Twitter is a silly place full of silly people. One avenue it offers for celebrities is the chance to complain, or to speak directly to their fans, without a publicist intervening. Such was the case when Nicki Minaj expressed rightful disappointment over not getting a Video of the Year nomination for Anaconda. It was nominated for Best Female Video and Best Hip Hop video but not the top prize. Weird because Miley Cyrus’ Wrecking Ball won the previous year and Iggy Azalea’s Fancy was also nominated. There was no video more talked about last year than Anaconda. It sparked debate, infuriated many people, and was criticized for being an over-sexualized lap dance. I think, if the video wasn’t so funny, it could be considered a prick tease but as it is the video, and Minaj herself, are so empowered and confident she is clearly expressing HER OWN sexuality — most prominently her giant ass of which she is very proud. I love the video Anaconda, I have to admit. I was not thrilled with Miley’s own sexual coming out but have learned to appreciate it and her. To not name Anaconda as one of the biggest of the year is crazy.
Minaj called out MTV on Twitter, saying that she couldn’t understand how Wrecking Ball was picked but not her video. In so doing she made the accusation that if she had been slim she would have gotten attention. Taylor Swift, who WAS nominated, took her remarks personally and shot back that she couldn’t believe Minaj was pitting woman against woman and maybe it was a man who took her place. Minaj hadn’t been referring to Swift but it turned into a “thing” and has been reported as such. The media loves nothing more than a cat fight, especially when Taylor Swift is involved. It’s so high school.
If your video celebrates women with very slim bodies, you will be nominated for vid of the year 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
@NICKIMINAJ I've done nothing but love & support you. It's unlike you to pit women against each other. Maybe one of the men took your slot..
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 21, 2015
Huh? U must not be reading my tweets. Didn't say a word about u. I love u just as much. But u should speak on this. @taylorswift13
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
I wanted to see if Minaj had a legit point about MTV – that if your video celebrates women with slim bodies you get nominated for Video of the Year. Well, Beyonce and Taylor Swift’s inclusion confirmed the accusation. Heading back through their history, Beyonce has been nominated three times and won once. Taylor Swift has been nominated twice but has never won. Although I haven’t watched every video nominated for Video of the Year (though some are truly bizarre choices) the only one I could find that did not celebrate “very slim women” was Adele’s Rolling in the Deep. The video depicts Adele seated the entire time with a solo ninja dancer doing martial arts ballet moves. Had Adele donned a g-string and shaken that thang would she still have been nominated?
I personally think they were fools not to nominate Anaconda but it wouldn’t be Taylor Swift’s truly awesome video I would toss. The one that doesn’t belong is Ed Sheeran for Thinking Out Loud. Sure, the video got 624 million views but it did not break a Vevo record like Anaconda did. And frankly, no offense, but it’s the world’s most boring video. It’s like if The Bachelorette had a video. He’s a nice enough person and it’s a pretty song but it didn’t have the same cultural impact as Anaconda did.
I asked MTV who voted on their nominations but as yet they have not responded. I asked Twitter and someone dug up a 2001 press release, the only thing I could find about who was behind the voting — probably because no one has ever taken these awards seriously enough to care:
[They are an] “exclusive industry group and viewers who determined the nominees for the telecast. Approximately 500 viewers and individuals representing record labels, music journalists and video producers, selected the nominees for awards categories encompassing such wide-ranging contemporary music forms as rap, dance, R&B and rock. Ballots are cast by fax and mail. Duplication is avoided through a special control number assigned to each ballot, which can only be tallied once.”
These awards are absurd in how many of the same names end up in different categories:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé – “7/11”
Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
BEST MALE VIDEO
Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
The Weeknd – “Earned It”
Nick Jonas – “Chains”
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Beyoncé – “7/11”
Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”
Sia – “Elastic Heart”
Ellie Goulding – “Love Me Like You Do”
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”
Big Sean ft. E-40 – “IDFWU”
BEST POP VIDEO
Beyoncé – “7/11”
Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”
Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
Maroon 5 – “Sugar”
BEST ROCK VIDEO
Hozier – “Take Me To Church”
Fall Out Boy – “Uma Thurman”
Florence + the Machine – “Ship To Wreck”
Walk the Moon – “Shut Up and Dance”
Arctic Monkeys – “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?”
