Blunt Force Trauma 11.0 - No need to apologize

     So I am sitting down just before I go to bed, doing a little last minute online reading.  It is a bad habit of mine, trying to stay semi plugged in with what is going on out there in the real world, or what passes for it on a daily basis.  I have said previously in this blog that I am not a big fan of award shows, watching a bunch of people getting together to pat each other on the back for doing their jobs just doesn't seem to me to be a very interesting use of my time.  So last night when the big to do was happening with Taylor Swift and Kanye West on the VMAs (Video Music Awards in the vernacular), I was sitting in front of my TV watching the Packers-Bears game.  From what I was able to muster through Youtube clips and various online articles, Taylor Swift wins an award for a song or something and during her acceptance speech Kanye West gets on the stage, takes Swift's mircophone from her and proceeds to say that Beyonce should have won.  If this had been the first time West had acted like an ass in public, then I suppose it would be shocking, but with him acting like an ass is sort of like breathing for the rest of us.  Presumably if he doesn't do it, he will die from lack of attention.

       Tonight was the premier of the new (and whether it is improved remains to be seen) Jay Leno Show on NBC.  One of the guests that was scheduled to appear on said show was the same Kanye West from the night before (as though the world would really need two of him).  Now after making an ass out of one's self, who is scheduled to appear isn't necessarily who will appear, the show could cancel the guest, or the guest could opt to stay out of the public eye for a while.  But this is TV after all and we are looking for ratings, so there was no chance that Leno was going to cancel a now controversial guest, and West being the attention whore mentioned above, wasn't going to pass on another chance to be in front of a camera.

       Naturally the topic had to come up about West interrupting Swift's acceptance speech, and once again it was about West.  Sure, he came off as contrite, but the words rang hollow.  Such as when he was asked when he realized that he screwed up, his answer was '"as soon as I gave the mic back to her and she didn't keep going."   Think about that for a moment.  What he is saying is that had she continued with her speech after his interruption, then he wouldn't have thought he screwed up at all.  What, had she continued the speech, then you Mr West would be what?  A fucking hero?  Please sir, don't insult me.  Better still was how he said he feels about it now, "I'm just ashamed that my hurt caused someone else's hurt."  Excuse me, but your hurt?  This has absolutely nothing to do with your hurt, whatever the hell that is, this is just you being an ass. You are of the Maury Povich of the music industry, all fucking spectacle and no substance.  You really want to do us all a favor, save us you psuedo apologies, and just go away.  Believe it or not, the world will get along just fine without you.