Kanye Apologizes on Leno: But I wanna know what Taylor thinks…
Taylor Swift
I must admit when I saw Kanye get on stage and essentially “diss” Taylor Swift and her video and the people who voted for her at the VMAs, I was appalled. For every Kanye West album that I had, for every time that I sang Kanye West’s creative praises, I was sick to my stomach. “There was no excuse for his behavior,” I yelled while running downstairs to tell my family what he’d done. As an artist who believes that artists should support each other, I couldn’t believe that Kanye would have done that to an artist as talented and inspiring as Taylor Swift. I shake my head every time his VMA performance replays in my head. Kanye showed that as an artist, he wants to be heard and respected, but he doesn’t want anyone else to be. An artist who respects no one, loses his fans, and ultimately his art. I’m not gonna blame his actions on the grieving process of the untimely passing of his mother, Dr. Donda West. I don’t know why Kanye got on stage and did what he did. To be such a gifted artist, I have no words to say except: Kanye, look inwardly. Its dark where you are right now.
And now without further adieu, here’s his apology on Jay Leno. Do we believe him? Is he being sincere? You be the judge.
Tags: Kanye West, MTV, Taylor Swift, VMAs
About the Author
Yasmin Shiraz is the President of Still Eye Rise Films, an independent production company which films educational and thought provoking documentaries that chronicle the lives, traumas and experiences of youth. Her first production, Can She Be Saved?, a documentary that examines violence among middle school girls, was an official selection of the 2009 Roxbury Film Festival and recently won a 2009 Indie Award of Merit from IndieFest.
Yasmin Shiraz is the Award winning Author of Retaliation a novel about a community’s response to youth violence. In 2009, it was selected as one of the top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers by the American Library Association. She is the author of The Blueprint for My Girls: How To Build A Life Full of Courage, Determination & Self Love (Simon and Schuster) and five other books. Her best selling “Blueprint” empowerment series is utilized as a self esteem, motivational, and educational tool at middle and high schools, after school programs, non-profit youth centers, as well as Boys and Girls Clubs throughout the country. 
One Comment for Kanye Apologizes on Leno: But I wanna know what Taylor thinks…
September 15, 2009 at 10:57 am
I think his apology was more politics than anything else. He didn’t apologize for walking around with the Henny bottle did he? What kind of example is that? Such a deviation from where he met us with his College Dropout album. He’s lost the respect of some of his peers, and his fanbase will definitely take a hit. Something tells me his next album will be geared toward his urban, black fans, because he lost a lot of the ones he gained with his last album..