Kanye West interrupts Taylor Swift's Acceptance Speech
MTV has always been an informal venue, and one of the last places on earth to expect to see a great etiquette lesson.
But our hats are off to Beyonce, who showed an incredible amount of class to a fellow musician after the unfortunate incident.
We agree with the Today show host Matt Lauer’s assessment – here’s a great example of “Class vs. No Class!”
The really interesting thing about this incident is that West didn’t seem to intend any offense – he acted on impulse and simply expressed his opinion.
He obviously didn’t consider how disrespectful the gesture would seem to Swift and her fans, friends and family. He’s since apologized on his blog.
His apologies, according to Rolling Stone, seemed to miss the point:
“I’m in the wrong for going on stage and taking away from her moment!… Beyonce’s video was the best of this decade!”
In a later post, he seemed to have a better understanding of the scenario, probably after hearing opinions from all over the media.
“I feel like Ben Stiller in Meet the Parents when he messed up everything and Robert DeNiro asked him to leave…,” Kanye writes. “That was Taylor’s moment and I had no right in any way to take it from her. I am truly sorry.”
Bad manners: Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech.
Better manners: Kanye’s apologies, which can’t undo what was done but seem to show that he didn’t mean any harm to Taylor Swift.
Great manners: Beyonce Knowles sharing the spotlight with Taylor and giving her an opportunity to finish her speech.
I have never cared for him and this act just confirmed why.
I’m not really familiar with his music, just had a friend tell me this was a great story about etiquette that a lot of people would identify with.
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Yup, Beyonce showed us a lot of refinement in this affair. Not all celebs have this kind of self-poise.
interesting program
Kanye West is far far far to outspoke for me! – the guy should chill out – not all artists are full of themself like him!
Any way Ill be subscribing to your feed and I hope you post again soon.
Kanye West has no class at all for doing this and it is not only about class it is about being considerate. I guess being a successful artist doesnt necessarily mean that he has common sense.
Even now, months later, I’m still astounded at the lack of manners shown by Kanye West on that day. Either he was trying to find some way to get himself in front of the cameras or he was trying to score with Beyonce in some way. Bad manners are an epidemic in our society and the need for fame and attention is a main priority for a lot of people. I hope he has leanred a lesson but only time will really tell.
No doubt that Kanye acted rather stupidly here but at least he had the good sense to make an apology and therefore acknowledge he was clearly wrong in the manner he behaved.