I love Kanye West.

I love the ridiculousness. I love his inappropriateness. I love that in this age of political correctness he will occasionally get up onstage and do something completely egotistical, and slightly insane. I love that no matter how influential he was on his debut album, he’s quite comfortable playing a Katy Perry sample out in his live show, complete with lazers. I think (call me weird) the world needs more Kanyes. Fuck Taylor swift - bring on the crazy.

So I’m sitting at the Ent Cent. soaking in the lyrical joy of “have you ever had sex with a pharaoh?”. I attempt a hand wave during Jesus Walks and never before have I felt more like a white, mother of 2. What I think is throwing shapes is nothing more than mum dancing. And I wonder why; how; what am I doing here? Then he breaks out American Boy followed by Touch The Sky followed by Gold Digger. And I realize that no matter how much I feel un-co and middle aged, his hooks never change, and above all - I love Kanye for this.

Get down girl, go head get down.

-Mardi C

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