| American Idol: Season 6, Episode 8 Recap |
Dec. 1st, 2007|11:31 am |
The American Idol auditions tend to be a polarizing enterprise. On one hand, they are enjoyable as all hell. Viewers eagerly await both the good and the bad of the auditions. They want to see the next great, unknown singers and they also want to watch all the delusional, terrible singers that regularly get belittled in the national spotlight.
On the other hand, there are some who take offense to the biting nature of the criticism doled out by the judges. They offer up the opinion that they are far meaner than necessary and they make examples out of innocent people. Which side of the fence am I on? Well, let’s just say that I love the audition episodes. Who cares how mean the judges are, really?
The targets fro the judges venom are not innocent, no matter how they look. They are typically deserving of the criticism. It’s refreshing to have a show where the untalented and crazy people aren’t coddled. Being too nice, and too much positive reinforcement is a real problem in today’s society. It’s sets up unreasonable expectations for many aspiring youngsters. Their expectations are too high of themselves. Our culture is obsessed with fame and kids are told over and over again that you can be famous. You are good enough.
The plain fact of the matter is that most people aren’t good enough. To be fair, most people figure this out on their own. However, the ones we see on American Idol who suck, just haven’t heard the truth. Or, if they have, are too delusional to take it in stride. Simon Cowell brings them back to earth and, normally, this is a good thing for the contestant, sheerly on a personal level.
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