it before on other award shows.
3. I think MTV Producers would “sacrafice” Taylor moment for ratings. That’s why they had Russell “not funny” Bland on again for ratings.
I’m sorry Taylor was used like that and Kanya was enable by MTV to make those comments. He’s a publicity whore and MTV is the pimp.
Mel says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:19 am
Sorry, beyonce’s video sucked. Taylor was very deserving of her award. Beyonce is a great singer but I do believe is hitting the end of her musical career
buzemom30 says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:19 am
I would say race was the last thing on my mind when all that happend…
Just looked like Kanye disagreed and wasn’t afraid to say so but He would have picked much better words. Like, “just like to say it must have been a close call on all these great videos”! before handing over the mic. Drinks due nake you do some stupid sh!t sometimes…we have all been there! Timing is everything…he should have apologized on air maybe he would not have looked like such an asshole!!! which we all know most of the time he is! He needs PR help bad!!!
Ann Imirant says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:21 am
KANYE IS A STUPID N—–!!! How else could he have done it but in his own stupidity!! There is no excuse if he was drunk or not!!! He was plain IGNORANT & STUPID!!! YOU CAN TELL HOW INSECURE he is…..too bad the award wasn’t for one of his “colored” “sister” otherwise he would have jump for joy!! Well, someone deserves it & it’s not Beyonce so he should graciously accept that!!! HOW IGNORANT!!! LET HIM KNOW THAT!!! CAUSE WE PLAINLY HATE HIM for what he did!!! Don’t be going to a show & act like you’re gonna cry.,,,HUSH!!! No one is remorseful for you!!! You’re stupid & you don’t deserve any better!! DOn’t let your crying have people feel sorry for you cuz we’re not!!! NOT!!
Vicki says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:23 am
He is nothing but a loud mouth, RACIST, stupid, low class THUG!! If that would have been a white person doing the same thing to a black artist you would have had the other RACIST pigs Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson on tv demanding a lynching of all whites!! Where are they now? It is clear where he learned this behavior, from his mother!! He is only saying he is sorry because some of the hollywood people are calling him out and he is afraid for himself and so called career. He needn’t worry though, all the low class whites and blacks will still buy his music. These are the type of people he caters to. He will continue to do these things because he was not taught any better by his mother. His appearance on Jay Leno was nothing more than a joke. He has made it very clear how he feels about white people. Maybe it is time the white community started stand up to black RACISTS too!! Unfortunately racism does not only come in white.
Taylor says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:27 am
Some people feel that Beyonce’s video was better. But in all honesty her video was just dancing. Fans choose the video because a lot of young people can go with it. They can relate to her video. I can see why Taylor won it was a good video. As for Kanye i don’t feel he should be defended. He acted immature and for someone to go up there and say that to a teen girl is unprofessional and just out right mean. It was her first award at the vmas and to make someone feel like crap just because you don’t agree with the winning is ridiculous. Kanye deserves all the bashing he gets. If he didn’t have a problem doing it to Taylor then he shouldn’t have a problem being bashed right back.
Denny says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:27 am
All of you guys dragging Kanye’s mother into this are sickening.
Heather Lewis says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:33 am
I Think that He was in the wrong you just do not do that to someone Yea of course he is going to apologize I mean he did make an ass of himself. Besides if doenst oh he is RUINED or whatever he is in the public eye. What a role model I just thought it was rude and celebrities do not make good role models look what they are teaching our children all that mess about shooting people i know what people are sayin it is just rymes but if they listen to it all the time they think well TI doing it why not me and all them skinny bone ass thin women WHAT ARE THEY TEACHING???Not everyone has millions to spend on plastic surgery they can say they are just skinny but somehow they get that way
Nott
m0ng00se says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:34 am
College Candy… this is even MORE proof that we should separate the blacks. Send the porch monkeys to Kenya. Racist pigs, like Fat Al and Big Jesse. West… LEAVE if you can’t take it!
Cynthia says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:35 am
Well, if you think you’re announcing what everyone is thinking, so am I.
Beyonce danced behind a white screen, with two other girls, in a black leotard.
Groundbreaking…
And this isn’t to say Taylor’s video was incredible either, but seriously? How about we just accept that everyone in the music industry today is pretty lackluster?
Top 40 is probably the most unoriginal and disappointing genre of music today.
Tanya says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:35 am
No Kanye is an ass and maybe it wasn’t about Beyonce it was about having his name all over the VMA’s because he thinks it’s all about him and he knew he wasn’t going to win so he had to be on stage at some point and you know that afterwords Beyonce told him what kind of ASS he really is and she doesn’t need him promoting anyhting for her she can do that all on her own!
Winky WinkRBean says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:37 am
1. Beyonce’s video WAS better…in my opinion, though I like them both.
2. I’m not much of a country music fan.
3. Is this discussion thread about whether Kanye was wrong, or right, for jumping on stage and ruining an awesome moment for Taylor swift…or about whether the judges have different taste in music videos than I do.
Regardless of whether the Judges opinions matched mine, or Kanye West’s…if he were in front of me right now I’d b*tch slap his sorry, self centered, egotistical, inconsiderate little ass back to wherever the f*ck he came from. Voicing your opinion is one thing…taking a moment in time from someone elses excitement and life to show what a d*ck you are, only shows what a d*ck you are.
mike says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:42 am
there is no excuse for being an ass and having no self control.who twisted his arm to drink like he was doing?
treshipp says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:44 am
Asshole.
George says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:46 am
I cannot believe that anyone in any shape, form or fashion would defend what Kanye West did! But to say he did it because he was drunk and we’ve all done things when we were drinking has to be the stupidest reason that someone could come up with. Wrong is wrong regardless of the reason. I can guarantee that if someone had upstaged Kanye West in that way, he sure as hell wouldn’t like it. What he did was wrong and anyone trying to defend has even less class than Kanye does.
