Maya’s Own

Whether Kanye West’s antics are carefully choreographed to boost his record sales or not, I have to agree with Obama that the man is a jackass. This is not just because he took the limelight from another artist’s special moment, but because he also seems to get away with it.
It is a very strange aspect of our society when people will do just about anything for their moment of fame [or infamy] as in the case of Kanye West. He then went on to apologize on Jay Leno blaming the death of his mother for his untimely outburst and I hope that this helped Taylor Swift to forgive him and move on.
It is so easy to cast stones and write him off, I did too at first, but looking at the whole affair with a little hindsight I see someone who has a huge need to be in the limelight and to be recognized at any cost, regardless of the hurt he causes. Yea sure he is sorry afterward, he reminds me a little of a annoying five year old with temper tantrums, he makes a lot of noise so that HE gets all the attention, when this does not work he is sorry and sheds a few tears. This is not the behavior of someone who really knows who he is, he may be a grown man but he shows the mentality of a child and as such it may be best to just not give him all the limelight over this. Twitter is full of Kanye West yet there is little praise for Taylor Swift, I do however wonder whether Kanye would have acted the same way if say Pink had been there instead of Taylor. Think about it for a moment!
I still think he is a jackass but now I also feel a little sorry for him, so much fame already yet so unhappy and unfulfilled, I truly hope for him that he grows up.