While Jordin Sparks was shut out of the fan-voted Best New Recording Artist VMA by Tokyo Hotel (Who?!?), she still managed to have a water cooler moment at the MTV Video Music Awards last night. Before her introduction to a performance by T.I., Jordin went off-script to respond to VMA host Russel Brand goofing on the Jonas Brother’s promise rings during his opening monologue.
She says, “I just have one thing to say about promise rings. It’s not bad to wear a promise ring, because not everybody – guy or girl – wants to be a slut.”
Of course, Jordin was just kidding! She doesn’t actually believe that peeps who have sex before marriage are sluts.
*ahem*
LOL moment: John Legend, who was introducing T.I. alongside Jordin, flashes all 10 fingers as if to say, “Look ma, no promise ring!”
Check out the video after the JUMP…
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The host was offensive and Jordin had a knee jerk reaction to his stupidity. She could have worded it better but she was probably pissed because the guy is a jerk. Can’t stand these so called “comedians” who have to give their opinions. He wasn’t comedic at all.
Jordin may have felt like she was being mocked by the host, but her response mocked everyone who doesn’t share her view. Her words were not cryptic. She basically said that promise rings weren’t bad because not everyone wants to be a slut. Logic 101 will tell you that means no promise ring=slut. If she said it in anger, then she probably thinks that. She didn’t consider her words carefully, and that’s when true feeling tend to come forth. It’s a naive point of view and, frankly, one I shared when I was her age. Well, minus the ring part (are these a new invention, lol), but I did have a very sheltered upbringing.
I actually like Jordin, so I’m not really that concerned. The bigger issue is the hypocrisy in how these kids are marketed. I don’t see any problem with joking about that. Perhaps that should be discussed. And I really don’t think it sounds like Jordin herself was being targeted.
This has been a really interesting conversation today. Thanks for that.
I’ll say one more thing.
I’m generally not a big fan of the word slut. It’s a nasty word generally used to put women in their place. If she had phrased her remarks more as a joke and directed the barb right at Brand, it would have been palatable. Like I said earlier, it would have gotten a chuckle out of me, I would have been impressed by her edge.
But, she used that word in a general statement, “some guys and girls don’t want to be sluts.” She wasn’t joking, (Brand was joking) she got all preachy on our asses. However, her point is diluted, because by using the word “slut” she basically makes the decision to get down in it with Brand, rather than take the higher road. So much for the high-minded statement she was trying to make. It bordered on hypocritical.
Having said all that, I still like Jordin, and in the end it will all blow over, as well it should. She’s a young passionate girl, and I realize things are said in the heat of the moment, However, I will not call this moment one of Jordin’s finest. So, no “Go Jordin” from me.
I don’t like the word slut either even though I commend her for sticking up for her beliefs. Heat of the moment usually = not thinking clearly so I’m not bothered by it in this instance.
MJ, the reason I like your blog so much is the fact that you can disagree with others in a respectful way and you have a great capability to see points from the “other side” even though your thinking in a different direction. That is why we can have a lot of interesting conversations here.. it has to start from the top. Thank YOU for that!
*quietly saves this suck up post to bribe you with if I ever get in trouble*
Mj, I understand your take on the word slut. I don’t like it either. A young woman having a healthy sexual drive is just that, a young woman having a healthy sex drive. I don’t have a problem with that. Been there, done that, and will do it again, lol.
She mis-spoke and it is coming back to bite her in the ass. I am sure an explanation and apology is forthcoming. I am also glad that it’s opened up a discussion. I just think there are several discussions taking place. One is the word Slut as an insult, I didn’t watch the show, but did this host use it previously? Would there have been this kind of a dustup in using the word in reference to someone else? Or in comedy is it okay, if the comedy is funny?
Then there is the issue of age appropriate sex.
There is just too much shit going on with this quote it makes my head explode….
Brit’s mom is one crazy bitch to be giving up sexual history on her child.
Why was mommy not calling the cops and taking charges out on the statutory rape of her child. I think in every jursidiction in the US, a female cannot consent at 14.
Maybe she should be arrested to, btw
There is something sad about this, I am not a Brit fan, I like my singers to be able to sing, but she just went through one of the roughest times in her life and this is how her mom helps her. Maybe I would’a been screwing at 14 too, sigh~
I am not a bible thumper, but I don’t think 14 year olds should be having sex. With anyone. I don’t think they should be forced to wear purity rings, I don’t think it should be used to promote or further a career. On the other hand I don’t think people should promote how many men or women they screwed or how much drugs they’ve taken, or how many times they have been shot/arrested for street cred.
It’s funny. I am not a Jordin fan. I thought her rather boring on the show, and only know what I read here on this board, and if this is the best she can do to up her asshole cred, she’s got alot to learn. Maybe she needs to take lessons from Blake, or Connie.
My answer to this is yes. But of course, it depends on the context.
I don’t think anyone called her an asshole..
And yeah, the point isn’t that 14 year olds should be having sex. NO WAY. At the same time, their parents shouldn’t be pimping them as virgins either.
I’d really like to see the whole sexuality stuff removed as a consideration. I’d rather kids just enjoy music or cute boys or whatever.