ARTIST TO WATCH presented by Taco Bell®
Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
Vance Joy – “Riptide”
George Ezra – “Budapest”
James Bay – “Hold Back The River”
FKA Twigs – “Pendulum”
BEST COLLABORATION
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”
Ariana Grande & The Weeknd – “Love Me Harder”
Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”
VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE
Jennifer Hudson – “I Still Love You”
Colbie Caillat – “Try”
Big Sean ft. Kanye West and John Legend – “One Man Can Change the World”
Rihanna – “American Oxygen”
Wale – “The White Shoes”
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES
BEST ART DIRECTION
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Charles Infante)
Snoop Dogg – “So Many Pros” (Jason Fijal)
Jack White – “Would You Fight For My Love” (Jeff Peterson)
The Chemical Brothers – “Go” (Michel Gondry)
Skrillex & Diplo – “Where Are U Now” with Justin Bieber (Brewer)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyoncé – “7/11” (Beyoncé, Chris Grant, Additional choreography: Gabriel Valenciano)
OK Go – “I Won’t Let You Down” (OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano)
Chet Faker – “Gold” (Ryan Heffington)
Ed Sheeran – “Don’t” (Nappy Tabs)
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Never Catch Me” (Keone and Mari Madrid)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Never Catch Me” (Larkin Sieple)
Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud” (Daniel Pearl)
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Christopher Probst)
FKA Twigs – “Two Weeks” (Justin Brown)
Alt-J – “Left Hand Free” (Mike Simpson)
BEST DIRECTION
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Joseph Kahn)
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk” (Bruno Mars & Cameron Duddy)
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright” (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies)
Hozier – “Take Me To Church” (Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson of Feel Good Lost)
Childish Gambino – “Sober” (Hiro Murai)
BEST EDITING
Beyoncé – “7/11” (Beyoncé, Ed Burke, Jonathan Wing)
Ed Sheeran – “Don’t” (Jacquelyn London)
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street)
A$AP Rocky – “L$D” (Dexter Navy)
Skrillex & Diplo – “Where Are U Now” with Justin Bieber (Brewer)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Ingenuity Studios)
FKA Twigs – “Two Weeks” (Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy)
Childish Gambino – “Telegraph Ave.” (Gloria FX)
Skrillex & Diplo – “Where Are U Now” with Justin Bieber (Brewer)
Tyler, The Creator – “F****** Young/Death Camp” (Gloria FX)
I don’t know if Minaj will win for Best Female Video — how do you beat Elastic Heart? Maybe she will win for Best Hip Hop video. Either way, I hope that she, like every other artist in the world, does not measure herself by these awards. The best artists in music history never won one of these things.
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk” 865K
Nicki Minaj 488K
Ed Sheehan 624K
Beyonce 711 240K
Taylor Swift 362K
Kendrick Lamar
Iggy Azalea Fancy – 590K
Minaj should be lucky she has 2 nominations. As for Swift, I’d have liked it better if Blank Space and Bad Blood switched their nomination numbers, as in 7/2 vs. BS’s 2 and BB’s 7. Blank Space was her better video, IMO.
Thanks Steven – I was wondering if anyone had bothered to read what I wrote
I agree there’s inequality issues in the media (every branch of it) but good lord she is irritating. I like Kanye’s music but his arrogance overshadows the work he puts out. Same will go for Minaj if I actually listened to her music. There are so many categories at the MTV Music Awards and the Grammys to keep track of but she got 2 nominations. Best Female Video and Best Hip Hop Video…then there’s Video of the Year. She got nominated in the first two but not the last, it must be racism and “weightism”. “They’re against curvier women.” Well, Minaj has boobs and a booty but isn’t “real world curvy”. Beyonce has nearly the same sort of curves. “They’re racist.” Well, Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar (twice sort of) and Bruno Mars sort of(Puerto Rican and Philipino) were all nominated. Ed Sheeren is a ginger and let’s face it, they’re practically discriminated against. Taylor Swift is white enough for the lot of them though. Again, Minaj isn’t quite wrong but this is an awfully strange platform to try and be right considering the nominees. Would she be this vocal if she had been nominated for Video of the Year? If she had gotten in and Beyonce got snubbed would she have made the same claims? Now if Anaconda was indeed so mind-blowingly good that it truly deserved to be in the top 5 videos of the entire year and she was snubbed, then yes. Shame on the VMAs. They can suck it for denying an artist the accolades they deserve.
