American Idol aiming for cheap laughs?
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
I, like most of the rest of the United States, enjoy turning on American Idol during the initial tryouts for the annual singing competition. By now, we all know the first round of the competition allows people to sing in front of the three famous judges with a chance of making it to Hollywood. On that note, this season has seemed a little different to me so far. I feel as though the show is starting to make fools out of people who may or may not have the mental capacity of an average human being. Idol seems to be mocking people who come off as a little slow and are not totally with it. This bothers me…a lot. I think it is in poor taste to put these people on exhibit for the rest of us to hoot and holler at. IMHO, the show is trying to get cheap laughs by using people who do not realize they are being mocked…and that is not right.
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