^Ding Ding Ding Ding!

missfee said:

I knew who she was before because back in 2008 she was complaining about joe jonas (jonas brothers) broke up wih her over the phone so she was blowing up when that happen , she started getting bigger in early 09 then the kanye thing took her to another level .

banks said:

It's like the media is TRYING to make this a bigger deal than what it is, it creates the insinuation that Kanye is an "angry black man" rather than telling the truth that either Kanye decided not to do it or hadn't yet told them what he planned to do and besides I hate telethons, I rather people donate to the goodness of their heart. The telethon that Kanye was a part of for New Orleans was another way to criticize Kanye even if he did, nervously, said what he felt. So therefore anything else that is either Kanye politely declining it or not receiving an offer is taken as "oh Kanye's controversial so they decided not to include him". The biggest piece of hogwash I ever heard. Even Kanye fans should be aware of the bullshit the media posts even if I don't agree with some of Kanye's rants.

Again to any other ORGER who is still discussing off topic:

KANYE WEST WAS NOT BANNED FROM ANY BULLSHIT TELETHON!

Thank you.

Please, that shit is damage control. I don't believe that shit that MTV didn't ban him. I'm not that nieve.

missfee said:

I think damage control would be them saying ' there's no ban on Kanye" but to go as far to say that they reached out to him and he didn't respond seems like they did

Ultimately, I think it's all about the celebrities anyway--just another photo-op, so they may as well have used Kanye. Besides, regarding the Bush Administrations response to Katrina and Laura Bush's own words, I don't think Kanye's comments were that far off.

We didn't watch this at all last night. As I was flipping through the channels, I saw Julia Roberts answering the phones! And I briefly say Christina Aguilera singing.. I'm sure I missed some good performances and some my of favorite stars.

I have mixed views about it. I read this biography about the Chili Peppers a long time ago, and I think they were really critical about some charity celebrity event. I think Flea said something like "millionaires against hunger." The implication was that so many of these people use charity events as publicity where they could easily donate a million each and every one of them. On the other hand, if the celebrities didn't do anything at all, people would be criticizing them, so they're sort of in this predicament. At the same time, every little bit helps, so whatever they raise is needed.

We've already donated money through our work. And we'll attend local events with local artists--not so high of a profile.

So maybe Kanye can do something else... on his own--even a silent contributer. Sometimes, I respect that a lot more than these telethons.

missfee said:

Maybe not naive, but wrong.

deadmansbones said:

Thank you. Why anyone wanna make a big deal about Kanye effing West being banned from some bourgeois telethon? Get the fuck outta here. Kanye's working on his music. Leave him alone.

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This is so silly.

First of all, there are no awards presented on telethons, so I don't see why they're expecting Kanye to steal from Taylor Swift again...

Also, I thought the Katrina telethon was one of Kanye's best performances of all time. He made a great point, and everyone who missed it wished they had seen it. If nothing else, Kanye is good for ratings...

I read what banks said and I still wanted him banned.

Graycap23 said:

If he wants to help and it's not about him, then he should just write a check and keep it moving.
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banks said:

Damn, ya'll it takes awhile to get to the update that says he wasn't banned. Maybe the thread creator needs to change the title and that would help since ya'll so concerned.

Vendetta1 said:

Me too. And although I understand his sentiment about Bush in the Katrina fiasco he looked and sounded like a complete idiot when he made that inarticulate, incoherent statement. A fundraiser wasn't the time or place to make that statement which made the moment about him rather than the issue at hand. He coulda easily given an interview before or after the telethon and told a reporter how he felt, or went on CNN or anyplace to make a thoughtful statement. Instead he came off as an illiterate fool IMO.

SCNDLS said:

sometimes we are fucking twins.

Vendetta1 said:

SCNDLS said:

No she told me she believed he was banned.

banned or not....I didn't miss his ass... not for one second!!!


I donated $300.


I spoke to Billy Crystal.

DesireeNevermind said:

Did he tell you over the phone, "You look MAHVELOUS"?

Stupid. If someone wants to help, they should be able to and if someone wants to speak their mind, they damn well should be able to! Kanye should throw the towel in after this, why should he be censored everywhere just because he interrupted the media darling? Hopefully Chris Brown got banned too, he did way worse!

purplesweat said:

But he wasn't banned

LondonStyle said:

Anybody can stand up and rhyme. A third grader can rhyme. Where's the "talent" in that? Kanye is an egotistical bee yotch and it's kinda sickening when people defend his juvenile actions. It's okay though...one thing about rappers is that they have their day(s) and they're never heard from again because anybody can rhyme. The Pastor Shirley Ceasar did it too and no one hears about HER bein' all disrespectful and/or egotistical in public. Kanye DOES suck. His days in the spotlight are numbered and I can't wait for the inevitable decline.

whitechocolatebrotha said:

I'm referring to Shirley Ceasar rhyming/rapping on her "I Know the Truth" song, meaning ANYONE can rhyme in case someone misinterprets what I'm talkin' about up there.

Well...the rumor is that Kanye and Taylor are supposed to be performing together at the Grammys. That's supposedly the big surprise at the Grammys, at least so it is rumored.

2elijah said:

If it is, we've been punked by both lol But then again I wouldn't be surprised if true.

I had my hair done recently, and my hairdresser was talking about how she loves Kanye's music, but she would no longer listen to it, because he's such an idiot. She even said she won't let her kids download any of his music.