Casey, awesome series of comments.
@ everyone:
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#girlbye
Wow. There is waaaaaaaaay too much negative juju going on here, which I know I’ve contributed to (my apologies, everyone). And over what?? Not just awards, but MTV awards…which make Grammys look like the Pulitzer.
Yes. Nicki looks great…and her skin is FLAWLESS. I’m just not a fan.
This doesn’t even come close to being a 1st World Problem. So, Paddy, my friend, I hope you’re able to take this all with a grain of salt, lighten up and that you’re able to find your Xanax.
*yawn* so im an ignoramus now. paddy really you are not that tough, so stop acting it. I love that your passionate, that’s good. my point was you don’t need to be passionate and attack and curse at everyone like yes, a psycho, just because they don’t agree with you. if everyone agreed with you this board would be fucking stale. i understand you seem to have a cult at this board but i don’t give two fucks…dont come for me..i don’t come for you. it’s just that simple and less headache that way. I may not agree with everything sasha posts but im not calling her out of her name either. theres a fine line you shouldnt cross, period. and i know my strength so ill let you have this one because at the end of the day i occasionally like posting here and im not looking to get banned I know I can be vicious like no other so ill be the bigger person in this one!
now your inability to have a discussion with anyone without resorting to name calling just shows your insecurity and overall immaturiy… tbh I could care less if you avoid me! awesome! I win then. I can stand on my own two feet just fine and honestly last I checked I barely know who you are and have been posting here a while so do u really think im gonna lose sleep? continue to do what you do best and write paragraphs calling people “bitches, ignoramus, stupid…” *yawn* I think I just fell asleep again!
Let me know if you’re ready for a Round 3! *winks*
He doesn’t need my support, but the meat of Paddy’s argument is very right here.
That being said, I still think Nicki is doing herself a disservice by using the VMA nominations as a jumping off point for this argument. Sadly, it brings both the simplicity and complexity of her statements down. Taylor’s reaction, however, blew this way out of proportion and twisted it into a media topic completely outside of what Nicki intended. Nice of Taylor to apologize, but even her apology distracts from the real conversation.
But don’t you start attacking me with your little psychotic rants because you and her and take a seat back.
So passionately standing up for equality makes me psychotic? Good to know where you stand on the issue. Always useful to know where the ignoramuses are so the rest of us can avoid their narrow-minded stupidity.
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The race card is so lame- it’s getting redundant.
The race card?!?!?!?!?!?!? A racist fallacy invented by racists to attempt to shift the blame of racism onto ethnic minorities themselves. A tactic used to belittle racial issues and to imply that such ethnic minorities are responsible for the troubles brought upon themselves, and not the white people who disguise their bigotry behind their majority. Nicki Minaj is affected by industry-wide racism that she observes targeted toward dozens of her contemporaries, and you criticise her for bringing race into the argument? IT’S ABOUT RACE!! What is she supposed to do, lie? Just to satisfy the lazy minds of a bunch of fools on some film site? Go fuck!
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I’m on another level of incredulity. It always shocks me to see just how many twats frequent this site.
@ScottD: But Beyonce is black and she’s booty shaking, and she’s nominated. Nicki wasn’t nominated for Video of the Year but managed other nods including Female Video. The race card is so lame- it’s getting redundant.
To those not seeing the point of all this, think about it like this: any Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie movie is instantly thrown into the Oscar race as a possibility, on the star power alone.
How many actresses of color have that clout? Halle Berry? Okay maybe she used to. Who else?
