SIR ELTON BRANDS AMERICAN IDOL VOTERS 'INCREDIBLY RACIST' SIR ELTON JOHN has branded the public vote for TV musical talent show 'AMERICAN IDOL' "incredibly racist". The star's comments came after the shock exit of black vocalist Jennifer Hudson, who was one of the favourites to win the talent contest. Sir Elton said at a news conference yesterday (April 28): "The three people I was really impressed with, and they just happened to be black, young female singers. And they all seem to be landing in the bottom three. "The fact that they're constantly in the bottom three - and I don't want to set myself up here - but I find it incredibly racist." Programme makers Fox Television declined to comment. Sir Elton, who was a guest judge on the show earlier this month, said Hudson, La Toya London and Fantasia Barrino all had " great voices". The show eliminates the contestant who gets the fewest votes each week. Black singer Ruben Studdard won 'American Idol' last year.
Hey, I agree with him. Last week's result was absolutely shocking. Tonight's show will be interesting.
What I found hilarious is how they kept saying in news reports "the credibility of the show could be damaged." WHAT CREDIBILITY??? It's a show that produces manufactured pop singers who are destined to make a couple of records and fade into obscurity. The show had no credibility to begin with. Their best export has been William Hung and he got laughed off the show!
Americans notoriously have bad taste, why shouldn't that extend to picking their American Idols? Personally, I don't understand this whole, "They don't agree with my subjective taste, so they must be racist." It's often been the case that the most popular artists are not considered by critics or by other artists to be the best at what they do. I don't know why a phone-in show would be any different. It may well be racism (even subconsious racism), but it may be that people just like other people better, either based on their singing styles (if you ask me, Jessica Simpson is a horrible pop star. She's got vocal ability, but she's not a singer I'd vote for if given the choice to vote because the way she sings annoys me. Does that make me biased against stupid white girls?) or some other subjective category that makes people like someone better than someone else.
could not agree more!! and when you think about the real talent out there playing in bars...trying to get picked up on artistic ability...it's sad.
This is r****ded ... and the way American Idol votes off contestants is r****ded. If you set it up where you have to vote FOR who you want to stay then you have to vote for like 5 or 6 people if you want them to stay. They should be having you vote AGAINST someone to have them kicked off. That way the worst person should/would go every time. I guarantee the reason those three girls were in the bottom is because everyone thought they were safe, while the other 3 that sucked had all the people voting for them because they knew they were on the bubble. American Idol created its own mess ... I don't know how you can say this is racism with a straight face.
damn those millions of racist teenagers The notion that the voting is racist really is laughable. Who cares anyway... i'm willing to bet Kelly Clarkson's next cd doesn't go platinum.
I know I will probably get blasted for this but I have watched the vast majority of all three seasons. I'm married so back off. Kelly Clarkson, no matter what crap they make her put out, has a ton of talent. She could put out quality music if they didnt try to mold her into every other pop artist. I may be biased since she is from Texas and I want to do her in the pooper but so be it.
I like how they throw in the "Black singer Ruben Studdard won 'American Idol' last year," at the end there. Kind of like calling him a dumbass, but with just a touch of subtlety.
Wasn't there a controversy last season over Ruben beating Clay Aiken? (I'm too lazy right now to google up some links.) There were all sorts of accusations being made that the show rigged the voting so the black guy could win since "black music" is/was selling so well. I know there was also confusion over the vote final vote count. But, anyway, there is no point mentioning Ruben without mentioning that race was also a factor in the Ruben vs. Clay rabble-rousing last season, only that time it was the white guy thought to be getting screwed.
Next week, Bono accuses "Sydney Bristow" of Alias of violating the Geneva Convention........ Holy crap, its just TV, SIR ELTON.......
I was reading one critic who deflected the notion of Ruben winning last year as proof that the show's voters aren't racist by saying that Ruben isn't black. And this was a serious argument.
