Kanye West criticises Bush on live tv
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Rapper Kanye West leaves the teleprompter for some heartfelt, and obviously unprepared statements, including 'George Bush doesn't care about black people'. He also says, at the end of an unclear sentence 'they've given them permission to go down and shoot us', which - although he didn't clarify - it seems is true if you read the Guardian.
NBC said "Kanye West departed from the scripted comments that were prepared for him and his opinions in no way represent the views of the network. It would be most unfortunate if the efforts of the artists who participated and the generosity of millions of Americans who are helping those in need are overshadowed by one person's opinion,"
Some have made the point that it was a selfish act that may have resulted in less donations being made...
But watching the video, aren't you struck by the fact that you are watching a REAL person, feeling REAL emotions about a TERRIBLE situation. Isn't that refreshing? Don't you end up feeling sorry for Mike Myers who valiantly carries on reading the trite crap spewing from the teleprompter?
Don't you think that if celebrities are to be used to encourage us to stump up cash they should be allowed at least tell us what they ACTUALLY think, whether we agree with it or not?
Aren't controversial statements that make us sit up and take note better than the bland and sterile cliches that simply make celebrities mouths move for the sake of it?
NBC are worried about 'one person's opinion' because they ar enot used to having peoples opinions aired on these shows, only NBC's opinion.
More real people on TV I say, more real emotion, more honest opinion, more, more, more.
UPDATE - watch the video of the New Orleans mayor on this page, he also blasts Bush's response...
Rapper Kanye West leaves the teleprompter for some heartfelt, and obviously unprepared statements, including 'George Bush doesn't care about black people'. He also says, at the end of an unclear sentence 'they've given them permission to go down and shoot us', which - although he didn't clarify - it seems is true if you read the Guardian.
NBC said "Kanye West departed from the scripted comments that were prepared for him and his opinions in no way represent the views of the network. It would be most unfortunate if the efforts of the artists who participated and the generosity of millions of Americans who are helping those in need are overshadowed by one person's opinion,"
Some have made the point that it was a selfish act that may have resulted in less donations being made...
But watching the video, aren't you struck by the fact that you are watching a REAL person, feeling REAL emotions about a TERRIBLE situation. Isn't that refreshing? Don't you end up feeling sorry for Mike Myers who valiantly carries on reading the trite crap spewing from the teleprompter?
Don't you think that if celebrities are to be used to encourage us to stump up cash they should be allowed at least tell us what they ACTUALLY think, whether we agree with it or not?
Aren't controversial statements that make us sit up and take note better than the bland and sterile cliches that simply make celebrities mouths move for the sake of it?
NBC are worried about 'one person's opinion' because they ar enot used to having peoples opinions aired on these shows, only NBC's opinion.
More real people on TV I say, more real emotion, more honest opinion, more, more, more.
UPDATE - watch the video of the New Orleans mayor on this page, he also blasts Bush's response...
1 Comments:
Of course Frank - you do know that NBC censored the 'George Bush doesn't care about black people' comment so that it never went out on the West Coast!
Land of the free, home of the brave or something like that, isn't it?
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