Winky WinkRBean says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:46 am
And D*mn…really? REALLY? Haw y’all gunna turn this into a race thing. Stupid don’t know no color. I’m a caucasion white male and I’ve been repressed, beaten and torn up by people of all race/color. Ain’t no one done it any better than the other…just differen styles.
It’s not the people that suck, it’s the fear that we are all forced to infuse into our lives. Teach your children fear and hate, and they will fear and hate. Teach your children to love and support and the world MIGHT have a better chance of surviving the a*sholes…maybe….well…okay, we’re screwed anyways…but at least we can focus on destroying ourselves with our inner hatred of ourselves, than hurting each other so much.
James says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:49 am
I’m thinking that anybody who actually thinks that Kanye was right is just another ghetto slop-can. The man already admitted it was rude and is apologizing? Oprah already made comment on how embarrassing it was for her to watch? Obama damn just shook his head. Shut up and stop commenting sistahs/brothas. Your makin it worse for him and all of us.
Liz says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:52 am
I think Kanye needs to learn some social graces and some one should also teach him how to act in public. If he was drinking, that is no excuse for his actions. Being a Celeb. does not give you the right to act like an IGNORENT A–Hole. He has no CLASS. His so call apology on the Leno show doesn’t mean a lot in my book. Grow up Kanye, and learn to be a nice, decent, and God loveing Human Being.
Lisa says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:54 am
This article misses the point…This is why the world is so fucked up. Some of you have lost your sense of what is right and what is wrong to the point that you think that anybody can be a rude and arrogant douche bag and you just make up excuses for their bad behavior (and reward them for it). There is NO excuse for what Kanye West did. This not the first time that he was rude (or said something rude) to another entertainer. (Remember the Gretchen Wilson incident?) It doesn’t matter if he (Kanye), or anyone else believes that Beyonce deserved to win that award. Taylor won it fair and square, and Kanye took away her moment. I hope this haunts him for the rest of his career…or what is left of it.
Angel says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:56 am
Although I agree that Taylor Swift winning the Best Female Video award was as big a shock to me as apparently it was to Kanye, the big point that everybody seems to be overlooking is why was Kanye up on stage fighting the decision of who won the award? Seriously, he could’ve just voiced his opinion on his blog or later on during the show. There was absolutely no need to run on stage, snatch the microphone from Taylor and voice an opinion that pretty much set an awkward tone for the rest of the show. When he said on Jay Leno that he knew he was wrong when he handed the mic back to Taylor and she just stood there stumped…well what the f**k did you expect her to do a**hole you just told her she didn’t deserve the award.
My biggest problem is that Kanye always rants and voices his opinion at inappropriate times. His fans will listen to him no matter what so tell them your sob stories about how you didn’t win an award or that MTV is keeping you down, but don’t fight somebody else’s battle especially when you’re clearly making them uncomfortable and feel embarrassed cause of you (we all saw Beyonce’s face). The thing with Kanye is he is a spoiled, narcissistic, attention hungry fool that needs to realize that you’re only great by the fans that make you great. Sorry from Kanye is no longer an acceptable apology even if you capitalize the entire word and put ten exclamation marks behind it. Grow up Kanye the world DOES NOT REVOLVE AROUND YOU!!!!!!!
Angela says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:57 am
I love Beyonce, but honestly I did like Taylors video better. It is a matter of opinion. I usually love Beyonce’s videos but this one just gives me a headache. I love the song, but hate the video.
At least the women had class. Taylor handled it perfectly and so did Beyonce. After Beyonce calling Taylor up for her moment I really like her even more. Classy move for Beyonce.
born2.sparklee says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200911:59 am
Kayne is a prima donna and a tool.
But who can blame him? He can’t be too bright, look at his mom the stupid cow died of a botched plastic surgery, out of vanity.
He is a lost cause with the IQ of a flea.
His music sucks dogs bollocks too.
mandy more says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200912:09 pm
Let’s remember Patrick Swayze today and forget about Kanye.
Kanye’s a jackass but maybe security should have noticed the bottle in his hand earlier and asked him to leave-if he didn’t maybe they should have escorted him out. Its up to the show’s producers to prevent bad behavior- everyone knows musicians can behave badly! Hellloooooo – at least he didn’t beat anyone up (CHRIS BROWN) or kill or maim anyone or run a ponzi scheme and take millions from widows. Give me a break–he is a talented musician but a jerk–like that’s never happened before. Get over it.
Anne says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200912:16 pm
Thank You U where so right Kanye was right on what he said but, he should have done it in another way ,I think he has a problem with drinking due to the fact that he has”nt dealt with his mothers passing,Ithink he need to get help With those issues. And hello What was up with Lady Gaga
Mark says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200912:18 pm
If you think Kanye was in ANY way in the right, you are crazier than he is. He made a deliberate, rude move to get himself in the spotlight AGAIN ! He is an attention seeking lunatic with little or NO talent !! He threw a young person off the stage at a Poughkeepsie concert and was “Sorry” about that too ! Sorry he got caught is more like it ! He should be reprimanded and boycotted for the fool he was and is !!!
DIANNA says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200912:19 pm
Kanye is an ASSHOLE. He could have simply said what he wanted to say in an interview or something later on… It doensn’t matter if her video or if beyonce’s video was better. I personally don’t know who the hell she is, but why would anyone take the spot lite away from someone like that. She should have hit him over the fucking head with that VMA award and knocked him the fuck out. That would have been the best video of all time.
