A lot of people are upset that Phil got eliminated and LaKisha got to stay. Many also feel that Phil is a better performer than Kiki and that he got robbed in favor of her.
Whether one singer is better than another is all a matter of preference. However, with all this outcry over Phil leaving and LaKisha staying, you can't help but see that racism is involved.
1. Assumption #1- Phil is better than LaKisha
As I mentioned earlier, this is a preference. However, it is a preference that is shaped by race. White people see Phil as an American hero, a patriot and a Christian. A good family man who is self sacrificing. While he had a few strong weeks the last two weeks of the competition up until that he was horrible. On the other hand, they see LaKisha as a baby momma ho, a copycat of all other divas, ghetto and a J-Hud wanna be.
The fact is, white people are comfortable around white people. That's who they grew up around. That's why Phil stayed in the competition for so long- It was because the red state, conservative voters kept him in. He was their candidate and they wanted him to go until the end. The red state conservative voters got Bush elected and got Carrie Underwood the American Idol trophy and were dissapointed that their magic finally did not work on getting Phil the American Idol crown.
2. Assumption # 2- LaKisha, Melinda and Jordin have the same fan base: Once again, this is a racist assumption because it is basically saying "They are all black (or at least half black), so their fanbase is all black people". Of course people can't fathom how all three are staying when obviously their vote is getting split among black people. There's not enough of us in the country for us to keep three contestants in the competition at once. The truth is, they obviously are not splitting votes. Jordin in my opinion, with her ability to sing country and pop, and the fact that she is half white allows her to get a wide variety of votes. Melinda is also a candidate who gets a wide variety of votes and has a huge fanbase of all races. LaKisha, is the one who probably relies on the black vote the most. Yet, all three are different and have different fanbases. Yet, people see them as the same person. They see them as all "divas" because they are all at least half black. Just because someone is black does not mean they are like all other black singers. Fantasia is different than J-Hud who is different than Beyonce who is different than Whitney who is different than Tina Turner.
#3 Predictions: Now that I've gotten all of that off my chest, here are my predictions:
The final 2 will be Blake and either Jordin or Melinda. I am not sure which one it will be yet.
Phil will get a country record deal
Melinda, Jordin, Kiki all three will get record deals regardless of whether they win or not. I think Jordin will do the best as far as sales is concerned, but with some marketing Kiki or Melinda can do well also.
I hate to bring up race in this competition, but racism affects all factors of our life whether we believe it or not. As I've said earlier, if Phil were black he would not make it past the round of 32. As you saw, Jared Cotter had a great voice and didn't make it and Brandon Rogers also got eliminated at #12. All two of these guys got better feedback from the judges than Phil in the original rounds. After Phil's disastorous "I need You" performance, the only thing saving him was his white booty.
Whether one singer is better than another is all a matter of preference. However, with all this outcry over Phil leaving and LaKisha staying, you can't help but see that racism is involved.
1. Assumption #1- Phil is better than LaKisha
As I mentioned earlier, this is a preference. However, it is a preference that is shaped by race. White people see Phil as an American hero, a patriot and a Christian. A good family man who is self sacrificing. While he had a few strong weeks the last two weeks of the competition up until that he was horrible. On the other hand, they see LaKisha as a baby momma ho, a copycat of all other divas, ghetto and a J-Hud wanna be.
The fact is, white people are comfortable around white people. That's who they grew up around. That's why Phil stayed in the competition for so long- It was because the red state, conservative voters kept him in. He was their candidate and they wanted him to go until the end. The red state conservative voters got Bush elected and got Carrie Underwood the American Idol trophy and were dissapointed that their magic finally did not work on getting Phil the American Idol crown.
2. Assumption # 2- LaKisha, Melinda and Jordin have the same fan base: Once again, this is a racist assumption because it is basically saying "They are all black (or at least half black), so their fanbase is all black people". Of course people can't fathom how all three are staying when obviously their vote is getting split among black people. There's not enough of us in the country for us to keep three contestants in the competition at once. The truth is, they obviously are not splitting votes. Jordin in my opinion, with her ability to sing country and pop, and the fact that she is half white allows her to get a wide variety of votes. Melinda is also a candidate who gets a wide variety of votes and has a huge fanbase of all races. LaKisha, is the one who probably relies on the black vote the most. Yet, all three are different and have different fanbases. Yet, people see them as the same person. They see them as all "divas" because they are all at least half black. Just because someone is black does not mean they are like all other black singers. Fantasia is different than J-Hud who is different than Beyonce who is different than Whitney who is different than Tina Turner.
#3 Predictions: Now that I've gotten all of that off my chest, here are my predictions:
The final 2 will be Blake and either Jordin or Melinda. I am not sure which one it will be yet.
Phil will get a country record deal
Melinda, Jordin, Kiki all three will get record deals regardless of whether they win or not. I think Jordin will do the best as far as sales is concerned, but with some marketing Kiki or Melinda can do well also.
I hate to bring up race in this competition, but racism affects all factors of our life whether we believe it or not. As I've said earlier, if Phil were black he would not make it past the round of 32. As you saw, Jared Cotter had a great voice and didn't make it and Brandon Rogers also got eliminated at #12. All two of these guys got better feedback from the judges than Phil in the original rounds. After Phil's disastorous "I need You" performance, the only thing saving him was his white booty.
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