The truth is we live in a “cruel world” as Archie will said… The point is that Jordin answer a comment made as a joke, even when we didn´t think it was funny the guy gets paid for getting in people nerves so he did his job, with a serious stament, maybe because she is young or just didn´t though twice what she was doing her choices of words wasn´t the best… I´m not taking offense in what she said but she should learn to think twice before speak…If she needs to apologize JVE PR will make her do so…
About the purity rings,I don´t have anything against those who use them, but why???? I mean if you believe in waiting for marriege to have sex you don´t need a ring to remind you, and even if other people don´t wear that ring,it doesn´t mean that they don´t share the same values as you, or are having sex with everything that moves…Those rings are like advertise that you are pure… last time that I check if I have had or don´t have had sex was only my bussiness no anyone else, not even my parents are asking me what I do at nights…
The one thing I think Jordin forgot was where she was. Seriously, it’s the VMA’s, with a raunchy,shock comedian hosting. Did she think this was the Dove Awards. Has she never watched this show before?? MTV gave up being about the music years ago. The outfits get riskier and the behavior sinks yearly to all time lows….ie: Madonna sucking face with Xtina and Brittney. Although I commend Jordin for her personal stance, in this instance, I think the old adage of silence is golden would have worked better. Don’t sink to that level Jordin.
I have a feeling that Jordin’s manager and pr team have already had a nice long chat with her regarding this issue. Why did I feel like the phrase STFU came into play….LOL.
LOL I’m surprised Jordin actually used the word “slut”.
Really, I´m not…
But I will be totally shocked if I were to heard it form Archie
Seems likely to me!
As far as the so called comedian( and I use that term loosely) host , he was crude , borish , mean and unfunny. Jordan may not have worded things correctly but the lout was insulting to anyone who doesn’t believe as he does. Jordan was much more kind than I would have been. A good drop kick to the gonads would have been more appropriate for his intolerant remarks.
The whole show was a waste of precious electricity for a bunch of narcisits massaging their egos. Where is Al Gore when you need him ?
Amen to that cricket. I used to enjoy watching the VMA awards, but found I no longer really have the stomach for it…of course it could be I’m just getting to old for this;)
I just watched the show, thought Russel Brand was funny, at least not unfunnier than Sarah Silverman last year, maybe he bombed because of wrong audience, but I enjoyed it, LOL.
MTV doesn’t represent good music, it ruined music, no need to have high expectation about their show.
You know, I missed this moment because I found the VMA’s this year completely un-palatable. I watched about 20 minutes and I just could not take any more of that host. He can have whatever beliefs he wants but he went ON and ON and ON…in those 20 minutes, I don’t think he mentioned hardly ANYTHING about music.
Jordin is young and she probably took Brand’s comments personally and lashed out. Did she make a good choice of words? No, but good for her for sticking up for what she believes and not making it a 20 minute speech. I don’t think this will hurt her, really. I may be way off base, but I don’t think most of HER fans will find that statement very offensive. JMO!
Talk about offensive. That was Sarah Silverman last year. Brand was better than her at least. I laughed when he said he was a famous person too(in Britain).The Today show had the Jordin clip today. Who’d have thunk she’d be the controversial Idol?
So, I don’t even have cable, so there’s no MTV in my house. I did watch the clip of what Jordin said (thanks for the link MJ) and I think John Legend was a bit uncomfortable. Jordin seemed a little ticked at the situation. I don’t know how it all went down because all I saw was a 10 second slightly blurry clip. If you take her words literally she insulted a lot of people who are not necessarily fitting of the definition of a slut (is that in Webster?), but happen to be in serious relationships they have taken to that next level in a healthy way. She definitely could have worded it to be more directed at the host or as a more supportive statement for the rings or even been clever in her wording to put the host in his place…..
My take on the ring thing, seriously? You need to wear that on your finger to point out your personal choice? I find it refreshing that not all famous people get around (especially teenagers), but what happens when you find somone and aren’t married and take that ring off. Then you are making another very public statement about your choices. What is your answer then? It becomes a question to be asked by any person in the media and no longer a personal choice. You invite the questions by wearing the ring and removing the ring. You also invite much scrutiny. If you leave the ring on after you have sex and someone finds out and it leaks to the press you become a big fat liar a la Britney Spears style….. I don’t know. I say leave the ring off and find another way to support waiting…. if anyone has any ideas on how to do that!! :)
IMO, that’s exactly what she did. I don’t for one second think she was implying that anyone who’s had sex outside of marriage is a slut. I thought she made her point quite well. She definitely got everyone’s attention.
I thought Russell was hysterical. It’s call satire. Also the English have not bought into the PC culture quite the way America has. Must be cause all their Puritan’s ended up here.
I think Jordan looks like a total ass for her comments. She totally took it out of the contextand completely out of the spirit of the event. It’s the VMA’s. You know that show that featured Madonna slipping Brit Brit the tongue. Only because Brit’s large yellow (phallic symbol) snake was unavailable, I’m sure ;)
And using the word slut was uncalled for.
This is exactly what she said:
I don’t see anything in her statement that indicates that it’s directed at Brand. It’s a very general statement. Since I can’t read Jordin’s mind, the only choice I have is to take her at her word. If she’d like to clarify her remarks, I’m all ears.
not sure anyone is still reading this thread…but here is a short article where jordin comments on the whole deal:
http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/09/jordin-sparks-v.html
I don´t think thats the comment that some people were specting…but thanks for posting
I saw her comment as a direct response to his repeated jokes, a jab aimed at Brand. Again, just my take on it.
It looks like she did try to clarify in the article posted above by bjames.