In reply to SMH.

I hated the speech for being a rambling mess but again the anger should be directed at MTV and not Madonna for saying a few words. MTV ignored the deaths of ACTUAL MTV era stars Whitney, Bowie and Prince and nobody said a word. Now the Queen of Soul passes (who preceded the MTV era by a good 15-20 years) and people expect a Grammy level tribute? The VMAs are an indulgent mess that focus almost entirely on the now. To be honest if it wasn't for Madonna would they even had done anything besides play Say a Little Prayer and Respect during a commercial break? Madonna made the mistake of rambling too much and allowing herself to look like she was giving an official statement with the picture of Aretha in the background but more importantly these award shows should do more to honor their icons of the past...Bey, Bruno, Khalid couldn't spare some time to do a musical tribute? I'm sick of hearing Madonna called a racist today bc people think she was dismissive of Aretha's legacy or not right to see a white woman say Aretha meant something to her or influenced her...Madonna has always been a champion for equality be in people of color, the LGBT community or women...Her speech sucked but people are dragging her for some unfair reasons. And again this wasn't the Grammys