We all know the Kanye and Taylor Swift incident and most will agree that Mr. West was wrong for what he did. Although it was highly disrespectful what he did, as cutting anyone off while they're speaking whether it be an award show or just a conversation you're having with a friend, the repercussion he faced following was a tad bit much. The only reason why he was hated so much following the incident was because it was Taylor Swift. A seventeen year old white female that America, at the time, views as an innocent girl that no one should dislike or hate. Had he done the same thing to Erica Badu for example, whom would have been 37 at the time, not as many would have been outraged by the matter. Kanye faced a huge backlash from Taylor Swift fans from all over the world. Kanye couldn't go to public places without people being hostile towards him, worrying about people spitting in his food at restaurants, along with losing his spot on Lady Gaga's upcoming tour that year, as I'm sure other untold and unsaid consequences. All for what? For being honest and speaking up? It may not have been the correct platform (and this is debatable) but then again what would have been? A song? A tweet? Simply put Kanye had an opinion and said it but because society doesn't like problems, controversy or when things don't go according to plan people get mad. Aside from being a musical genius in his own right, Kanye West is a real/honest person. People dislike him because he has the courage/audacity to say what he believes whether its a popular opinion or not.
Another example of this was during the Katrina telethon when Kanye stated "George Bush doesn't care about black people." Kanye before hand had not been reading the tele-prompter and speaking what he thought about the media's portrayal of blacks and whites after the hurricane hit. Kanye's comments weren't received well by people. Whether I may or may not agree with Kanye's opinion every time, which in most cases I understand them, I respect his ability to just say it without any regard to its effect on his popularity or career. Kanye's antics have lost him tons of celebrity associates (Please read these comments by other celebrities ) yet he seems not to be externally affected by it all. Anyone that can take so much scrutiny, receive so much criticism, as well endure so much hate and stay true to who they are in this world I respect. Kanye is as real as they come and people hate it because they don't agree, funny how society works. "Everybody needs a villain."
Honest shit right here. (Recommend watching)
Yeah, this really is a good post, man. I'm glad they brought it up in class because, honestly, I wouldn't have read it otherwise. In fact, when I saw your post on the reader and saw that it had Kanye in it, I totally disregarded it, simply because I don't care much for Kanye. You bring up some good points, though. For instance, I had never really heard of Kanye before the Taylor Swift thing, but after it happened I quickly thought of Kanye as an assy guy with a sense of humor. I mean, still to this day, people hate Kanye because he has unpopular things to say but he uses a popular medium. I feel like people are just waiting for the next thing to come out of his mouth, which means he's a pretty effective guy.
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