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Mo says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200912:21 pm
Why is everybody feeling soo sorry for poor little RICH, MEDIA-DARLING, my-lyrics-seem-almost-always-about-high-school-romance Taylor Swift?
cocoa says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200912:22 pm
I have no issue with what Kanye said and yes we have all said things at times that we shouldnt have but its different when you are in the public eye. When we say stupid things, we usually arent doing it live on national television and embarassing a 19 year old girl. It was disrespectful on his part, he seems to have no regard for anyone else’s feelings. I mean like he just snatched the microphone out of her hand. So what if he said he was going to let her finish, who wants to say an acceptance speech after that? Nobody does. It was just rude and classless. And I totally applaud Leno for asking the question about Kanye’s mother. It was valid and appropriate. Kanye needs to back up and show people respect and learn some class. There is a time and place for things to be said and he needs to learn that live national television is not the place to do it.
Hope says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200912:25 pm
How did this become a race issue? What happened had nothing to do with race so everybody who is making all these stupid racist comments seriously needs to stop. End of story. Taylor should have had her moment to shine and Kanye took that from her. He had no right to do what he did. Beyonce being the classy lady that she is, let Taylor say her speech. Everyone needs to calm down and stop talking about it so much. We can’t change what’s already happened.
cover-up says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200912:26 pm
There has been a push for over a year to remove a vulgar demeaning word from our vocabularies . It had been having some success , as there have not been as many incidents of racist tantrums shown on the news as there have been in the past . Then Kanye shows his a$$ and reminds everyone of what the word was coined to show . Way to go Kanye , thanks for reminding us why racism can’t be eliminated .
born2.sparklee says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200912:28 pm
Why is everybody feeling soo sorry for poor little RICH, MEDIA-DARLING, my-lyrics-seem-almost-always-about-high-school-romance Taylor Swift?
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I could not care less about the stupid talentless bimbo, but KW was out of line.
judyb says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200912:32 pm
If you(the author of this article) or west can’t hold your drink—then don’t do it. How would you like me to get drunk and call your mother a slut—because I am drunk—it’s okZ?
gaynell says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200912:33 pm
How about the attention that is now being taken away from Janet Jackson and theres no one talking about her tribute to her dead brother. How about MJ’s trailor (the big moment) that they allowed us to see of him hours before his death and just how incredibly good he still was on stage….theres not one word .???
DIANNA says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200912:37 pm
There’s not tribute to MJ because this article isin’t about him……
DIANNA says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200912:39 pm
And for those who think that Beyonce is so noble.. the hell with her too…she only did that because she was on the spot light…Does anyone really fucking think that she gave a shit…When kanye said what he said she was LAUGHING….HELLLLOOOOOOOOOO….Did anybody else see that or was it just me? She figured she would do that so the public would love her some more.
willow says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200912:42 pm
When a human being is in utero (the uterus) he or she does not have the option to choose what color they will become. But as they grow, mature and flourish in life they do have the choice of being a kind, tolerant, selfless, giving human being who SHOULD and will be judged by their actions and heart and NOT THEIR SKIN COLOR – HAIR – EYES – NOSE – LIMBS.. Reading these emails it is clear there is much racism left to be addressed and sadly some will never see past their blind hatreds. But for those of you who are thinking, intelligent people I agree that Kanye’s conduct was pretty bad – but hopefully he will learn from all the bad press he’s receiving now to grow up and take responsibility for his behavior – On Leno last night he seemed quite humbled. Beyonce was truly a classy lady in her reaction and Swift will move on… Come on people – isn’t life difficult enough without bogging yourselves down with this ugly, dibilitating emotion called hate? I’m not white – nor black – nor red – but flesh colored and God fearing and pray for all people. Thanks for listening!
tdog says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200912:43 pm
Okay. The entire world knows that Taylor Swift is an annoying, non talent. OMG !sn’t she Miley’s best friend? Who cares? We also know that that MTV had to break it up because they get accused of favoring Hip Hop a little too much. They want to promote that that squeaky clean image for the tweens of America. Meanwhile the soccer moms can bug out to Beyonce, jay Z and Kanye on their Saturday night out. ” All the single MOMs”!! To tell the truth, I did not love Kanye in the beginning, I thought he was so arrogant. However, after listening to his music throughout the years….I realized he is a major talent! Musical genius….lets not get confused jay Z is the man though. Kanye had a buzz on made a mistake…..he is human. Can we all move on now? Does anyone talk about Miley’s racy pics anymore? Another lapse in judgement..sh#t happens.
KC says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200912:43 pm
It doesn’t matter who one the award or who anyone thought deserved the award. What Kanye did was wrong – absolutely wrong. He had NO right and drunkenness is no excuse. He can have his opinion but that does not give him the right to be rude to anyone – white or black – young or old. And, for you to excuse him is very sad…
wheaty says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200912:44 pm
I agree with you about how he was talking about someone else and what not. I happen to be a Kanye fan he is my favorite rapper. But however I think that a) he needs to take the consequences for his own actions. He chose to drink it wasn’t forced down his throat or anything like that, so with all of the people bitching about him is part of the consequence. I do think it was really out of line for him to do that. I like Taylor Swift too but I only listen to You Belong With Me. I consider myself a bigger Kanye fan really, ANYWAYS I think he was extremely out of line. Sure he has his own opinion on who should have won. Everyone does. But that didn’t give him the right to go up and steal her spotlight. It was her moment. I think that if he was going to do something stupid like go onstage and do what he did he should have at least waited till she was done talking instead of stealing the mic from her and leaving her speechless and embarassed. I do believe that the VMA’s are decided among voting. Sure there are plenty of teen bopper fans out there ranging from kids to adults that voted out the ass for her multiple times, but the win was decided by the public. Doesn’t really matter wether she deserved it or not she still won it. Do I think he is extremely sorry for what he did? Of course I do. After all he will probably lose some fans in the process as well become public enemy number one in Taylor World. Honestly this is going to hurt him more than it did her. And that’s the way it should be. Karma is a bitch and will bite back with every decision you do… But it did make the awards more entertaining to watch [lol].
matt says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200912:46 pm
Defending his actions by saying he was drunk is rediculous. He was not at a bar hanging out with his friends. He was at an awards ceremony that is attnded by the elite of the entertainment industry and is watched by millions. The fact that he showed up with a bottle in his hands is appauling. Whether I like it or not men like this end up being role models for our children. I think as a nation we need to demand more of our “heros” and hold them accountable for their public behavior. Of course the other side of that is that we should get the hell out of their private lives.
MM
Anastasia says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200912:52 pm
SERIOUSLY??????????????? Too bad your boyfriend wasn’t around to stop you from writing this, too.
I can’t believe you’re DEFENDING THAT IDIOT!
Melissa says:
Tue, 15th Sep 200912:53 pm
http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/436021/beyonce-wins-video-of-the-year.jhtml#id=1620604 I dont know if anyone remembers, but Beyonce did win Video of the year. So it has nothign to do with who Kanye interrupted and whos night he ruined, but the simple fact that he jumped the gun and is just an ass! And Kanye has so many outburst even before his mother passed, so it’s no excuse to use grief as a way to act out. And don’t the fans vote for the winners at the VMAs?
gaynell says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20091:01 pm
Dianna, the entire music awards was built up for weeks in the media to be a tribute to MJ and how his sister was working 15 hours per day practicing for her opening act to Michael and just how hard it is on her emotinally to do it. So NO this article is not about MJ, but the entire awards show was supposed to be but instead of people everywhere talking about what it was really supposed to be about its all about Kanye. He has stolen Michael’s and Janet’s moment too. Kanye disrespected his own idol.
JAMIE says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20091:02 pm
Ok..What the hell?? I never write on these boards, but after reading..I must express. How did anything that happened on the show, show any kind of rasism? It didn’t. And as for this blog, it was a girl names Rosie who started it here. And as for who was right or wrong? Look at ur videos these days. What has happened? Especially in the pop and rap music. They all look the same now. Noone puts any effort into them anymore. Dancing half naked does not make a good video. I love both artists here, but really, was either video really great? Kanye was an ass!!No doubt. Race is not an issue here, and should not have been made into an issue..It takes ignorant people to say and do such..
Crazywulf says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20091:05 pm
Lot of ppl drunk there…only one person crashed the stage…
boredwell says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20091:17 pm
Whether or not Beyonce had the better video is not the issue: Kanye’s mouth is a big trash can. When will he learn to put a lid on it!
DIANNA says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20091:25 pm
Gaynell….you want people to comment about MJ..but honey this particular article is about KANYE and TAYLOR…so why don’t you go make a blog or some shit about MJ and the 15 hours of practice….
common sense says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20091:29 pm
Seriously…Kanye west should go to rehab….this is the only entertainer in history that is really really affected mentally by who wins some stupid AWARD,,,truly pathetic!
Sam says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20091:49 pm
I don’t think it matters who he interupted he had no business interrupting anyone. I don’t care for Beyonce but if Kanya had done that to her I would still say he was an *ss and had no business up there interrupting.
And that fake almost cry on the Jay Leno Show last night (9/14) was a JOKE. His excuse was that he has not delt with his mother’s death yet. Well if that’s the case then he should crawl in a hole and DEAL WITH IT and not come out until he has.
If he had that much to drink before the awards show even started why was he allowed to stay and act like an *ss.
Alma says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20092:14 pm
I guess the good old days are gone forever…whatever happened
to the mutual respect of one artist for another? OMG..I got it;
Kanye is bi-polar and needs medication to control himself.
Lesley in VA says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20092:23 pm
This is not the first time Kanye West has interupted an awards show when the winner didn’t suit his taste. You can blame it on the alcohol, his mother’s untimely death, etc. but it is painfully obvious that he needs MAJOR counseling. His mother’s death was crushing, but this behavior was going on long before that. I pray that he can get the help he so obviously needs because he is a very talented young man. His confession to Jay Leno that he’s taking some time off sounds like a step in the right direction. He tried to blame it on his mother’s death and constant work schedule, but deep down he knows that something isn’t right. I pray he gets the help he needs, because he’s just gotten a lesson in humility he’ll never forget!
eric says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20092:24 pm
Serena and Kayne- Giving black people a bad name one incident at a time !
Casey says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20092:25 pm
Taylor should have taken the mic back and said, “Well, I guess it’s a good thing Kanye West doesn’t choose the winners” laughed it off and continued her moment. That’s what Pink or lady gaga probably would have done. But Taylor is young and innocent and hasn’t been around the industry long enough to have a thick skin.
For everyone talking shit about Taylor, she was the top selling artist last year, that PROVES she has talent, not to mention she WRITES HER OWN MUSIC. ALL OF IT. And sings her own songs. Not many artists actually write their own music these days. Her songs top charts, yes they may be about high school romance, but HELLO she’s 19! Get a fucking clue! I don’t see how anyone could be cold enough to trash the victim in an incident like this. And It’s just my personal opinion, but I would much rather see Taylor’s video which actually has some substance than a bunch of dancing. If I want to see dancing I’ll go to the concert, or cheaper, a club. I don’t have to wait for a music video to come out for that.
