There's a fine line between pleasure and pain: "American Idol" auditions exemplifiy both those feelings. I just keep asking myself, "What looney bin was dumped out on the Fox lot prior to this season's auditions for "American Idol"? The rejects from "Temptation Island" and "So You Think You Can Dance"? These people are crazy! "AI" is a great argument for why lithium is still available in this country! "AI" peels back the veneer of sanity and shows that we've got so many crazy's spread across the country ("from sea to shining sea") that if someone wanted to hold a successful "Hands Across America", all they'd need to do is call up the "AI" rejects! They've got them by the truck full!
Beyond the sheer insanity of the show's contestants ( like the NYC chick who wants to be an Idol but doesn't sing- go figure!), pray tell, what family tortures their child with the heavy expectations of winning this competition (ok-only 5 families can claim this success)? These kids who are told "no" act is if the Child Catcher from "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" is waiting in the wings to ship them off to the prison cells of Vulgaria. You wonder why today's youth or so poorly behaved, just look how they respond to the word "no". Are the expectations really that high? If so, why don't these parents just give them a tennis racket and tell them they need to learn to play in order to save the family name and farm? Aren't the odds for success about the same? Crazy I say!
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