Imagine, just for a moment, that you are Taylor Swift. While your peers are shut up in the library or choking down Keystone at sweaty frat parties, you’re busy making yourself into an international country / pop superstar. You’ve had two No. 1 singles in the past year alone, and you play every week to sold-out arenas packed with thousands of sceaming fans. You’re at the MTV Video Music Awards, waiting for the presenter to announce the winner for Best Female Video, knowing how hard you’ve worked and how much you deserve that little moon man.
And then you do win, and you walk to the stage to accept the award, ready for your moment to shine … when suddenly Kanye West grabs the mike from your hands, screaming that Beyonce had the best video ever and you didn’t deserve to win.