Did you see American Idol last night? OMG, you didn't? Okay, watch this clip and then let's talk.
On second thought, I don't know if I can even talk about this. I'm speechless. I think my feelings can best be summed up by YouTube star "Sexman":
You know that feeling you got in your stomach when you saw those cheerleaders beating up that poor, defenseless 16-year-old girl? Or when you saw that student beating up her teacher? That knot-in-your-stomach feeling is what I have right now.
What the hell happened to my favorite karaoke show? First Kristy Lee Cook vomits out "Proud To Be An American" and America eats it up and votes the hell out of her. Now we've moved on to singing praise to Jesus? Why be so specific? There are plenty of ridiculous Christian songs that are just as corny and awful that don't resort to dropping JC's name.
But I guess I just need to face the facts and move on. American Idol is going evangelical on us. Fine. Then the rest of the show has to hold up to this new squeaky clean image. Sure previous shows have featured contestants who have posed nude on the internet (Frenchie Davis, Antonella Barber), been arrested for cocaine possession (Jessica Sierra), and even been locked up after beating up their own family members (Corey Clark), but that's all in the past. New, clean Idol from here on out.
Whoa, who were those celebrities dancing for Idol? In just a few seconds I saw a guy who's most famous role is that of a gigolo (Rob Schneider- the guy who mimes grabbing boobs in the video), a basketball player who cheated on his wife and put her through a grueling rape trial (Kobe Bryant), and a guy who's just a plain ass (Dr. Phil). But that's gotta be the worst of it... Right?
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Idol producers followed up that terrible Jesus song with Kim Kardashian? Her only claim to fame is that she has a big ass and starred in a sex tape. Seriously, that's it.
So American Idol has once again left me offended, embarrassed, confused, and somewhat turned on (who wouldn't fall for Rob Schneider's wonderful sense of humor?).
Now for all those evangelical wackos who will probably flood the comments section with your classic ad hoc arguments, I'll let Sexman wrap up this post with a few words for you to think about: