Kanye West At The MTV Video Awards
Even those not interested in entertainment news will have heard about or seen Kanye West jumping on the stage during this years MTV video awards in the middle of Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech.
Now I’m no fan of Taylor (or the MTV video awards for that matter), but really – it was her big moment. Have we lost all respect and decorum as a society? Seems that way, just take a look at the lyrics that Kanye uses in his songs. Now having done that, and felt dirty for hours afterwards by doing so, I really don’t think it’s that out of character for him.
This leads me on to another point – why does pop music have to be so freakin’ lifeless? I mean, everything that’s out there is lacking in substance. Frankly, it’s all crap. I just can’t stand to listen to it anymore. It’s an unfortunate reflection on us when we don’t even care to think beyond the shallowest levels in anything that we do. All most people want is pithy, nonsensical platitudes in our music and copies of copies until the end of their days.
But I digress, so let’s get back to Kanye the moronic egomaniac. Should we expect better? No. In a world where we reward idiocy with airplay, youtube clips and massive publicity, more of the same can be expected. Fame is sought after at all costs even if it’s at the expense of someone, anyone (or everyone) else. Why should we even care what these people say, sing or think about? Do they have any qualifications that would make me want to value their opinion?
I know what you’re thinking – why should you care what I say, sing or think about? I love to rant and rave about anything that crosses the circuits in my little brain – whether I’m qualified to comment on it or not.
Maybe I should start writing pop music…
Mindy Lansdale
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