Originally Posted By DAR ^^^Who knows there wasn't a parent there for that particular contestant, so he may have been told that.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>So while I still feel a shred of compassion for the guys like last night, when Simon is ripping them a new one, they're getting exactly what they came for.<< Unless they have some sort of developmental disability. I don't know for sure if that was the case last night or not, but from what I could tell, it sure seems likely. It's one thing if someone goes into it with the knowledge they may not make the cut, or that they might be subjected to a harsh critique. But it's something else entirely if it turns into them slamming people with other issues. The screening process should be in place to protect those folks in particular from getting thrown to the wolves, not there to actively try and pull them in under somewhat false pretenses. It's just mean.
Originally Posted By DAR I asked my sister who teaches special needs children about some of the people from last night if she thought there was something wrong with them. Her initial response was she didn't think so but she said it's hard to tell.
Originally Posted By gadzuux The guy from utah that tried to sing 'unchained melody' was borderline psycho. He scared me.
Originally Posted By DlandDug That's nothin'. I had a friend in school who had a rabbit's foot. (Hyuk yuk yuk)
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter ecdc wrote: <<<I don't believe in cruelty, but I find it difficult to sympathize with people who are so deluded and have no concept of how they come across to others. C'mon people! You can't possibly think you really are a good singer?>>> I know it seems incredible that people who have a complete lack of musical talent could actually believe they can sing, but that happens all the time. Part of being tone deaf is just that. . . you can't tell whether something is melodious, whether or not you're singing the correct melody, whether you're on pitch, etc. There are a whole big bunch of people out there who can't sing well at all but still believe that they can. So to answer the original question, yes, many awful singers truly do believe they sound good. I have no doubt that some, if not most, of the really pitiful contestants on American Idol are going in there with high hopes and the absolute conviction that they will be chosen for the show. That's part of what is so sickening when the judges go for the jugular. I have no problem with them telling people they aren't singers, but the vicious personal attacks are needlessly cruel.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>That's part of what is so sickening when the judges go for the jugular. I have no problem with them telling people they aren't singers, but the vicious personal attacks are needlessly cruel.<< Yep, that's what I don't care for. Of course, my little protest can't fly in the face of millions and millions of people who tune in specifically to see people get the boot.
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter Well, maybe we could. I happen to have a friend who's an excellent artist who could maybe make us some picket signs. ;-)
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Although I know Randy and Simon sometimes go over the top with the criticisms, so do the contestants coming on with zero talent - staging their exits etc -- all trying to be the next William Hung - get their 15 minutes of fame - and like him, make enough money to pay for college and grad school as a 'joke' guest on shows.....it can be the only reason to explain why some of these people are there......
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy "Showbiz Tonight" played a clip of "The View" where they showed the lemur incident from the Idol auditions on there, with Cowell's comments and Abdul and Jackson cracking up after he left. Rosie calmly and cooly chastised them for their behavior, saying how sad it is if it's thought that entertainment in America has come down to making fun of people's physical appearances.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Rosie calmly and cooly chastised them for their behavior, saying how sad it is if it's thought that entertainment in America has come down to making fun of people's physical appearances.<< She then did a spot on impression of Donald Trump by swooshing her hair all over to one side. But in all seriousness, she's right.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Yeah. Though Trump's hair is fixable with a simple comb, brush, or scissors---it's an "accessory", not something you can't change like the shape or size of your eyes, etc. (outrageously expensive plastic surgery notwithstanding)
Originally Posted By DAR Well thank you Ms. O'Donnell once again for deciding what's right and wrong. And the lemur boy and his friend are appearing on Jimmy Kimmel tonight.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka This time she's right. It's not just Rosie O'Donnell who thinks this is wrong but why can't she give an opinion on this? Her show is called "The View". She's just doing her job on the show by giving her opinion of current events. Last night I happened to catch Larry King who had Fantasia and Taylor Hicks on. They had a split screen of Fantasia and the clip of the show where Simon made fun of the way the guy looked. Fantasia's jaw literally dropped when she heard his comment. You could tell she was mortified. They talked about this same issue. A LOT of people are upset about this this time around. Simon may have gone too far this time.
Originally Posted By DlandDug I missed the first fifteen minutes of Wednesday's show, and just caught it on tape. Simon's treatment of the tone deaf Mom was inexcusable. If the producers of Idol are not careful, they are going to scare off their core audience. If they keep sending people through simply to see how much abuse will be heaped on them, Idol will end up on MTV, sandwiched between reruns of Jackass.
Originally Posted By Dlmusic So far besides the twin Indian kids, I've not been too impressed with the golden ticket winners either. Hopefully this season will pick up soon.
Originally Posted By DAR Simon has done nothing more than hurt someone's feelings. And if this guy is so broken up about it then would he be out there looking for his fifteen minutes of fame by appearing on Jimmy Kimmel, I don't think so. We are way too sensitive in this country sometimes. Whatever happened to letting things slide? Whatever happened to saying sticks and stones?
