OF COURSE it's a known fact that Kanye west is a huge douchebag. He says a lot of things I can't get behind, at all. But he just doesn't think before he speaks, and to say that he's an "ugly little twirp inside and out" without even knowing him is a little unfair. More often than not, Kanye's outbursts are just that...outbursts. I don't think he has a malicious intent behind his every word.
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I'm NOT defending Kanye; he shouldn't have said anything at all, plain and simple. But I just don't think it's as big of a deal as everyone's making it out to be! If Taylor wasn't such a sweetheart no one would care what Kanye said - further stressing my point that Kanye said it DESPITE it being Taylor on the stage - he was just being his real, genuine, tactless self.
And agree wholeheartedly with Tish about MTV inviting him back despite his antics. It's all about ratings and word-of-mouth. There's no such thing as bad publicity...it's still true to this day.