Crucifying Kanye with Hennesy Black-Soaked Rope

Great, I have your attention. In some folks' eyes, I may be late, but I work on my own time.

Events that took place at this year's VMAs have had people talking, twittering, debating, and blogging all week. The immediate response to Kanye's behavior was emminent, when there's a social network like Twitter available and everyone can update instantly. I was a little behind on the happenings of the show, as neither myself nor my husband like commercials, and thus we started watching the show on DVR about an hour or so after it started. I had to stop checking my Twitter once folks started talking--all I knew when I shut down my Twitter was that Kanye did SOMETHING. I wanted to see what was going on as it happened on my DVR, so all cellular communications ceased momentarily.

Nevertheless, by now, we know what happened. Taylor Swift won an award over Beyonce' and other nominees, Kanye felt like Mrs. Knowles-Carter should have won, and thus proceeded to take the mic out of the country teen's hand and express his feelings on national television for the entire viewer audience to see.

Now I have gone back and forth with my opinions on Mr. West's behavior. At first, I thought the entire thing was bogus. I wasn't talking about going out and lynching the man, but I thought it was bogus. As time passed and I could process and develop my opinion on what happened, I came to this conclusion: he chose the WRONG time to make a CORRECT observation.

There are so many arguments to be had with the behavior of Kanye West.

1) The artist community should support each other, therefore there should be no disrespect amongst them: Kanye was disrespectful to a fellow artist. (Sidenote: An artist can respect another artist, but respecting that artist's work is a different story--I can't get down to SouljaBoy, OJ the Juiceman, among some other folks. I just can't go)

Ok, continue...

2)Kanye made a correct observation, and his timing made for a more entertaining show.

3)Kanye made a correct observation, but should have chosen a more appropriate time to make his assertion.

4)Kanye is arrogant and took away from a teenage star's moment in the spotlight.

I could go on and on but you get the gist....

Did anyone notice how Jack Black encouraged the audience to pray and then led them in a prayer to Satan? Or that Russell Brand referenced his genitalia on more than one occasion? Or that crazy ass Lady Gaga finished her performance with an onstage "suicide"?

All of these things go unchecked, yet people want to call Kanye all out his name because of his behavior. Now I'm not condoning drunkenness, but did anyone check out the red carpet picks of Mr. West and his boo Amber Rose? Did you notice the bottle of Hennesy in the man's hand? If it was all B.S. , Kanye could have taken this time to yes, blame it on the alcohol. Did he? No. He has written more than one blog and apologized on national television for his behavior. Get over it.

The VMAs started with Madonna paying tribute to Michael Jackson. In her speech, she made a comment to the affect that so many crucified MJ while he was alive, yet no one took the time to recognize the struggles that the man had (i.e. not having a childhood, searching for childhood as an adulthood, etc.). The gist of Madonna's dedication to MJ was to appreciate folks while they are on earth, so they know that they ARE appreciated. Madonna started the night off on a good note and everyone was so happy and clapping for her speech, but the application of her message went right out of the window as soon as Kanye stepped on stage.

Did Kanye make a mistake? Yes. But who hasn't? Don't you want to be forgiven when you disappoint others? Yes. So why have so many people abandoned a fellow artist and taken to degrading him on Twitter and other social networks in his time of need? Kanye's main support system is no longer with him (his mom), and he's dating a very open and self-admitted "crazy bisexual". Furthermore, he is an artist, and more than likely does not have a regular 9-5 work day like most folks. How steady do you think his life is right now? Let's back away from judging this man, pray for him, and hope that he gets all the help that he needs. We talk a good game about support and community, but it sounds like a lot of gibberish right now. I don't think I want some folks behind me if I ever get outta pocket....