I started seeing people mention Kanye West in their facebook status today. Not knowing what happened, I tracked down the "story". First of all, I really can't stand celebrity gossip, so I'm already half tuned out. Second, I can't stand awards shows. I'm almost completely apathetic at this point. Third, I've never bought into the hip-hop angst. Anyone making that much money, and is still angry and crying foul, really needs to go away. Add in that I really don't care about country music, and this story has as much appeal to me as an exhibit of roadkill art.
Curiosity being a driving force for me, I press on to read the story. Drunk star is mad that his girl didn't win award, and steals the show from the girl that did win the award. Whoop-dee-do. Later both girls share the stage in this happy land full of group hugs. If I cared at all, I might be touched.
Then it hit me. The cynic in me took over and noticed a little detail in the photos accompanying the story. Taylor Swift is wearing some sparkly thing when West storms the stage. Beyonce is wearing a red dress throughout. When both appear on stage together they are both wearing red dresses. Now my inner cynic is really shouting. Was this whole thing staged? It's not like it hasn't ever happened before *cough* "Bruno" and "Eminem" *cough*. It just makes me wonder. Either way, I put far too much thought into something that I really don't care about.
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