Let me get this straight MTV

As much as it pains me to discuss last night's VMAs -- I would much rather opine on how disappointing HBO's new series "True Blood" was, or  how much I was feeling this morning's "Ellen" featuring Michelle Obama and the Jonas Brothers -- I cannot let this point go: Britney Spears winning three awards? Really?

I won't go sofar as to call myself a Britney fan, although, as I've said a hundred times, her last album, "Blackout" is exceptionally good dance pop. I mean, she's okay. I do get that she's sold millions of records and, for a while at least, was pop's reigning queen. (Why escapes me, but we're talking fact, not justifications.)

But how does homegirl bomb her last appearance and then have this entire VMA basically handed to her as a love letter? She opens the show, then goes on to win three awards for the album's most boring song/mediocre video? I see some hanging chad...I'm glad she's pulled herself back together, but I don't think a rich girl simply coming back from the brink of insanity is cause for a ticker tape parade, especially when there are loads more equally talented and less-skanky girls out there working just as hard.

I really, really didn't get it. But then, who cares? It's MTV, which no one watches for music anymore, and the VMAs, which have become just another in long list of award shows no one cares about.  Still MTV, in light of your long-sinking relevance, the least you could do is not turn your awards show into a pity party, and or help mount a glaringly obvious comeback for your one-time cash cow. 

I mean, really.

Other than that, if you didn't see it, take comfort in knowing you truly didn't miss anything. Moving on...

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