Could Beyonce Have Stopped Kanye From Ruining Taylor's Moment?
Can Beyonce share some of the blame for Kanye West's MTV Video Music Award meltdown that resulted in him ruining Taylor Swift's first Best Female Video win moment?
The "Halo" singer recently told O Magazine editor-at-large Gayle King that Kanye talked to her before he rushed to the stage.
According to MTV, Beyonce addressed the incident Friday
after accepting the Woman of the Year honor at the Billboard Awards.
"Well, I knew his intentions, and I knew he was standing up for art. And he told me before, when they said the nominees, he's like, ‘You have this award,'" Beyonce explained. "And when they didn't call my name he was, like, completely shocked. And when he walked on the stage, I was like, ‘No, no, no!' And then he spoke, and I was like, ‘Oh, no, no, no!'"
Beyonce felt some relief because the spotlight ultimately returned to Taylor. "It ended up being a great night, and Taylor Swift did get her moment, and I didn't have to make an acceptance speech," Beyonce added.
I am surprised to hear Beyonce's side of the story. When I wrote my initial blog immediately after watching Kanye's tirade, I made the point that he clearly did not have any friends who were able to be honest with him.
The fact that he told Beyonce that he was upset makes me
consider how Beyonce could have handled the situation.
While we all need friends who will tell us when we are out of line, at the end of the day, we are responsible for our actions. So I don't consider Beyonce an accomplice in this case.
However, I think that Beyonce could have made more of an effort to deter Kanye from humiliating Taylor.
Let's try some role playing based on Beyonce's account of what happened.
VMA Announcer: The nominees for Best Female Video are...
Kanye: Oh, Beyonce, you have this award.
Beyonce: *smile*
VMA Announcer: And the winner is...
Kanye: *fidgeting, sitting on the edge of his seat*
Beyonce: *giving Kanye, the evil eye a mother gives her child who is throwing a tantrum in the grocery store*
VMA Announcer: TAYLOR SWIFT
Kanye: *eyes roll back* Oh, h*** no! H***-to-tha-naw!
Beyonce: KANYE! *grabs his arm to stop him from moving* You better not embarrass me. It's okay. SIT DOWN. I am NOT playing with you! *gives him the evil eye again* Amber Rose, you better grab your man!
--The End--
Unfortunately, waiting until Kanye got on stage to start saying "No, no, no" was waaaaaay too late. (Wait a minute. Wasn't "No, No, No" Beyonce's first hit with Destiny's Child, when she was 17?)
Kanye has a history of getting out of line at award shows. So once he started getting agitated it should have been clear that his next move would be rushing the stage.
Consider this. We all have at least one friend who is rude, and will embarrass the entire group when out in public. We already know what sets them off, and can tell before it happens. And sometimes we don't invite them places. Kanye is that person.
We need to create a buddy system program for rude people. It can be modeled after the Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk campaign. I'll let you know when I come up with the slogan.
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Perhaps this was a boost for Beyonce's ego.