The point Minaj is making is that her video – a piece of colorful, booty shaking, pop mindlessness – is not given a pass the way Miley, Gaga, Britney, Katy and so many others have been. Not to imply that ass-shaking can’t also equate to something interesting (I’d concede the Telephone and Wrecking Ball videos stand alone on artistic merit, regardless of said asses), but because she’s black it’s immediately received at surface level. Black women are rarely allowed to be sexual while also viewed artistically.
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” failed to win Video of the Year. That alone should tell you the MTV Video awards mean nothing.
I think it’s sort of disingenuous to label Beyonce as “slim” while implying that Nicki lies outside that group somehow. Both women are curvy without being fat. Why is Nicki firing shots at MTV for not recognizing her video about celebrating black feminine bodies when Beyonce, another black female performer, has a (much better) video in the nominee field that does basically exactly the same thing? I’m actually down with Nicki’s commentary, for the record – black women and women of color in general get sidelined in pop culture an awful lot unless you’re one of the handful of usual suspects – but this seems like a weird opportunity to seize for a conversation.
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I do hate giving the VMAs attention, though. The only nominees worth a damn this year are 7/11 and Alright. Anaconda wouldn’t’ve improved the lineup much at all.
Ungrateful clown. There I said it. Now Are you fucking done? Because I’m not the one lol. Maybe you’re the delusional one. .. I have an opinion just like you andi actually bypassed your little dramatic rant but you chose to knock mine.. so if you want to take it there just let me know. But don’t you start attacking me with your little psychotic rants because you and her and take a seat back. Point blank don’t give a fuck about Nicki minaj her dumbass music this article or you. Anything else just let me know.
Do people srsly still not get it? Nicki Minaj couldn’t give a fuck if people don’t nominate her videos, sure not one of the other videos she made this year has even been nominated! She’s complaining about racism in the music industry and in the media and about discriminatory beauty standards in popular culture. Why the fuck are people calling her an ungrateful clown for pointing out that these are deeply harmful trends and extremely important issues? How many of us have the same profile, the same ability to raise awareness for these issues? Because if Nicki Minaj or other celebrities of her status don’t bring them up, then who the fuck will? You and I, we can’t do shit about it lbr, we’re not even 0.01% as famous as Nicki.
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The fucking delusional haughtiness of some people on here infuriates me. None of you are bigger than these issues, nor better than dealing with them. So what if Nicki Minaj is arrogant and narcissistic? She’s doing a hell of a lot more for the fight for gender and racial equality than the vast majority of the rest of the world’s population.
Honestly if my song got nominated for a Grammy which anaconda did I kinda wouldn’t care what the MTV awards did. It’s like you get nominated for an Oscar but the satellite awards snubbed you. . Um who thee fuck cares? And honestly this ungrateful clown is nominated in literally three or four different categories so what is she bitching about. I can think of several African American musicians that are severely underrated and put out much better work than her and get shut out year after year so she can stfu. Pointless article all around.
Just come for me. Everybody just come for me. I’ll do a Taylor Swift and make it all about myself. COME FOR ME BITCHES
Well, hello, Judgey McJudgerson!!
I’m the one who’s judging? I’m not the one using sarcasm to criticise an artist for using their ass to develop their image and sell their records, an astute, liberating and beautiful usage of that ass, I’d say. No judgements here! Unlike your initial comment, in which you brand Nicki Minaj as ungrateful, a clown, narcissistic, self-righteous, not humble, with no sense of humour, and unkind.
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I find it highly comical that you take a single opinion of mine on a singular topic (Minaj) and immediately assume (ASS U ME) that, in addition to being one who body-shames people for sport, that I am also someone puts down all who express their sexuality openly. Well…you could not be farther from the truth.
Or maybe it’s you who’s pretty far from the truth. I accuse you, entirely justifiably, of body-shaming Nicki Minaj and of using terminology generally employed to demean people who use sexuality to express themselves. I didn’t ever accuse you of body-shaming for sport, nor of putting down all who express their sexuality openly. I didn’t assume anything. It’s you who’s assuming, profusely, through your response.
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In case you were unaware, there is very little left of anything physically natural on Nicki Minaj. Her face, chest and ass have all been surgically altered so, from where I sit, it seems as if she may have struggled to accept her body as nature intended. So I ask you: Do you think that sends a healthy message about accepting your natural self to all of the little girls and young women who look up to her??
