my observations on everything right and wrong with the world - starting with myself.
Friday, March 09, 2007
So, Shannon and I have been indulging in the basest form of entertainment possible - watching American Idol. Well, we've actually indulged for the past two seasons...but anyway, this season has got to be the worst popularity contest EVER.
What's the deal with Sanjaya Malakar?
It seems that Shannon and I aren't the only people who thought that Sundance Head should have been in the Top 12...as made evident here, and here.
However, some people do support him...and my opinion is that they support him not because of talent, but because of ethnicity...as supported by this comment from my first link:
Yep. This guy predicted the future - I also believe that Sanjaya is going to win it this year.
Does he suck - yep.
Does he have at least one billion supporters - yep.
As much as I enjoy Bollywood, I'm not Indian...but I'm sure that there are emails circulating in the Indian community to support Sanjaya because he's Indian (or really, half-Indian). I mean, whenever there are Filipino contestants on American Idol, I always end up getting an email from family...but it's funny though...AJ was half-filipino, but I didn't receive any emails from Filipinos encouraging blind support for him...
was it because he's half-Portuguese? was it because he was a little effeminate?
who knows...
Anyway, in other news, do you use google on a daily, if not on an hourly basis?
If so, win stuff by using google (and help me, while you're at it).
Blingo sounds like a good idea and at no cost or decreased utility to standard google...it's funny that it's sponsored by Publishers' Clearing House - especially since the market for magazines has decreased tremendously since the rise of the Interweb, leveraging off of something online was their next step...
There doesn't seem to be any catch to using it, so hey, I figure, I'll give it a try and see if I win anything...
What's the deal with Sanjaya Malakar?
It seems that Shannon and I aren't the only people who thought that Sundance Head should have been in the Top 12...as made evident here, and here.
However, some people do support him...and my opinion is that they support him not because of talent, but because of ethnicity...as supported by this comment from my first link:
this is why our founding fathers didn't believe in pure democracy. There are over 1 billion people in India. They can all vote online if they want. America, Sanjaya will be your next American idol. There needs to be checks and balances with this system. The judges' opinions have to be given some weight. Total travesty. He is, by far, the least talented of all the 24 contestants. His appearance and mannerisms sicken me and his voice does absolutely nothing to make up for it.
Yep. This guy predicted the future - I also believe that Sanjaya is going to win it this year.
Does he suck - yep.
Does he have at least one billion supporters - yep.
As much as I enjoy Bollywood, I'm not Indian...but I'm sure that there are emails circulating in the Indian community to support Sanjaya because he's Indian (or really, half-Indian). I mean, whenever there are Filipino contestants on American Idol, I always end up getting an email from family...but it's funny though...AJ was half-filipino, but I didn't receive any emails from Filipinos encouraging blind support for him...
was it because he's half-Portuguese? was it because he was a little effeminate?
who knows...
Anyway, in other news, do you use google on a daily, if not on an hourly basis?
If so, win stuff by using google (and help me, while you're at it).
Blingo sounds like a good idea and at no cost or decreased utility to standard google...it's funny that it's sponsored by Publishers' Clearing House - especially since the market for magazines has decreased tremendously since the rise of the Interweb, leveraging off of something online was their next step...
There doesn't seem to be any catch to using it, so hey, I figure, I'll give it a try and see if I win anything...
