The document appears to be a series of tweets from Kanye West reflecting on his interruption of Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Some key points:
- Kanye expresses regret for his actions and says he was immature, but was trying to stand up for what he felt was important in culture.
- He discusses the layers of issues around the incident and its aftermath, including questions of who benefited, perceptions of reality, and implications of race.
- Kanye describes the personal and professional backlash he faced, from lost work to threats online, and how the media portrayed him negatively after the incident.
The document appears to be a series of tweets from Kanye West reflecting on his interruption of Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Some key points:
- Kanye expresses regret for his actions and says he was immature, but was trying to stand up for what he felt was important in culture.
- He discusses the layers of issues around the incident and its aftermath, including questions of who benefited, perceptions of reality, and implications of race.
- Kanye describes the personal and professional backlash he faced, from lost work to threats online, and how the media portrayed him negatively after the incident.
The document appears to be a series of tweets from Kanye West reflecting on his interruption of Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Some key points:
- Kanye expresses regret for his actions and says he was immature, but was trying to stand up for what he felt was important in culture.
- He discusses the layers of issues around the incident and its aftermath, including questions of who benefited, perceptions of reality, and implications of race.
- Kanye describes the personal and professional backlash he faced, from lost work to threats online, and how the media portrayed him negatively after the incident.
The document appears to be a series of tweets from Kanye West reflecting on his interruption of Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Some key points:
- Kanye expresses regret for his actions and says he was immature, but was trying to stand up for what he felt was important in culture.
- He discusses the layers of issues around the incident and its aftermath, including questions of who benefited, perceptions of reality, and implications of race.
- Kanye describes the personal and professional backlash he faced, from lost work to threats online, and how the media portrayed him negatively after the incident.
2. It starts with this...about 4 hours ago via web o o 3. I want to win there hearts back so I can continue to bring my take on culture to the masses with a clean opinion. about 4 hours ago via web o o 4. I want to help starting with the music and ending with the smile. about 4 hours ago via web o o 5. I wish they could accept that I've grown and only want to do good for the world. I want to help as many people as I can. about 4 hours ago via web o o 6. I wish they all knew how much I really cared about music and pop culture and art and peoples feelings. about 4 hours ago via web o o 7. I wish I could talk to every hater face to face and change there a opinion of me one conversation at a time. about 4 hours ago via web o o 8. I've hurt, I've bled, I've learned. I only want to do good. I am passionate I am human I am real. I wish I could meet every haterabout 4 hours ago via web o o 9. When I right songs like Heartless I always say "is this melody good enough to be a country song or a broadway song?" about 4 hours ago via web o o 10. TAYLOR LOVES RAP MUSIC... I LOVE COUNTRY MUSICabout 4 hours ago via web o o 11. Why was it made into such a race issue. Taylor loves rap music... I love country music. about 5 hours ago via web o o 12. There's a layer of... Entertainment... we are entertainers and this is only TV... not the Warabout 5 hours ago via web o o 13. There's a layer of... hey Kanye said what I was thinkingabout 5 hours ago via web o o 14. A year later where do we stand?about 5 hours ago via web o o 15. WHO BENEFITED FOR REAL PEOPLE???!!!!!!!! about 5 hours ago via web o o 16. Walk with me people... let's break this down for real now. I might get in trouble again lol? about 5 hours ago via web o o 17. MTV? JAY LENO? BEYONCE? ALL FORMS OF MEDIA? TAYLOR? KANYE WEST? Who gained? Who lost?about 5 hours ago via web o o 18. You've got the Media play... Who benefitted off of the moment?about 5 hours ago via web o o 19. You've got a layer of... What is reality? You really want this guy to die over an award show???!! wooooooow ..... about 5 hours ago via web o o 20. You've got a layer of order... this is how things are spose to go this is how it's always been etc.about 5 hours ago via web o o 21. If I speak in 3rd person it's because I'm quoting people sometimes I forget to put the quotations you know my grammar..#ITSAPROCESSabout 5 hours ago via web o o 22. You've got the top layer... Kanye's rude! about 5 hours ago via web o o 23. Why are there so many tweets? Well this isn't a simple subject. There are layers to this beyond me running on stage. about 5 hours ago via web o o 24. Humanity and Empathy are 2 of the 4 principles at facebook. Those were the 2 principles I was missing on that evening about 5 hours ago via web o o 25. These tweets have no manager, no publicist , no grammar checking... this is raw about 5 hours ago via web o o 26. It feels like the movie Heat when you wanted Deniro to make it... You want the bad guy to make it. about 5 hours ago via web o o 27. These aren't regular tweets... this is stream of consciousness ... I want you guys to know and feel where my head is at... about 5 hours ago via web o o 28. Beyonce didn't need that. MTV didn't need that and Taylor and her family friends and fans definitely didn't want or need that.about 5 hours ago via web o o 29. I am not a bad person. Even in that moment I was only trying to do good but people don't always need my help. about 5 hours ago via web o o 30. When I woke up from the crazy nightmare I looked in the mirror and said GROW UP KANYE ... I take the responsibility for