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CyberSurvey: Ellen DeGeneres as 'Idol' judge?
I don't dislike Ellen DeGeneres, I simply don't find her very funny. She seems like a nice person and it's refreshing to see a celebrity of her caliber not be surrounded by scandal after scandal. As for her being a judge of a singing competition, I just don't see the connection. Perhaps as a guest judge, but for the entire season? Doesn't work for me.
PuhLeese
demi, that is ironic...although I must admit that I have not read that far back in his blogs.
I just have a problem with people automatically choosing "victimization status" anytime something doesn't go their way. People are so quick to assume it was because of race, sexual orientation, religion, etc...I really don't think those things play as much of a factor as some folks would have us believe. I mean, why can't it simply be a matter of more people liked Kris' middle-of-the-road singing style over Adam's over-the-top screaming style?
Did sexual orientation play a role in some voting? There's no way of knowing, but if...IF...that were the case, I doubt that it was significant enough to affect the outcome of the competition. If it were, Adam would never have made it to the final round.
If anything other than the singing influenced the voting, I would theorize that it was more likely the over-praise of the judges that backfired with the public.
Judges - by definition of the role of "judge" - are supposed to be arbitrary and un-biased.
In this competition, the judges were by-and-large in Adam's corner. At times their praise was warranted - he IS a good singer afterall - but at other times it was pure fawning. Paula Abdul practically guaranteed that Adam was going to win American Idol leading up to last night. A judge who is so publicly biased has no business being a judge in the first place. So I think the slobbering love affair with the judges may have worked against Adam in the long run...at least more than any alleged homophobia did.
PuhLeese
Stop this "America is anti-gay" crap already! I didn't vote, but if I had it would not have been for Adam...and it has nothing to do with his being gay. I didn't like Adam's screaming in nearly every performance on the show. Yes, he is talented...yes, he has a very well controlled voice...yes, he is entertaining and has a commanding stage performance.
However, this is a SINGING contest! If I heard Adam on the radio and he started his screeching, I would switch stations in a heartbeat! And that would be the case if he were straight! The screeching was a huge turnoff for me, and apparently it was for the majority of American Idol fans.
Stop making this into a political thing!
CyberSurvey: Did the best man win 'Idol'?
I didn't vote in the American Idol contest, but if I had, I would have voted for Kris. Adam does have an amazing voice and superb vocal control, not to mention his commanding stage presence...but that screaming he does got old for me real fast. That was a big turn-off. Throughout the season, whenever he did that scream, I was fumbling for the volume button on the remote control.
I guess if I were voting the criteria would be: who would I rather listen to on the radio? With Kris, the song would be good. With Adam, the song would be good UNTIL he started screaming...at that point I would have to change stations.
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