The MTV Video Music Awards are often dismissed for being all about shock value and vapid celebrity worship.
But in a teachable, touching, and real
moment on Sunday’s uncharacteristically political VMAs telecast, this
year’s Video Vanguard recipient, Pink, used her time onstage to make a
strong feminist statement about self-acceptance, self-expression, and
gender equality.
There’s little no doubt that her speech will resonate
with viewers — particularly young, impressionable female viewers — long
after we’ve all forgotten who won or wore what.
As Pink — who had proudly walked the VMAs red carpet with her 6-year-old daughter, Willow, with the two wearing matching menswear suits —
accepted her Moon Person trophy from friend and admirer Ellen
DeGeneres, she addressed Willow directly, at first telling a sad story
about how Willow was teased at school for being “ugly.”
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