Josey says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20092:26 pm
Only a punk a$$ would do such a thing. Whether you like Taylor’s music or not, she won the award and it was her time. Express your opinions on twitter or a blog. I wish he did it to Toby Keith, cause we all know Toby would kick his punk a$$, no he picks on a 19 year old girl. Like someone else said, it’s like he stepped on a kitten. Now he’s all sorry, bs he’s only sorry about what it is doing to him, he doesn’t care about her or anyone else.
true says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20092:26 pm
they should of given the award to MJ (HA HA), why should we forget about salvery i dont see the jEWS forgetting about the holocaust, Let’s see how long you guys are going to keep this up for, yes Kanye was wrong or rude in his pursuit to tell the truth but he was one person. What does it say to have this many people gang up on one person, it say we have this many losers in our society, so he is just one of many of you. With all the sick behaviors we tolerate in today’s society this is what causes a stink PLEASE!
Charlie Coulter says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20092:27 pm
Those of you who are defending Kanye(asshole)….You are as much an asshole as he is! Too many idiots out there! Or shall I say too many Kanyes out there! Morons! The issue isn’t whether he’s right or wrong….it’s the way he did it! DUMBASSES!
lesen says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20092:29 pm
BEYONCE VIDEO AIN’T THE BEST, HER CHEREOGRAPHY IS THA BEST AND SHE WON FOR BEST CHEREOGRAPHY. LEFT TO ME I THOT LADY GAGA WAS GOING TO WIN. BUT EITHER WAY ITS FAN VOTED AWARD AND ANYBODY DESERVE IT NOBODY IS ENTITILE TO IT!! CONGRATS TO TAYLOR!!
Josey says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20092:30 pm
So what is it with these low life, classless men lately? Kudos to the women of the VMAs. Taylor, your composure, dignity, and humility is a lesson for everyone. Beyonce, that was a very classy move on your part, giving Taylor the stage so she could have her moment…….
kiristy thomas says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20092:32 pm
rosey..you are a moron…i’m sure your life sucks because your great great great grandma was a slave…idiot
kanye is a dick..plain and simple and so are you
Audrey says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20092:49 pm
It doesn’t matter if you (or anyone else)agrees with WHAT he had to say. The problem is where and when he said it. It was inappropriate and downright rude of him to take the mic from her and ruin her moment. That was her first MTV award and it was important to her and Kanye ruined that.
Besides, the VMAs are awarded through popular vote. Why should Kanye’s opinion matter over all the millions of people who voted? Really. The VMAs are for the most popular music, and obviously, Taylor Swift’s is the most popular. The people have spoken, right?
Jill says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20092:50 pm
Wow … I’m going to start walking around with a bottle of Hennessey so I can act like a jackass and people will “understand”
Vivian says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20092:53 pm
I don’t care whose video was the best, past or present; what I do care about is Kanye’s lack of control in a given situation. All men and women are created equal. His choice of best is different from a country western performer and he needs to appreciate art. I believe he was making a statement, profiling or something like that. Kanye needs to be deeply apologetic to both young ladies and change his ways. He is just so unacceptable. Hopefully this will affect his career in a negative way, and this will incident will serve as food for thought.
Shelia says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20092:54 pm
Brianna there is no excuse for the inexcusable. Kanye admitted that it was foolish and hurtful. It wasnt that he was just having a drink. He was guzzling that bottle of Hennesy!
He was having a Kodak moment with the bottle. Kanye is an exhibitionist and a young foolish artistic genious. He has to learn to behave in and out of public. He would do well to take some time off and pull himself together! Some of his close friends need to pull his coat tail before he self destructs!
Rick says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20092:57 pm
I have enjoyed Kanyes’ music in the past but what he’s done, if I know the song is by him, I now wont listen, or buy anything else from him. I just cant imagine how anyone in there right mind could remotely defend destroying what was a beautiful moment for another person and turning it to sh–. No excuse whatsoever. At the moment, I wouldnt piss on him if he were on fire. I wouldnt buy anything of Michael Jacksons after he started sleeping with children and was disgusted with the outpour of affection for him when he died, and I wouldnt buy or listen to anything from the Dixie Chicks when they made total asses out of themselves either. I was also disgusted by one of those responding on this board named “Rosey”, who was black, she spouted so much garbage, total Racism against white people, pure and simple. I cant believe the ugliness of Kanye West and those that would begin to defend him.
mike says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:03 pm
Brittany,
You’re right…Kanye showing a little disrespect to a fellow singer is not at all like disrespecting the President. You know, like Kanye did when he said George W. hated black people (which is interesting considering both of his Secretaries of State were African-American, including Condoleeza Rice, who may have been the advisor he respected the most).
Heather says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:11 pm
No…your not right. The video Beyonce was nominated for was pretty much the same as a few of her videos before (even one from when she was still with Destiny’s Child). Dancing around in a tight little spandex outfit on black and white film. It was nothing special…yeah she’s a talented artist but her video definitely DID NOT stand out in any way at all. Taylor isn’t the greatest artist but at least her video was something different. She deserved her moment and the win and Kanye is an alcoholic douche bag who needs to get help pulling out whatever crawled up his ass.
kalfromcal says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:15 pm
No matter what the award show, we all have been personally disappointed and maybe even enraged when our “favorite” didn’t win (and probably thought the judges were “wrong” and “stupid” to have opinions different from ours).
Kanye’s ego is so sickeningly inflated he disrespected the judges, disrespected the audience, disrespected Beyonce (who also won a big award) and stole a joyous moment from Taylor. That can never be undone. Alcohol is no excuse. That was a choice too. He shamed himself bigtime. He can apologize and try to atone, but he cannot remove the image of his cruelty from our memories or from the story of his life. What a low low moment.
