Taylor Swift Remembers 9/11 During VMAs Acceptance Speech

Taylor Swift is taking a moment to reflect. While accepting the award alongside Post Malone for best collaboration for their song "Fortnight" at the MTV Video Music Awards, Taylor paused to remember the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. "You guys, I wanted to say, waking up this morning in New York on September 11th, I’ve been thinking about what happened 23 years ago. Everyone who lost a loved one, everyone that we lost, and that’s the most important thing about today — and everything that happens tonight falls behind that," she shared.

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[Byrnn-iq]

Still can’t believe they had the VMA’s on 9/11. She is the only one who honored that. The rest of the music community seemed liked they could care less about this day.

[berenikatv]

Taylor is the only person who spoke about what happened, she lifted up another artist, thanked everyone. She is one of the most kind (and talented) people! ❤ What is there to dislike about this incredible person…? 🎉

[the.lqst.timeৎ]

It has taken me forever to get him to stop calling me ma‘am😭 HELP I LOVE POSTY

[seniorswiftie]

Taylor has so much CLASS to remember those we lost on 9/11.
😢🙏🇺🇸

[RattEEElolol]

Taylor is so caring and 9/11 was definitely a tragedy R.I.P who everyoens lives who were lost and wishing the best to those who lost loved ones .

[mrspleats]

Taylor is such grace, intelligence and class and uber talented. Her diction and humanity is way above the others. To have remembered 9/11 speaks volumes🤩🥰👏👏👏🏆🏆🏆

[Aussie.Swiftie]

Love Taylor for just remembering the 9/11 and the the respect for other music artist and cg to the others that won the VMA'S!

[unofficialqueen]

Post Malones long pause after "Taylor tells us everything

[gardevoirmaster]

I don’t like Taylor’s music but she really is such a good person, like firstly they should of never had the VMA on 9/11 but she was the only one to talk about it, like I get how maybe keep the outside things out of the show but also, let’s honour the people who sadly past away because of douchebags and give them the love and respect.

[whodiedtoday-us]

Queen Taylor is graceful, intelligent, and talented. It's wonderful to remember those we've lost on 9/11. 🏆🏆🏆

[lyricalscript]

I love Taylor Swift even more after mentioning September 11th. ❤

[Jess-yc]

The Music Industry Taylor Swift!! I love her!!!

[maurawhelan]

Tay Tay is so flipping wonderful! Such a great role model! Such heart…love and admiration! You rock guurrllll. The wine and girls of America thank you for standing up!

[xoxoalyyy]

mother tay tay is so sweet and caring ❤ i love her soooo much

[cjmedi]

Why would VMA have their award show on the date 9/11? They use to have their award show in the month of August.

[valerieselau]

What a wonderful way to pay homage. Thank you Taylor.

[jodymorrison]

Class Act baby I love her she is so beautiful 💕💕💕💕💕

[CharlotteLinsley]

People who love Taylor because of how much care she gives to people she didn't even know but still decided to honor them anyway

[roshan]

So happy that this music and its video received the love and appreciation the should have and deserved✨♥️
And also the stars and the crew…🙌🏼

[godsdice]

Background
“Didn’t They” is an acoustic song, written by Taylor when she was around 12 years old. That probably makes it one of her earliest songs. A final version of the song was never officially released, but a recording of “Didn’t They” eventually made its way online in 2013.

The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks killed 2, 996 people when planes crashed into the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Taylor would have been 11 years old on 9/11, so it tracks that she would have written this song soon after that day or just a few months after processing the events. She told an interviewer once how she rememberes 9/11:
«I was in fifth grade, and all I remember was, they had us all get together in the lunch room for an assembly, and they were explaining it to us, but I didn't understand what they were talking about until I walked down the hall, and I saw all the teachers looking up at their TVs in their classrooms, crying. People were getting their kids out of school, and I think it was my parents that really explained it to me in great detail, and it was just horrifying.»
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