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GMA This Morning

RainCityWoman — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:12:05 GMT

Could someone tell me what the purpose is of having a performing artist on their GMA Friday Central Park concerts whose songs have to be bleeped almost 50% due to content? Nicki Minaj's first song "Feel Myself" (Yah, that's the title) was missing most of its lyrics and sound due to the 15 second delays throughout the performance. And then there was the costume she had on which was see through black lace with a thong backside. Perhaps that's the reason Nicki's video for "Anaconda" wasn't nominated for a VMA and NOT the fact that the skinny girl videos get the nominations as she claims. Okay, I'm done with my morning rant now. It just had to be said.

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Vivian — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:17:43 GMT

From an old liberal fuddy-dudry...why on earth do these young singers, talented though they may be...have to look and act like street walkers in order to sell their music? They debase their talent by mixing it up with some less-than-classy displays of T&A. I'm not a prude when it comes to language. I certainly use four letter words when I feel they are appropriate to the situation. However, just being provocative is not talent. Pushing the moral code to its limit is not talent. Dressing like a you-know-what is not talent. We have come to expect and accept mediocrity if it's dressed up as a secks goddess.

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Lorik62 — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:17:45 GMT

I couldn't believe what I was seeing either. She is disgusting and to let her perform with all those kids watching is unbelievable. No wonder society is the way it is.

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June222 — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:19:14 GMT

I find her repulsive.

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SydneyH — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:29:41 GMT

Good afternoon Rain. They are trying to court a younger, hipper crowd. The only problem is that targeted demo would not stop and watch a performance that has been soo drastically altered.

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deepwaterdotter — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:22:07 GMT

This old, unhip dinosaur slept though the whole thing.

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Preds — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:23:07 GMT

@deepwaterdotter wrote:
This old, unhip dinosaur slept though the whole thing.

That's the best way to listen to her.

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RainCityWoman — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:26:44 GMT

There is no doubt in my mind that she aimed her tweet the other day at Taylor Swift, though she denies it and Taylor apologized for responding to it. I'm no Taylor Swift fan as i don't think she deserves the accolades she gets for what I consider rather ordinary talents, but she is a high energy, positive performer who pretty much performs a clean show for all of her young admirers. Nicki's behavior on American Idol and some of her videos that border on pornography cause me to turn away without even considering her diverse talents. She is one of the few rappers who can actually sing, and she has all kinds of others interests and ventures that indicate she has many creative sides to her, but she seems so negative in many ways that I can't take her artistry seriously. I'm no prude either, but this young woman could do so much more in a positive way, but chooses not to do so.

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maddiecat — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:30:17 GMT

I wish GMA would do away with the concerts in the park. Rarely have I seen any real talent featured. While I'm thinking about it, can I just say that I miss the GMA days of old? I loved the show when it had Charlie Gibson, Diane Sawyer, Robin Roberts and Sam Champion. Charlie and Joan Lunden made a good pairing, too. There used to be actual, informative segments! Nowadays, it seems like every segment is celebrity-driven.

I have the show on in the background as I'm getting ready for work. I know I could change the channel, but 30 years of GMA is a hard habit to break!

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RainCityWoman — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:30:26 GMT

@SydneyH wrote:
Good afternoon Rain. They are trying to court a younger, hipper crowd. The only problem is that target would not stop and watch a performance that has been soo drastically altered.

Oh, I get that, but bleeping most of the performance out indicates that the Central Park crowd is their only consideration, and they are hitting a much larger audience on air than live. Most of the other artists they have on try to alter things a bit, but I guess when most of a song titled Feel Myself is objectionable, that leaves them few alternatives.

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Nataliesgramma — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:00:16 GMT

Speaking of trainwrecks.....I heard that Miley Cyrus is going to host the MTV awards...

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RainCityWoman — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:41:07 GMT

@Nataliesgramma wrote:
Speaking of trainwrecks.....I heard that Miley Cirus is going to host the MTV awards...

Yep. Since Miley seems to be a girl who craves all kinds of attention, I am sure she will make sure she gets it one way or the other. Fasten your seat belt.

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IamMrsG — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:48:48 GMT

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physicsnut — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:50:51 GMT

GMA + Nicki Minaj = no class

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corita — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:59:44 GMT

@June2 wrote:
I find her repulsive.

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My thoughts exactly!! Her costumes, her words, her movements - they are all disgusting!! I cannot watch her; change the channel as soon as she pops up on the TV.

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CatsyCline — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:02:31 GMT

i used to have GMA on but now it is all commercials and then the segmnets are 5 min, they hurry everything along. Today show can't stand Matt L.

i have music channel on my TV, nice no commercials.

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corita — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:06:33 GMT

@maddiecat wrote:
I wish GMA would do away with the concerts in the park. Rarely have I seen any real talent featured. While I'm thinking about it, can I just say that I miss the GMA days of old? I loved the show when it had Charlie Gibson, Diane Sawyer, Robin Roberts and Sam Champion. Charlie and Joan Lunden made a good pairing, too. There used to be actual, informative segments! Nowadays, it seems like every segment is celebrity-driven.
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I have stated the same before...I miss people like David Hartman, Joan Lunden and others. Now the whole show is driven by celebrity events - singers, actors, TV shows, sports people etc. Where is the real news?? And the weather segment with Ginger is worthless, hardly any info offered.

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redhead23 — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 18:02:15 GMT

@Vivian Florimond wrote:
From an old liberal fuddy-dudry...why on earth do these young singers, talented though they may be...have to look and act like street walkers in order to sell their music? They debase their talent by mixing it up with some less-than-classy displays of T&A. I'm not a prude when it comes to language. I certainly use four letter words when I feel they are appropriate to the situation. However, just being provocative is not talent. Pushing the moral code to its limit is not talent. Dressing like a you-know-what is not talent. We have come to expect and accept mediocrity if it's dressed up as a secks goddess.

Marvelous post concerning this Vivian ! I echo every word you said as it speaks my mind EXACTLY !

To add, what is this behavior and message sending to our children and followers of these performers?

I am extremely concerned about how these people are leading our youth! The vulgarity of the lyrics as well as their behavior is appalling and I'm no prude myself !

People need to boycott these individuals until they "clean up their act", but you know they won't!

What can we as a society do ?

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LilacTree — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 18:26:21 GMT

@corita wrote:
@maddiecat wrote:
I wish GMA would do away with the concerts in the park. Rarely have I seen any real talent featured. While I'm thinking about it, can I just say that I miss the GMA days of old? I loved the show when it had Charlie Gibson, Diane Sawyer, Robin Roberts and Sam Champion. Charlie and Joan Lunden made a good pairing, too. There used to be actual, informative segments! Nowadays, it seems like every segment is celebrity-driven.
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I have stated the same before...I miss people like David Hartman, Joan Lunden and others. Now the whole show is driven by celebrity events - singers, actors, TV shows, sports people etc. Where is the real news?? And the weather segment with Ginger is worthless, hardly any info offered.

The real news is on CNN, their morning show is called "New Day," and it's almost all news, no audiences (hate that), no entertainment (but entertaining), good looking, smart hosts. Try it out for a few days.

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SydneyH — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 19:00:41 GMT

Oddly enough there is a song she sings with another trainwreck, Justin Beiber that is really catchy. It's called Beauty and The Beat.