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"I just wanted you to know I loved you better than your own kin did From the very start I don't blame you much for wanting to be free I just wanted you to know" Nina Simone
Kanye ends his song 'Famous' with Nina Simone singing the closing words of the first verse of 'Do what you gotta do'. The song can't be faulted. It is an amazing song and it is flawed. Many will and have criticised Kanye for demeaning Taylor Swift and the unnamed women he describes as women from passed relationships. We share this sentiment, but the song's rhythm, beat and all round creativity can't be denied. It's good.
But take that and add it to a preview picture of a video depicting a woman beater, a alleged rapist, a racists and a number of other celebrities nude in a bed next to Kanye and his wife, and you'll definitely get a response.
Placing a nude Taylor Swift right next Kanye West with the lyrics "I made that ___ famous" leaves little to the imagination as to what Kanye is insinuating.
We also can't help but notice how all the women are completely exposed and left to look vulnerable, while the men in the picture seem covered and less vulnerable. Is it a comment on gender inequality and the extent of what women in the industry need to do in order to be recognised? Is it depicting the new "normal"? Maybe it is far simpler than that. Maybe this is how Kanye and his team see these women- objects to be desired - less than human.
Many celebrities and non-celebrities alike have had their say about the video. Some call it art. Some call it making a statement - that can't de argued. Some call it wrong - that can't be argued either.
But how could you possibly be angry at Kanye? He is a part of a money hungry industry that would do anything to stay relevant. The 'Famous' all share the same bed, so to speak and the results are not always what they intended.
Kanye isn't the first to comment on this and he won't be the last. Jay Z and Justin Timberlake shared their thoughts on being famous in a less controversial way with 'Holy Grail'. The difference is, they don't point the finger at other celebrities, instead they share their own experiences through what could be described as a collective lens.