Sean says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:16 pm
Most of the post here and fking stupid…. The girl won!!! There was no need for some stupid a** white hater to climb on stage and take her moment. He is a sad drunk black man…his fame will disolve at some point and he will be gone… But Swif’s music will still be around.
If the dumbass can’t keep his fat lips shut; he should dig a hole and jump in… and all you tards jumping on his bandwagon can follow him in.
Just like the blacks to make it a race thing…go get your wellfare checks and stfu
kevin says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:17 pm
First of all, Kanye West is a racist bastard, he has made that publically clear. He wouldn’t have the balls to do that to someone a little more intimidating. I know that I for one would have probably spit in his face or smacked him with my award. F that, he is a fake ass thug.. He should stick to what he’s probably best at robbing old WHITE ladies.. What a bitch.
cyn says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:18 pm
BRAVO CASEY well said,,, they keep bringing up the slavery shit and there was just as many black slave owners,,,,,,,,and every time something happens its always the poor blacks,,,,,your right, they can have all their black things but let the whites try it, OMG,, it’s racist,,,,,they are hypocrites,,,,,,,,I have news for West,,,,,,,,,Taylor has more talent in her pinkie than he has,hes just rude, crude and vulgar……shows you,money doesnt change a zebras stripes…….the NAACP,,,,is as bad as clan,,,,,its just they lie and hide it,,,,,,,and the clan doesnt
debi says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:21 pm
r u nuts? i think you wrote this just to get people to respond…you can’t actually believe it! beyonce’s song is the stupidist song i’ve heard- “single ladies” put a ring on it over and over and over and over…really deep writing there. and obviously since it’s the fans that vote they don’t think so either! her dancing was gross and swirling your hoochie in people’s faces reminds me more of a stripper not great choreography or dancing. i can finally say i agree with obama- kanye is a jackass and so are you, actually maybe dumbass is more suitable moniker!
whitney says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:24 pm
You’re right when you said Beyonce had a better video, that’s why she actually won ‘video of the year’. Which is a much bigger award. Sure, Kanye disagreed and can voice his opinion but that doesn’t have to be at the embarrassment of a 19 year old girl or ANY other artist/person. It was her moment and he was COMPLETELY disrespectful. He shows no class, just that he’s a complete asshole who whines more than anything else.
Melaniki says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:25 pm
If this were only about Kanye it would be different. But it isn’t. Kanye’s actions might have been rude or untimely but he was right. He was right because he knows what is going on behind the scenes here politically. Black women, for all their talent, beauty and contributions to entertainment and the workplace are still the last notch on the totem pole. Still overlooked and disrespected in ways not even Oprah seems courageous enough to deal with. Still portrayed as hookers and mammies and the “nappy-headed h’s” nobody speaks up for or fights for or defends to any great degree. So Kanye did. And we get the reaction we always get when ANY BLACK MALE speaks up for a BLACK FEMALE. Exactly as Willie Lynch instructed. “Make damn sure no black male is ever in a position to protect one of his own. If he’s not praising the white male or the white male you take him down. Make him regret it. It’s the only way to ensure the black male never rises to power.” It is why J Edgar Hoover said “We must never allow the rise of a Black Messiah.” But that’s not why Kanye’s in the news. He’s in the news to distract from the fact that there is a resurgence of racism and racist rhetoric centered around Barack Obama’s presidency. Reagan’s “revenge of the white male” in full effect whenever any black male rises to power. At what point black people do you start to get it?
Frye: His body wasn’t in the hole, we looked.”
Riddick: “Look deeper.” — PITCH BLACK
Meme says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:26 pm
Its called respect people.
MOJO says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:26 pm
LET ME SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT – THE ONLY REASON KANYE DID WHAT HE DID IS BECAUSE HE HAD A BET ON BEYONCE WINNING AND LOST. SO HE NEEDED TO HAVE ATLEAST A TAKEAWAY FROM LOSING A BET THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN OBVIOUS WIN FOR HIM LOL
I am kidding though, there was no need to be that tacky but he knows it I think, and in the words of the greatest that have ever done it, the show must go on, he too will grow up just a little slower than others in the industry.
KYnow says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:29 pm
Jay Leno asked, “What would your mother think….would she be disappointed?” Kanye West said, “yes!” Enough said.
Brena says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:29 pm
No. Sorry to say… Kanye was not right in anyway. Not in the way he did it, not in his opinion on it. In no way was anything he did right. Yes Beyonce’s performace was AMAZING but when you get down to it, that is all it was. You have to look at the demographic as well. Taylor had the vote of the entire country loving population and those who have only heard her cross over versions. It took a lot for her to even show up being that it is completely out of her usual element… then to humiliate her like that… totally wrong. Bottomline is that no one in that category stood a chance when the pop vote was divided between all of them and then Taylor brought her country fans to the table as well. And sure… he was drunk… is that really a reason to give him a break? Do you excuse those people who drink and drive and then kill someone JUST because you may have gotten behind the wheel after drinking before? I don’t think so… he is an adult… and a responsible adult wouldn’t have consumed a bottle of henesy before going to a public LIVE venue. I mean really? I am glad he apologized and Taylor is such a sweet and gracious person that she will forgive him… but you have to ask yourself… how would he have been if someone had done that to him? I can bet he wouldn’t have been so gracious.
kevin says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:32 pm
Waaah Waaaah Waaaah, all these people crying racism.. Maybe if they sang about other stuff then drugs, guns, murder, and ho’s they would get some respect for their craft
Riss says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:35 pm
I’m on Kanye’s side. Granted the act was done at the wrong time and in a very un-classy manner Beyonce did have a better video than Taylor Swift. Beyonce’s video was mimicked everywhere even on Saturday Night Live. Taylor Swift’s video has been done before…Avril Lavigne has done it. I like Taylor Swift, her music is catchy and not half bad but when you look at the other nominees her video shouldn’t have ranked supreme. I hope Kanye gets the help and support he needs.
