Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard about or seen the video footage of Kanye West jumping on the stage during this years MTV video awards whilst Taylor Swift was making her acceptance speech.
Taylor is no idol of mine, and I think the MTV video awards are a waste of time, but really – let the girl have her moment in the spotlight. Have we lost all respect and decorum as a society? Seems that way, just take a look through the lyrics of a few Kanye West songs. Now having done that, and ruined my appetite for the day, I’m not sure why I would expect anything less from him.
Which brings me to another point – why does pop music have to be so freakin’ lifeless? Most of the stuff in the charts is lacking in substance. Frankly, it’s all crap. These days I just can’t be bothered with pop music. 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 the majority want is soulless, background music and quick pop psychology fixes until the end of their days.
But I digress, so let’s get back to Kanye the moronic egomaniac. Should we be surprised? No. In a world where we reward idiocy with airplay, youtube clips and massive publicity, we’ll continue to get more of the same. Fame is sought after at all costs even if it’s at the expense of someone, anyone (or everyone) else. I have no idea why we should take any notice of what these people say or do. There have mostly done nothing that warrants us valuing their opinion.
Of course, the same is true here – 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 – whether I’m qualified to comment on it or not.
I guess I should try writing pop music…
Mindy Lansdale