my actionsabout 5 hours ago via web o o 31. Yes I was that guy. A 32 year old child.about 5 hours ago via web o o 32. It is distasteful to cut people off as a general rule. What's the point of dressing tastefully if I'm going to act the complete opposite?about 5 hours ago via web o o 33. With new found humility ... who am I to run on stage? I would never ever again in a million years do that. Sorry to let you down.about 5 hours ago via web o o 34. The Wicked witch of the west basically is so convicted to tell her' truth when she does it she is outcasted by society and turned WICKEDabout 5 hours ago via web o o 35. Who's seen the play Wicked? I've seen it 4 times! Other than loving the music acting and costumes... it's my story!!! about 5 hours ago via web o o 36. I have given my awards to other groups multiple times on national TV... They never showed that this past year during the massacre of Kanyeabout 5 hours ago via web o o 37. It's not about race America. No one in our position ever stands up and says anything anymore. about 5 hours ago via web o o 38. I would have ran on stage for Justin that night because Sexy Back (in my mind) was that important... that impactful to our cultureabout 5 hours ago via web o o 39. I watched Justin Timberlake at the Grammies loose every televised award including album of the year which the Dixie Chicks wonabout 5 hours ago via web o o 40. I am responsible for those who love and represent me and what they have to deal with on a day to day defending "The American Psycho"about 5 hours ago via web o o 41. There are people who have named there kids after me... can you imagine that next day in school. Even though I don't have kids...about 5 hours ago via web o o 42. I know there are family members friends and fans that have literally fought for me. about 5 hours ago via web o o 43. I'm ready to get out of my own way. The ego is overdone... it's like hoodies about 5 hours ago via web o o 44. We're both artist and the media and managers are trying to get between us. Everyone wants to capitalize off this is some wayabout 5 hours ago via web o o 45. She deserves the apology more than anyone. Thank you Biz Stone and Evan Williams for creating a platform where we can communicate directlyabout 5 hours ago via web o o 46. She had nothing to do with my issues with award shows. She had no idea what hit her. She's justa lil girl with dreams like the rest of us.about 5 hours ago via web o o 47. I wrote a song for Taylor Swift that's so beautiful and I want her to have it. If she won't take it then I'll perform it for her about 6 hours ago via web o o 48. I wear my scars... It's almost like I have to where a suit to juxtapose my image and I won't lie... IT WORKS! about 6 hours ago via web o o 49. People tweeted that they wish I was dead... No listen. They wanted me to die people. I carry that. I smile and take pictures through thatabout 6 hours ago via web o o 50. I'm the guy who at one point could perform the Justin Timberlake on stage and everyone would be sooo happy that I was thereabout 6 hours ago via web o o 51. ...taking a 15 second blip the mdeia have successfully painted the image of the "ANGRY BLACK MAN' The King Kong theory.about 6 hours ago via web o o 52. The media has successfully diminished the "receptive" audience of (3rd person)... KANYE WEST about 6 hours ago via web o o 53. I have a mission in life to bring truth and beauty through my music and the visuals that anchor around it about 6 hours ago via web o o 54. Some people say... Why worry about "the haters?" This is bigger that just the concept of haters. about 6 hours ago via web o o 55. If you google Asshole my face may very well pop up 2 pages into the search. about 6 hours ago via web o o 56. That's when you realize perception is reality. I've been straying from this subject on twitter but I have to give it to you guys raw now.about 6 hours ago via web o o 57. I was chilling with this white girl having a conversation and she cut me off and said... Hold up... I thought you didn't like us?! about 6 hours ago via web o o 58. There are people who don't dislike me... they absolutely hate me!about 6 hours ago via web o o 59. Remember in Anchor Man when Ron Burgandy cursed on air and the entire city turned on him? But this wasn't a joke. This was & is my real lifeabout 6 hours ago via web o o 60. People booed when I would go to concerts and the performer mentioned my name. about 6 hours ago via web o o 61. Had to let employees go... for the first time I felt the impact of my brash actions ... I felt the recession from an ownership sideabout 6 hours ago via web o o 62. How deep is the scar... I bled hard.. cancelled tour with the number one pop star in the world ... closed the doors of my clothing officeabout 6 hours ago via web o o 63. With the help of strong will, a lack of impathy, a lil alcohol and extremely distasteful & bad timing ... I became George Bush over nightabout 6 hours ago via web o o 64. Even though the NBC telethon was widely praised yall didn't think they was just gone let me get away with that did yall???!!!about 6 hours ago via web o o 65. Some people's truth is Kanye is racist... It's not my truth but I do believe it's my Karma.... walk with me... about 6 hours ago via web o o 66. When I say perception is reality I mean whatever you think is the truth... is your truth about 6 hours ago via web o o 67. I accept the idea (ideal) that perception is realityabout 6 hours ago via web o o 68. Happy B day to sister B ... I gotta dope ass gift for you. about 6 hours ago via web o o 69. Even now a lot of articles start there first 2 paragraphs about how much of an asshole I am about 6 hours ago via web o o 70. I feel like they were waiting for the opportunity to go in all the way on me and when it came they beat me to a pulp about 6 hours ago via web o o 71. They wanted yall to believe I was a monster in real life so you guys wouldn't listen or buy my music anymoreabout 6 hours ago via web o o 72. Man I love Twitter... I've always been at the mercy of the press but no more... The media tried to demonize me