I think Nicki Minaj looks fucking incredible, surgically altered or not. She’s an icon for curvy women, specifically for black women who have often been degraded by conventional beauty standards for their large breasts, bottoms and thighs and for their dark skin, all of which Nicki embraces with shameless panache. Who gives a fuck if she’s had surgery?
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Devil’s Advocate, the het-up hypocrisy that infuses so much of your response, and your continued ignorance of the inherent offense to many of your comments confuses me. You really wanna come for me by claiming that I’m making assumptions, acting naive, and judging people? Fucking turn your spite toward yourself.
While I agree with that the MTV has serious problems with how they handle the VMA nominations and winners lately — it takes one quick look at results from the last 4 years to see that they prefer spreading the wealth among the artists that agree to attend the ceremony rather than recognizing the best videos of the year — I do not agree with Nicki’s sentiment that it has anything to do with biases along racial or gender lines. Where MTV fucks up is trying to cater to certain audiences and sadly the Taylor Swift, One Direction, Ed Sheeran fan bases throw a lot of support at MTV these days.
But honestly, how gross of Taylor to jump in and take Nicki’s tweet so personally. I’m sorry but Taylor Swift is literal garbage. Hypocritical trash.
That Flying Lotus video though…
Nearly moved me to tears.
And here comes my rant, lol. My hopefully well thought out, non attacking, rant. (I’m a huge hip hop fan and have tried to be as respectful as possible)
Nicki Minaj has a track record of being a shit-stirrer. Let me express my thoughts.
I am a huge hip-hop fan. Especially a fan of female hip hop artists. No female hip hop artist slips by me from the large label pushed artists to the small independent ones. I was a HUGE fan of Nicki Minaj in 2009 when her first mixtape “Beam Me Up Scottie” was released (it still remains the best thing she’s ever put out – any fan should make sure they hear it). I absolutely loved her. One of the main reasons I heard about her and got on the bandwagon is because she cited Lil’ Kim as her biggest inspiration and hero in the music business. She went so far as to say Kim paved the way so that artists like her could come along. Respect is a big thing in the hip hop community as is loyalty. Minaj created a lot of promotional posters that were exact replica’s of classic Lil’ Kim posters (including her scandalous and iconic image of her crouching down in a bathing suit that caused quite a stir in the early 90’s when Kim released her first solo album – HARDCORE). However she was always vocal of her love and respect for Kim. You can even find photos of the two sharing an embrace backstage at a concert during this time.
Fast forward to the end of 2009 when she is signed to one of the largest record companies and released her first album “Pink Friday”. She was being backed by young money (who represents Lil’ Wayne who was the hottest thing on the market at that time across any type of music). All of a sudden she features a song called “Roman’s Revenge” which is an all out attack on Lil’ Kim. In interviews she consistently referred to her being “washed up” and took digs at her physical appearance. She made comments about “killing the queen” – and anyone who follows rap knows Lil’ Kim’s nickname since the 90’s has been the “Queen Bee”. Whether it was the record company pushing her to lash out at any other female in the game – or it was Nicki herself wanting to seem the only female in the hip hop world – she continued attacking. Of course Lil’ Kim retaliated in a big way releasing her own diss tracks – however always stating there was no problem until Nicki took first jabs out of the blue.
Nicki’s brand of sex appeal, fashion, etc is carbon copy Kim. But then she (or her management) wanted to make her seem origional and seem the only female out in the rap world. To this day Minaj has never shared an official track with another female rapper. None. She has done tracks with some pop stars, but no rappers.
Anyhow to the matter at hand. I feel it is another blatant attack for no reason. Lets consider a few things:
* The Anaconda video itself. The song is nothing new. Its a copy from a previously successful song in the 90’s (ahem, again) where she has unoriginal lyrics providing nothing new and not including the whip-smart style of her early mix tapes. The video includes twerking, boobs shaking, scantily clad women, and bright colors (nothing wrong with ANY of this, but also NOTHING special). This is a traditional hip hop video by any standard. This is nothing Lil’ Kim hasn’t done before (and better – see her videos for “No Matter What People Say” , “How Many Licks” , etc), its nothing Eve hasn’t done before, on and on. Its a standard hip hop video that is pretty to look at but nothing groundbreaking.
