Last night I watched MTV's VMA's, which is the same reason people rubberneck at a bad wreck...
This award show has a reputation for being the wildest in outfits and behavior, with staged antics like Britney and Madonna kissing or unstaged antics like Kanye West barging in on Taylor Swift's acceptance speech. But in spite of nasty, foul-mouthed Chelsea Handler begging attendees to be on their worst behavior, it was relatively tame.
Some of the music was actually really good and I found some new artists/songs that I like. Of course, the "in your face" musicians, Stephanie Germanotta (aka Lady Gag-me) and Marshall Mathers III (aka Eminem) racked up the most awards since that seems to be what garners the most attention. The 'look-at-me' outrageous moment was when GaGa came out in her meat dress... That 's right, she wore REAL raw meat to make the statement that gays shouldn't be kicked out of the military if caught in the 'Don't Ask Don't Tell.' She says, if they don't stand up for their rights, then all they will be left with is the 'meat on their bones'...
But then there were also moments like cute little Justin Bieber winning Best New Artist (voted by the fans) that were more normal. And, in a retro moment, Cher, who is a mentor for these drag queen wannabe's, was in her negligee costume from 20 years ago, showing you can still be buff (and wacky) at 64.
All in all, I guess when you have to tell people to be bad, then you're trying too hard to force something. MTV has gone more mainstream with hits like 'The Hills' and 'Jersey Shore', so they're not the punk rebels they started out as.
Some of the music was actually really good and I found some new artists/songs that I like. Of course, the "in your face" musicians, Stephanie Germanotta (aka Lady Gag-me) and Marshall Mathers III (aka Eminem) racked up the most awards since that seems to be what garners the most attention. The 'look-at-me' outrageous moment was when GaGa came out in her meat dress... That 's right, she wore REAL raw meat to make the statement that gays shouldn't be kicked out of the military if caught in the 'Don't Ask Don't Tell.' She says, if they don't stand up for their rights, then all they will be left with is the 'meat on their bones'...
But then there were also moments like cute little Justin Bieber winning Best New Artist (voted by the fans) that were more normal. And, in a retro moment, Cher, who is a mentor for these drag queen wannabe's, was in her negligee costume from 20 years ago, showing you can still be buff (and wacky) at 64.
All in all, I guess when you have to tell people to be bad, then you're trying too hard to force something. MTV has gone more mainstream with hits like 'The Hills' and 'Jersey Shore', so they're not the punk rebels they started out as.
Maybe these 2 years of liberals being in power have moved the country to the right....
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