In reply to Mark111 /.\.

That's not the point, you homosexual monkey. The point is that that night at the VMA's bought her enough sympathy points to extend her career well past how long it would have lasted had that not happened. Before Kanye, Taylor was another One Direction/Ariana Grande/Iggy Azealia flavor-of-the-month. Since Kanye, she's been coddled and propped in ways that most pop and country stars generally aren't. Kind of like how a certain other illegitimate "singer" was able to use getting her ass beat as a way to boost her fame (although not anywhere near enough to ever come close to selling a million in a week.)