Unless you've been living under a rock, you've seen or heard about Kanye West jumping on the stage during the 2009 MTV video awards in the middle of Taylor Swift's acceptance speech.
Taylor is no idol of mine, and I think the MTV video awards are a waste of time, but come on - it was her big moment. Have we lost all respect and decorum as a society? Apparently so, just take a look at the lyrics that Kanye uses in his songs. Having already done that myself, and felt dirty for hours afterwards by doing so, I really don't think it's that out of character for him.
Which brings me to another point - since when did pop music become such a lifeless joke? I mean, everything that's out there is just crap icing on top of crap cake. These days I just can't be bothered with pop music. It probably says something about our culture that 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 quick pop psychology fixes for the rest of their lives.
Yet that's another tangent altogether, so let's return to to moronic egomaniac that is Kanye West. Should we expect better? Probably not~ As long as idiocy is rewarded with airplay and publicity, more of the same can be expected. Everybody wants their five minutes of fame even should it be someone elses five minutes of fame that you're taking. 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 - who cares what I say or do? Who I am to be giving my opinion?? I love to rant and rave about anything that crosses the circuits in my little brain - even if I'm not particularly qualified to comment on the issue.
Maybe I should start writing pop music...
Mindy Lansdale - 29967
Taylor is no idol of mine, and I think the MTV video awards are a waste of time, but come on - it was her big moment. Have we lost all respect and decorum as a society? Apparently so, just take a look at the lyrics that Kanye uses in his songs. Having already done that myself, and felt dirty for hours afterwards by doing so, I really don't think it's that out of character for him.
Which brings me to another point - since when did pop music become such a lifeless joke? I mean, everything that's out there is just crap icing on top of crap cake. These days I just can't be bothered with pop music. It probably says something about our culture that 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 quick pop psychology fixes for the rest of their lives.
Yet that's another tangent altogether, so let's return to to moronic egomaniac that is Kanye West. Should we expect better? Probably not~ As long as idiocy is rewarded with airplay and publicity, more of the same can be expected. Everybody wants their five minutes of fame even should it be someone elses five minutes of fame that you're taking. 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 - who cares what I say or do? Who I am to be giving my opinion?? I love to rant and rave about anything that crosses the circuits in my little brain - even if I'm not particularly qualified to comment on the issue.
Maybe I should start writing pop music...
Mindy Lansdale - 29967
