Kanye West: In Therapy on Twitter?

By Christine Fenno Posted Sep 5th 2010 08:27AM

Every rapper has a lot to say, but as usual, Kanye West wants to outdo them all. Since yesterday, in the span of a couple hours, the Grammy winner led his Twitter followers down a winding road of musings -- and regrets -- posting dozens of tweets, many just minutes apart. Front and center in his thoughts: the anniversary of the night he highjacked Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 VMA's.

West not only apologized with an "I'm sorry Taylor" tweet, he empathized: "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." He pointed fingers: "We're both artist(s) and the media and managers are trying to get between us. Everyone wants to capitalize off this is some way." He longed for closure: "I want to win...hearts back so I can continue to bring my take on culture to the masses."

He even made a peace offering: "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."

And he opened his heart about a whole lot more.

"There are people who don't dislike me... they absolutely hate me!" tweeted West, who seemed particularly wounded by media coverage of his behavior: "Man I love Twitter... I've always been at the mercy of the press but no more...The media tried to demonize me....They wanted yall to believe I was a monster in real life so you guys wouldn't listen or buy my music anymore....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," adding, "Even now a lot of articles start...about how much of an asshole I am."

His running theme was self-awareness ("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?") and retribution ("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 talk to every hater face to face and change there a opinion of me one conversation at a time"). More tweets:

All eyes will be on the rapper when he performs at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Sept. 12. And all his Twitter followers will be wondering if he's finally gotten everything out of his system.

Tags: kanye west, MTV, taylor swift, twitter, Video Music Awards

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Sunday 05 September

By jabajax

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Recent national opinion polls show that twice as many people think Bush did a good job on Katrina as think Obama did a good job on the BP oil spill, so there. There was plenty of blame to go around with Katrina; we know the mayor and governor there were worthless.

By karen

Should thank his stars everyday that he's not dryin cars-not qualified to give an opinion on the weather, much less who should win an award. Was 100% racial--would he have said squat if Taylor was Black?? Nope. I have watched too much Oprah and Sharpton, lived in Detroit too long, to believe it was anything else.

By Shannon

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Oh no! Somebody said something jerky about my race and or someone of my race, so I will point out what a racist THEY are and then show them by calling THEM racist name to the race I believe them to be. All the people using the N word on here are trash, and all the people talking about Poor white trash are trash. I wish you would all die together so the world can finally be rid of the likes of you.

By jbigmacdaddy74

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Typical !

By Chillie Willie

Those who say it's racism, are correct. I have no doubt that, before he rushed the stage, West never paid any heed to Swifts' song, nor showed much interest in Beyonces' song. To him it was ONLY a Black & White issue, a White person out-did a Black person in a medium (music) that Blacks are stereotypically SUPPOSED to be superior.

By panhermes

Kanye is over doing this apologizing thing-a sincere, simple, I'm sorry would suffice-maybe a small self-critique and momentary lapse of judgment...it proved a real learning moment..Having viewed his gaff-can't say I thought much of his act-Kanye needs to re-invent himself and forgetaboutit. So many angry whining small minded sophomoric posts above all the usual feeding frenzy types. He goofed, screwed up, so who hasn't? Swift is willing to forgive and forget-so why can't you at least forgive. Besided, who the H are you to judge?

By Dan Arnold

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I loved seeing Kanye West on South Park.

By ae12wrangell@aol.com

WHY!

By Tell It Like It Is

I've got an idea. Why not end this senseless sheet by separating. Blacks stay on Earth, Whites go to Mars. Or vice-versa. Let's banish Kanye to Saturn, since it would seem HE "started" this entire race crap. Also the option, of staying here TOGETHER, and keeping this sheet going. Bound to take us somewhere. Nowhere.

By lay low

Kenye demonstrated a clear message of his racisim attitude when he took taylor's microphone away. I cant stand this guy and never will because of it!! LOL what an idiot - how u ruined your career jerk! LOL!!!

By William

The only thing He is sorry about is lost revenue. Whiner! Poor me, the media tried to demonize me. You idiot. You demonized yourself. Go away and stay.

By Mike

Tell you what loser: modify your behavior for, say, 5 years, and you'll be forgiven your transgression. However, there'll still be a marginally-talented tasteless moronic jerk staring back at you in the mirror every day.

By columbiaskinner

Ever since his mom died,he's been actin' like Ani Skywalker

"The Jaws of Death" speaks, and sings, with apologies, or so he thinks! he has no idea how much he humiliated Taylor Swift. A simple apology just does not work. If he were to get an award, which is doubtful at best when you consider what happened, his security would have tackled Taylor swift to the ground had she charged the stage.
Tell me I am wrong, if you can!

By buaintshyt

Correction...Kanye has always been a big fan of Beyonce...he talked about her so much and so enthusiaticly for a moment there were spectators thinking that he might have had a somewhat sort of crush or romantic liking for her

By Brad

Kanye is a jerk. Please, just go away.

By Butch

Kanye West, would have never went on that Stage if Tayler Swift had been BLACK. He Ruined a Great Moment in her life that can't be given back.

By jay

Kanye West is just another black racist jerk with no talent do us all a big favor and drop dead you fricking worthless peace of black crap!!!!!

By lynn

wHY CAN'T HE JUST BE CRAP? WHY DOES HE HAVE TO BE BLACK CRAP? ARE YOU WHITE CRAP??

Lynn; Kanye is crap, and according to biology, crap is one color.

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