Wynonna Judd Apologizes for Dissing Taylor Swift

"I understand that my comment . . . came across as a negative statement," Judd writes.

Before the awards, Judd told USA Today that the 19 year-old's nomination was "too much, too soon . . . Time is God's way of keeping everything from happening at once. It's just too much of a good thing soon . . . I want kids to earn it."

But Judd clarified online Thursday: "My intent was not to take anything away from her talent and contributions to the country music industry...all of which are truly unprecedented for an artist of ANY age."

Wynonna Judd is back pedeling due to industry pressure. But I stand by my comments. I continue to think that hollywood's youth obssesion, puts these child acts on a pedastal then tears them down. Make it stop all ready.

Wynonna: "Too Soon" for Taylor Swift to Win Entertainer of the Year

"You want my honest comment? It’s too much too soon," the singer told USA Today before the show. "Time is God’s way of keeping everything from happening at once. It’s just too much of a good thing too soon."

"Now it’s over coffee breaks, the success, almost," she added. "You have to play catch up ... It's like the girl who wins an Oscar and she's under 20. What do you do from here?"

I agree with Wynonna. Hollywoods obsession with youth keeps creating these child stars such Miley Cyrus, Taylor Lautner, Brinteny Spears, and ect. Then we over sexualize them. The outfits they wear (booty-shorts, squines, low risers) would never fit into a classroom or office setting.

Then we tear them down in the media for the stupid mistakes lack of experience cause. I say we start protecting our children and better manage the enforcement of child labor laws.

Kanye West is a Douchebag, but Beyonce Saves the Day by her Inherent Classiness

In the above video, Kanye West inexplicably decides to steal the spot-light from new-comer Taylor Swift in order to "praise" Beyonce. She just won her first award and Kanye decides to point out that Beyonce is somehow more deserving of praise at that particularly moment. Beyonce, in the audience, is of course horrified (because she's a classy lady). Kanye is an attention grabbing jerk. In the video below, during her award for best video, Beyonce invites Taylor back to accept her award. Unfortunately is always seems to take a woman to clean up a man's mess, but Beyonce inherent grace is more than up to the job.




Why do I mention this on a health and wellness blog? Well, number 1, Beyonce is a great example for women to withstand the pressures of sickly-skinny--she is a slender woman by any standards except the very narrow constraints of Hollywood. She has talked honestly about her struggles and how hard it is to maintain sanity in that environment. And I think that her healthy relationship to her body also contributes toward her grace and dignified presence in an industry where many narcissists and destructive personalities (yes, Kanye, that was a jab at you) must be dealt with on a constant basis. We all have to deal with these kinds of people on occasion, but rarely, dear reader do I suppose you have to deal with them in front of millions of viewers?

So, thank you Beyonce for your sane and talented presence in our collective popular culture.