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American Idol has taken over the practical singing competition into a worldwide phenomenon, with each country having their own version of AI. This show was about giving people the opportunity to become a singer and help them to grow. But AI has turned into a redundant show that has no cultural value and it misleads many people (while making fun of them) to think they have a chance, when in fact they are not suited for it. The American Idol experience has swept across the nation and has created a craze that Americans can not let go of. AI is every where, whether it is broadcasted in the news, talked about in magazines, or even that every single person in America knows or talks about it. American Idol is where most people are addicted to the reality show formula of watching people become emotionally devastated and try to "vote" for the next American Idol-where barely any succeed, as one form of their entertainment.

Monday, April 16, 2007

Sanjaya Craziness

You either love him or hate him - that’s American Idol’s controversial contestant, Sanjaya Malakar. People who hate Malakar believe that his voice is not exactly up to par with the other contestants’ voices. However, those who love Sanjaya argue that his powerful charm and aurora are the factors that will make him a star. The Sanjaya phenomenon has definitely put a spin on things. The Sanjaya craze has turned into an all out battle between team Sanjaya vs. team No Sanjaya.

An American Idol viewer, who identifies herself only as J., has set up a Myspace page and a You Tube video to promote a hunger strike that she is going on called “Starvation for Sanjaya.” According to the Myspace page, “So until the day that Sanjaya is no longer American Idol, I will be going on a hunger strike. This means I will refuse to eat anything until American Idol voters wise up, and stop voting Sanjaya through each week.”

http://www.myspace.com/starvationforsanjaya

The Myspace page has accumulated over eight hundred friends, and someone named Matt has also joined J. in the hunger strike. Given Sanjaya’s much improved performance recently on American Idol, J. might have many hungry days in front of her. On the last results show, Sanjaya wasn't even in the bottom two.

In the You Tube video, a girl in a darkened room with a bright lamp in the background spoke directly into the camera. After expressing her dismay over Sanjaya Malakar continuing in the competition, she said “Therefore, I am going to continue my hunger strike until Sanjaya is either voted off, the producers rescind his spot in the top twelve, or he graciously steps down from his position.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDviPoXJl28&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emyspace%2Ecom%2Fstarvationforsanjaya

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