Posted on 01/25/2013 10:08:04 AM PST by rocky50
American Idol is at the centre of a racism row after nine black former contestants claimed that they were all forced off the show as part of a racist plan to boost ratings.
The singers, from various seasons, are preparing to take legal action against the hit talent show which they say "permanently and severely impaired" their personal and professional lives.
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“targeted by producers of the Fox show who set out to humiliate them by making them audition and then disqualifying them due to their criminal records.”
“making them audition”???? - how did anyone other than themselves MAKE them audition - not possible
and Idol did this - “made them audtion” - on purpose, just so that - knowing BEFOREHAND they had a criminal record [not likely, probably not even looked into until they had a chance for the 1st “live” show - top 24], they could kick them off the show by disqualifying them on the grounds of their criminal record?????
well, had I not seen so many Idol auditions by people who obviously had a few loose screws, I would not think anyone could make these ridiculous claims.
the number of contestants each year that are sacked in the initial auditions, and who are then so outraged that that happened to them, always amazes me.
then again, the media and the politicized scientific community and the many Marxist economists have taught everyone that correlation (those filing the suit are all black) equals causation (racism). It is ignorance, but it IS what people have been taught to believe, in so many fields.
It is amazing, you must admit, that such an offbeat sect that names their children after their own obscure saints (like for example, Chantelif and Shaquana), dresses in colorful folkloristic costumes (for example, orange three piece suits, trousers with crotches down near the knees), a sect like the Amish, can sing so well, play excellent football, even better basketball, decorate their Cadillacs so creatively, and speak a language that no one can (and few want to) understand.
Tell them you have a better chance if you are gay as well.
My wife loves this pathetic piece of crap show. I’m forced to use my MP3 player to avoid listening to the awful singing from virtually all the people of all ethnic sources. It is truly a vile show.
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