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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everyone is focusing on the Celine snub, but I actually think Taylor's first acceptance of the night was just as rude, and not just because she plugged her album (that was a little tacky but it's not unheard of for an artist to mention current/upcoming work in an acceptance). Here's the part I found weird:

"I want to say thank you to member of the Recording Academy for voting this way, but I know that the way the Recording Academy voted is a direct reflection of the passion of the fans, so I want to say thank you to the fans for telling you a secret [new album announcement]."

I am aware that the weird wording is likely just because she wanted to plug the album and needed a way to segue from "I want to thank the academy" to the announcement. But when you actually listen to what she says in order to do that, it's rude!

She's saying that the academy is just voting for the album that is most popular with the public. The academy is made up of artists, producers, and technicians who work in the industry. This is not the People's Choice awards. Most academy members do NOT view themselves as just voting based on record sales or fanbase. These are people in the industry and while I'm sure they are subconsciously swayed by what is popular, they are voting based on who they really think deserves to be awarded. I bet if you asked most of the people who voted for Taylor why they did it, it's not because her fans are passionate. They would say it's based on their own professional assessment of which album in the category was most deserving.

Taylor's comment was kind of a slight against both the academy (whatever, you guys don't matter, you're just doing what the fans tell you they like best) as well as kind of a neg of everyone else in the category (you lost because you have fewer fans or your fans are less passionate, basically people like me more).

I don't think she meant it to come out that way, but it did, and is why maybe using that moment to promo her album was a mistake. It seems like a very weird misread of the situation from someone who has, uh, been to the Grammys a few times.[/quote]

Where's your diatribe on Jay Z insulting the entire Grammy institution while also accepting an award, and going on a tirade about his 30-Grammy-award-winning wife not getting enough recognition? [/quote]

I think he had a point.  There has been overt and most likely still is unconscious racism as a component of these shows.  It may have been a diatribe, but because of the history of the awards, I give him a pass.  Celine Dion (a white woman) won the award 27 years ago, so systemic racism wasn’t a component Taylor had to deal with. She doesn’t get a pass for promoting her next album during an acceptance speech. [/quote]

Agree that there’s likely racism within all of these awards shows. But come on, whining about your wife’s 30 Grammys? GMAFB. That’s downright embarrassing. [/quote]

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