* Second her comments seem to imply that “skinny girls” or “white girls” get awards while african americans or more traditional or thick body types don’t. If that were true she may have a point. But I see Beyonce nominated here. She is a beautiful thick african american. And that video features people of all sizes shaking what their mama gave them. It doesn’t add up.
* Third, and I hate to play this card because women (or men for that matter) can do with their bodies what they please. But Minaj’s body and “thickness” is also manufactured. Its bought and paid for. Doesn’t make it any less hers. But this idea of “lets hear it for the thick women” when all it takes is a before and after picture to show a skinny woman with no bum and all of a sudden a skinny woman with an ample bum. Minaj isn’t really representing the “natural woman”. With a waste that small and other assets above and below the belt being so huge – she is actually (to me) creating another body type that is just as unattainable as a skinny white girl like Swift.
I would say looking at Minaj’s track record is important to understanding how to read her twitter. She does attack – and often for no reason. Minaj doesn’t like competition. And now I see her as a pop star not a rapper. Her released music is 70% sung now, not rapped. So Swift, moving to pop music and more popular culture, is now a target.
Those are my two cents. I have no respect for Nicki Minaj as an artist because of her track record.
If I was hearing Dej Loaf, Dominque Young Unique, Jean Grea, Snow tha Product, Angel Haze, or many of the other talented female emcees working today making the same argument I would give it more weight. With Minaj it seems to play into the persona she has created, the “no one can touch me, I am the best” persona which is as manufactured as her “pop” music.
As for movies, Freeheld trailer has me excited. This, plus Carol, plus The Danish Girl, etc. … Gonna be an exciting Fall/Winter. At least, Im thinking positive until its “not” exciting, haha.
Yeah, I just don’t think there’s anything huge to this particular story. And to me, it sounds a bit whiny and unprofessional of Minaj to have started the thing.
The Twitter feud was pretty funny.
Did you see so and so’s tweet!!! We live in such a brain dead society.
As for the awards, I wish they’d nominate something experimental and new (or just good) instead of this radio garbage.
”Gosh I fucking abhor this word ‘classy’. What a fucking fallacy. Please, do elaborate: what exactly is class? Other than an excuse for closed-minded people to put down those who have the self-confidence to express their sexuality openly? Stop shaming people for showing their bodies, those bodies which nature gave them just as nature gave you yours. You shower in the nude? How Klassy of you…”
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Well, hello, Judgey McJudgerson!!
Aren’t you just so adorable, cloaked in your vitriolic and condescending self-righteousness?? (You little stinker!)
I find it highly comical that you take a single opinion of mine on a singular topic (Minaj) and immediately assume (ASS U ME) that, in addition to being one who body-shames people for sport, that I am also someone puts down all who express their sexuality openly. Well…you could not be farther from the truth. As someone who is one among millions who have been oppressed and discriminated against (even killed) specifically for the way that “nature gave [us our]” sexuality, it would be tragically disrespectful (not to mention highly hypocritical) of me to go after anyone, ESPECIALLY those in the LGBT community, for expressing themselves sexually.
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As for the body shaming??? I do more than enough of that to myself so I’m sure as fuck not going to subject anyone else to it. It is truly a horrible feeling as well as a terrible thing to do to someone else.
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Now. About that charmingly naive comment of yours about “those bodies that nature gave them”. In case you were unaware, there is very little left of anything physically natural on Nicki Minaj. Her face, chest and ass have all been surgically altered so, from where I sit, it seems as if she may have struggled to accept her body as nature intended. So I ask you: Do you think that sends a healthy message about accepting your natural self to all of the little girls and young women who look up to her??
The real problem here is that Madonna made the best mainstream video of the year (Ghosttown) but wasn’t nominated because she’s “old” and “irrelevant.” Call me crazy, but I’ll take Madonna’s old and irrelevant artistry over the lame copycats we have today.
