Quote Originally Posted by SatansBlues View Post
The thing is the Grammies would have NEVER treated the Beatles or the Stones or Paul McCartney with that type of "recognition" or "honor". Ross was right to stay away.
Except in 2012 when the Grammys gave her a lifetime achievement award for her solo career, she showed up for the Saturday night lifetime achievement award ceremony. So that doesn't wash. Stop making excuses or find a way to let her off the hook. She didn't mention receiving this honor on her social media since this was announced [[instead posting about how she much fun she had wearing hats and updates about her children), and that quote from her publicist for the Variety article [[which she hasn't shared on her social media). She preaches love, positivity and gratitude, but on this occasion, she fell short so she deserves to be criticized for it. And if she really wanted to make a stand on this issue, then rather than passively staying away how make a public announcement about such a double standard? Miss Ross has never been a wall flower in the past when she feels the need to take a public stand. But I can understand why those who Diana Ross is perfect and without fault are grasping for any straw or theory to excuse her rather than face the reality that this grammy lifetime achievement award didn't mean much if anything to her.