The most significant feature of reality television, which has made millions of viewers tune in relentlessly week after week, is its unpredictability. This is also the reason why I detest reality tv with all my might and main... but even with the knowledge that "anything is possible", I persisted to watch American Idol and let myself be deluded by the excitement and the pathos. Music and drama combined -- An irresistible combination indeed...
The bottom three this week: Fantasia Barrino, Latoya London & Jennifer Hudson... An unpredictable outcome but predictably, Jennifer was eliminated.
I am angry and appalled. Three very talented singers had the lowest amount of votes. The less capable singers were safe. Where is objectivity? Where is discretion? Had the millions of viewers all over America abandoned all powers of discernment, threw good judgment out of their windows and opted to think with their asses instead of their brains??? Or perhaps millions of people with good judgment had either forgotten to vote or didnt vote as religiously as they should in order to keep the more deserving contestants in the competition. Whatever the case, it is clear that the voting system is flawed. Why else would a very talented singer (i.e. jennifer) be eliminated over others who had only half her talent and voice??? Perhaps there's a conspiracy afoot. With the current system, audiences are allowed unlimited votes. Maybe millions of mindless idiots had simply voted for the most undeserving contestants as if their lives depended on it. Maybe these idiots had been bribed by some big national company to vote indefinitely, hour after hour, until the voting lines close. Maybe, maybe, maybe...
It all boils down to the fallibility of human judgment, and in a competition where human judgment decides the fate of its contestants, even the slightest error or misconception by one person can have a staggering effect. jennifer hudson is a victim of injustice and human fallibility but undeniably, she is one helluva singer. I'm gonna miss her...