Denny Alan says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:36 pm
End result, it’s like my Mother taught me when I was young.
Money doesn’t give you class….Beyonce obviously understood that and has class.
wyliecoyote says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:36 pm
Kayne West is a punk a@$ black child with zero manners and even less class!
There are NO EXCUSES.
Story over!!!
kevin says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:36 pm
Kanye is a douche. He can support these nuts on his chin
Samuel Kirkland says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:37 pm
I told my wife last night, “You watch, some idiot will come out and defend Kanye within a day or two”.
Well, guess what? You win the idiot award.
You have no clue how stupid you are.
Musical tast is just that….taste….subjective. The award was voted for, and she won. Even her competitors understand. Your commentary shows just what an idiot you are. This has nothing to do with whether you think someone should have won or not.
Kanye is a bitch says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:43 pm
taylor sucks but kanye is a piece of shit and all of you defending his actions should strongly consider going and playing in traffic
Kanye is a bitch says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:44 pm
how could he be so heartless?
what this world finds ok says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:45 pm
I am appalled to think that someone could really be fighting the thought of wether or not Kayne was right or wrong in this situation , to ask yourself what he did was really that bad well then maybe you need to take a look at yourself for everyone is untitled to their own opinion but he could have blogged it after the show made statements among his friends etc… But come on it was very much in poor taste to actually take the mic from her (or anyone) and to actually make a statement like she was not deserving of the award apparently she was or she would not have won it! I can see that you are a fan of his and Beyonce as I am too well atleast of Beyonce but I would never defend someone for their wrong doing especially stating that it was most likely do to him being drunk I have been intoxicated before and I could control myself from speaking out or getting into fights and if you or anyone else out there cannot control yourself maybe you should think about just not drinking for that is just an excuse that to many people try to use for their actions in this world! As for Kayne I am sure he done this for pubicity for everyone is use to his behavior and for some reason they keep supporting him so I am sure he was thinking why not make a scene it will bring me more money and pubicity! I applaud Beyonce for her actions when calling Taylor back on stage but I am sure that this was not how she would have liked to got pubicity either! She looked as appalled as everyone else. Taylor and Beyonce both are wonderful artist and their work proves that, that is why they BOTH were up for the award so lets give them both around of applause instead of defending ignorant choices that Kayne makes!
Melaniki says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:47 pm
Let’s see black/brown people if you can connect the dots. Black people created blues, gospel, R&B,soul, pop,jazz,swing,ragtime,bee bop,big band,rockabilly(Lil Richard,Chuck Berry,Fats Domino, Bo Didley,etc.)Boy bands,girl bands,balladeering(Nat King Cole,Johnny Mathis, etc.) Female balladeers(Ella,Etta,Shirley,Billie,etc.)disco sound,social critique,rap,hiphop, all the dance crazes of the 50’s,60s,70’s disco, 80’s breakin’,poppin’ and lockin’,Samba, rumba,limbo,stompin’,bumpin and grindin’, shakin’and jerkin’, etc. Innovations in sports like dunkin’,football endzone shows, aside from excelling in all of these and track and field, tennis and golf. They destroyed him but Michael CREATED with Quincy Jones THE MUSIC VIDEO along with a whole new genre of music production. Two black brothers, Williams created cable by buying several small television stations and connecting them, an idea Ted Turner jumped on later. A Nigerian,, Phillip Emeagwali got an idea to string together computers and sync them into a single network in cyberspace, his idea laid much of the groundwork for the INTERNET. These are just a few of the contributions of black people to America’s billions upon billions in fortunes and technology for which they get very little notice or credit. Without Janet Jackson there’d be no Britney. Without Tupac, et.al, no Eminem, without Motown and the boy bands no Beatles or Stones, without Lil Richard and Chuck no Elvis whose top songs were written by a black man. In short without black America there would BE no America to speak of. At what point do you get that is what was really behind Kanye’s move to upstage the show?
Ima Wright says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:47 pm
You’re as big a jackass as….what’s this idiot’s name?? I’ve never heard of him…
You’re like, “Yeah he’s an idiot, Yeah he was drunk, Yeah he did a stupid thing but”…but WHAT? As the father in Fiddler on the Roof once said…THERE IS NO OTHER HAND. You (and he) are complete and total irresponsible jackasses who probably play the victim and make excuses for every stupid action in your lives of which I’m sure there are many. The trick is to NOT BE STUPID IN THE FIRST PLACE…your life would be much easier.
Wrong says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20093:54 pm
Wrong…This isn’t Kanye’s first time running on stage bc someone got an award he thought should have gone to someone else. He should sit down at these award ceremonies and keep his BIG mouth shut. Not everyone will agree with who won, but the person that won should have their moment and not have it taken away.
I’m not a big Taylor Swift fan and have never been a Kanye West fan bc of his attitude. I am a fan of both hip hop and country, but will not tolerate ignorance from either side.
