So, I just got done watching American Idol, because, well, why not. And I love they way they ended this episode. They interviewed the Star Wars chick (She had Leia hair and a Star Wars belt buckle. COOL!) who was the second to last to audition. She was hurt because she didn't make it through and she was in full vent mode. She was complaining that they don't pick anyone unusual and don't support diversity and during her rant they showed a montage of all the winners from that city, I guess as proof of their "diversity". But the most diverse person was a African-American man with a faux-hawk. Maybe one or two people who were a little over weight. But, for the most part, the montage proved the girl's point.
What's more, the show made fun of all the weird people in the audition class. These early shows are all built around making fun of the weirdoes who come out to audition. Granted, these people do give them plenty of ammunition by being, well, weird. And bad singers. But the way the show goes, the thousands of people are weeded out and never get ANY screen time. But the weird ones they can make fun of get through. This is the main argument sites like "Vote For The Worst" makes. It would be more fair if some more quality singers got in instead of the people the show could mock.
So, even though the montage showed some overweight people and people of various skin colors who made it through, they really like to make fun of diversity. Granted, these diverse people are not necessarily talented. But I'd be interested to see what they would do if someone who could really sing came in with a Boba Fett outfit. Odds are, they wouldn't make it through.
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