Madonna is single-handedly keeping mainstream pop music alive. She lends it so much credibility and legitimacy because she has an authentic of view. She understands that it isn’t about the hit single. It’s about the album, the performance, the concept, the perspective. I like a number of the pop songs I hear on the radio, but many of them are catchy and nothing more. Madonna (and okay maybe Beyonce and Sia) are the only mainstream pop acts who create art.
Nicki, it’s a MTV Awards! Please, who cares? Do you remember any past winners? Does it matter?
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J.A.H., it’s institutionalised racism! Please, who cares? Do you remember any victims of racism? Does it matter? Who even are you?
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Swift is right, Minaj is wrong. Let’s go back to cinema.
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Swift is an opportunising faux-feminist with a superiority complex. Minaj is right. Go back to bed.
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She sure as fuck didn’t express any gratitude for the recognition she DID receive. For an ASS video. Klassy.
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Gosh I fucking abhor this word ‘classy’. What a fucking fallacy. Please, do elaborate: what exactly is class? Other than an excuse for closed-minded people to put down those who have the self-confidence to express their sexuality openly? Stop shaming people for showing their bodies, those bodies which nature gave them just as nature gave you yours. You shower in the nude? How Klassy of you…
Yuck. That lineup is terrible all around. Minaj is talented, but she is a bit of a loudmouth. How many other artists could have made an argument that their video was best? How about everybody.
A commercially successful performer…is whining about not getting a particular award nomination…from a music network that no longer plays music videos. Boo-fucking-hoo. She sure as fuck didn’t express any gratitude for the recognition she DID receive. For an ASS video. Klassy.
I don’t buy into the schtick of Nicki Minaj, I never have and probably never will. I objectively understand that she is talented and have no doubt that she works extremely hard, but her clown act makes it impossible for me to take her seriously. I have the same issue with Kanye – his supreme jackass behavior completely obscures his undeniable talent – so I refuse to waste my time with either of them. Narcissism run a muck, anyone?
I sincerely wish that Nicki Minaj and all the other ridiculously self-righteous “c-e-l-e-b-r-t-i-e-s” who are more concerned about their celebrity status than the actual work would just shut the fuck up and go away, not to return until they find a shred of humility, a sense of humor about themselves and the ability to exercise a modicum of kindness towards others.
Nobody watches music videos. Non-story.
First, MTV died 15 years ago. Commercial music now is garbage. i remember when Smashing Pumpkins or Metallica were nominated and play on the ceremony.
Second, the number of times watch on youtube is not a factor to nominate a video. Sasha, you are doing the same thing here that you do with the Oscar race, you invent your own rules and reasons on why something should be nominated for an award and if a something is not nominated following those those rules or reasons then it’s all wrong, industry is wrong, society is wrong, humanity is wrong.
Swift is right, Minaj is wrong. Let’s go back to cinema.
Nicki Minaj: “Black women are Rarely rewarded for pop culture contributions”
Some of the previous MTV Awards video of the year winners of the past 20 years are: TLC, Lauryn Hill, Lil’ Kim /Mya, Missy Elliot, Rihanna, Beyonce, Rihanna again. Hmmm.
Freeheld trailer is out.
Thanks, William!
Nicki, it’s a MTV Awards! Please, who cares? Do you remember any past winners? Does it matter?
Let’s put it this way… Madonna wasn’t nominated for any Grammys for Like a Prayer. Think about that. Did she cry? Did she whine and complain? No. She’s never complained about not being nominated for something. She just kept going and became, well, a legend. An icon. Her career is unmatched by any artist and all these younger artists feeling entitlement owe everything to her. And does she get any credit or respect for that? No. Mostly she’s had to face the most venomous, vitriolic attacks on a regular basis for 25 years and counting. But I digress, I think 😀
But yeah, sucks to be you, Nicki, for not getting a MTV Awards nom.
The slate of nominees for Video of the Year is pretty weak, I’d say. All logical choices, but not as fun as year’s past. I thought “Blank Space” was bigger than “Bad Blood” (guess it’s a matter of opinion), but it looks like they nominated her for “Best Female” for the former to make up for that.