Melaniki says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20094:03 pm
That’s the problem, not enough BIG MOUTHS are open these days! And that’s just find with people who want us black folk to become the INVISIBLE PEOPLE again. For all his clowning, Kanye at least demonstrated he had the testicles to stand up in front of a crowd and demand justice for the people who gave the WORLD the richest industry on the planet: music art and entertainment. Black people have NEVER gotten the credit OR the rewards they deserve for creating this field and building it into the most lucrative market in the world. Sure they are the performers, the low level producers, the choreographers, the songwriters and composers, but the real power is in the hands of the whites who wait for black people to create it, then as Michael Moore said “they appropriate it.” Kanye is crazy enough to say it. Others are spineless cowards so afraid of the very effective white strategy of guilting, mocking, ridiculing or otherwise destroying your career for daring to speak out. In the 60’s and 70’s we didn’t give a shit what white America’s reaction to our exposing injustice was. Today, we are so damn worried about how THEY see us, we sit on our asses in silence. Well, that’s about to change. We are slow to wake up but keep kicking a dog in the behind and he’ll sooner or later bite you. Keep kicking.
elby says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20094:04 pm
Ok, maybe I’m the odd ball out here, but how in the world is her choreography awesome? I’m not a huge fan of either act, although I don’t totally dismiss them either. And maybe Taylor shouldn’t have won. Besides the point. My point is, why does everyone think that choreography was so hot? Most of her dancing seems like she’s either working out a wedgie or swatting at a fly, if you ask me. I don’t understand what all the hype is about.
To the idea that maybe Kanye was right, there’s a time and a place for commenting, and a time and a place for sitting still and keeping your big mouth shut. I sincerely hope this takes a toll on whatever career he had left. If it were a first offense, I could easily be over it in a couple days. But the man has no self control and is in plain sight a douche.
Jay says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20094:04 pm
I think if he had done the same thing to Pink…Kanye would stillbe in intensive care and Pink would have already been released on bond before the ink dried.
Emily says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20094:05 pm
HE was out of line…pure and simple. Beyonce is amazing…but Taylor won the award. I wonder how Kanye would react if a Caucasian person did that to an African American. He has no class…unlike Beyonce, who proved that she is as classy as they come. I’m sorry Taylor had to have her moment stolen like that. where was security?!?!
... says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20094:06 pm
I’m appalled that the world has placed so much importance on this insignificant event. Some of you need to think about your frame of mind. Are you so intellectually simple that you revert to name-calling? You look like trash. Plain and simple. Where is all this hate and anger derived from? It can’t be because Kanye took the microphone. But no of you wants to seem to address this—you all just address the name-calling with more name-calling. You sound like elementary school students.
elby says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20094:08 pm
and by the way, when did this become a black and white issue melaniki?
laine says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20094:09 pm
funny, first serena williams acts like a bully (and sore loser) then kaye. i guess obama being the president has really given these tools the sense that they can treat people like shit. i have a feeling if it had been the other way around someone would have been calling out the race card.
so give beyonce the award because there is more skin and ass shaking (how original) then taylor’s video?? by the way, that great choreography was not original, it was totally copied from an old channel 2 exericse like dance (look it up) so she had someone copy it and she learned it and they filmed it in black n white, WOW, great video. truth be said lady gaga should have won. we finally get a talented good role model like taylor n this idiot who cant even spl properly picks on her. wish pink would have won so she could have slapped his big puffy face.
ultimatly kanye is racist and “KANYE WEST does not care about white people”.
Melaniki says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20094:14 pm
Jay, who the fuck you think is afraid of PINK, a white version of a black artist wantabee? That’s the problem now, the frustration Kanye and all of us black artists feel is we are being shoved ONCE AGAIN out of the very fields WE CREATED in the first damn place! But it’s cool. Maybe this typical “defend the white female honor while dissin’ the black man for doing the same for a black woman” will finally wake up black America. Especially all the bullshit around Barack and Micheles Obama. Damn, you got white males who slam on the First Lady and call her every name in the book and none of you say shit because you don’t give a damn about a black woman. Poor Barack can’t even defend his wife without white folk screamin’ he’s racist. Black men you should be applauding Kanye whatever his reason for defending Beyonce. At least he had the balls to do it. What the hell are y’all doing for your sisters? Huh? You see any white males defending black women on these forums? Hell naw. And they won’t. At what point do you wake your asses up to the truth!?
ridiculous says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20094:17 pm
If someone did this to HIM, he would have FLIPPED HIS LID!!
Beyonce won Video of the YEAR! Hello! Wake up – this means it’s the BEST award she could have gotten!?! Much better than the award Taylor was receiving.
Anyway – whether Taylor’s video was better or not or who won the award is not the issue here.
It’s about who the hell is Kanye to get up there, say what he said and dispute it during someone’s acceptance speech, taking Taylor’s moment away from her?!?! No matter how many apologies he makes, she can’t get it back.
Beyonce is a class act, Kanye is far from it.
SHARKY says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20094:18 pm
Kanye West:
I never liked him or is unoriginal music before, now I totally can’t stand the douche.
By the way, I HATE country music and don’t like any of Taylor Swift’s songs, but that was EXTREMELY rude on his part.
Maybe we’ll all get lucky and Kanye will be so ashamed that he will go away forever (we’ll never be that lucky).
Ellen says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20094:23 pm
Being drunk doesn’t excuse poor behavior, bad manners or anything else. He could have given her the award like any other presenter then done what all the rest of us do, chat with our friends, blog online, etc. etc. about how wrong we thought it was that “X” got an award over “Y.” Maybe he should take some lessons in class from Beyonce and stop acting like a fool.
Melaniki says:
Tue, 15th Sep 20094:25 pm
Laine why the fuck SHOULD he care about you? Do you care about black people? What have YOU done for any black person that they should care about you? That’s bullshit, man. At what point should black people be angry about the shit they go through daily that you know absolutely zip about? How the hell are we supposed to feel GRATEFUL that you’re not lynching us anymore? Grateful that we can finally vote without gettting killed? Happy that we can go to school without getting blowed up since all of what? 1964? You people are a freakin’ hoax. And in straight up denial. If Kanye is crazy he’s got a right to be. That black people in America are sane at all is a miracle of Grace. We should all be insane. That we are not is due to God and melanin.