Singapore Idol 2009 is a shameful affair

From: Superbee
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:00:41 -0800 (PST)
Local: Tues, Dec 1 2009 3:00 pm
Subject: Re: Singapore Idol 2009 is a charade

On Dec 1, 11:33 am, ravuvalu wrote:

> The Singapore Idol 2009 is becoming more than a show of singing
> talent. It is showing the inferiority complex of English-speaking
> Singaporeans. The one contestant with a White father is unduly looked
> up to. She has been heaped with mostly praises from the judges, hardly
> any critical comment. So too in the printed press. In the TODAY
> newspaper, in the week before last, one reporter wrote a piece to
> express openly his opinion that Charles "Stitch' Wong would be voted
> out. When it did not happen, this reporter attributed it to Charles
> fans purposely defying him. He saw this as a way to help his favorite
> contestant. He then predicted that Tabitha Nauser would be voted out
> in the next round, hoping that her fans would defy him too. How
> ridiculous! When it comes to the English-language media, anyone White
> or has the slightest tinge of a White, is superior, and has to be a
> winner. This whole thing is becoming nausea.

> This is the reason why there was no elimination last round, because
> Tabitha Nausea was the one voted out by the public. A contingency plan
> was put into execution to save her i.e., no elimination for that
> round. Those behind this dirty trick better watch their skin. The
> public is not to be fooled. We are not blind or deaf. Tabitha can't
> sing. She can't play any musical instrument. She has no singing or
> musical talent.

> Look at the special treatment given by the media to her. There were TV
> ads made solely to promote over the long weekend holiday, when TV
> viewership was expected to be specially high. As a member of the
> public, it makes me nauseous to see the unfair treatment of the other
> contestants. Why don't these White's slaves just declare their White
> master's daughter the winner and hand her the trophy instead of
> putting up a big show of lies? It is a much ado about nothing.

Why do you even bother to watch this show?

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From: "billko"
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 22:11:20 +0700
Local: Tues, Dec 1 2009 11:11 pm
Subject: Re: Singapore Idol 2009 is a charade

The JUDGES should be voted OUT. How in world ; out of the thousands, they
selected these people who can hardly sing. They are always harping on the
way they dress.

If that Charles can come so far, then those who voted him in, is in fact
insulting the show by doing the worst in.