Quote Originally Posted by Swish
. . . . .In the end, they are just singers, right? So who cares? . . . .

I think it's funny that someone as detestable as that Sanjaya (spelling?) is still on because of the "Vote for the Worst" effort going on. It's really quite funny to see she is still there, despite the fact that she sucks giant hippo balls.

Swish
I didn't start this thread to defend or argue for American Idol, so I haven't minded the negative comments, although I have enjoyed more hearing the views of the couple folks that have mentioned that they are watching the show. That being said, I felt I had to raise my hand about your statement about them being "just singers so who cares?" As a music fan, that is just a completely bothersome statement to me. I mean, Aretha Franklin was just a singer; Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra were just singers, Diana Ross and Ronnie Spector are just singers, Patsy Cline was just a singer. Why would a true music fan not care because these are just singers???? There are a lot of reasons not to care about American Idol if you're not in to pop culture -- fair enough -- but if you're into music I don't think the fact that they are just singers should be one of them; it's a very narrowing statement. Sounds like Rockism at its worst.

Also, nice job of showing your qualification to comment on the latest season: Sanjaya is a "he", not a she. If your use of "she" was a purposeful joke, then I withdraw the comment.