SANJAYA MALAKAR- the idol??!!!

so, i am not american, and i dont even watch american idol a lot. though the few times i do, i usually enjoy the quality of vocals. it is no where near the talent that Rockstar INXS ( in my opinion probably the best reality show in music) had, its pretty great. then i saw this kid, sanjaya malakar. i was like, they have an american indian on the show, thats different. but the moment he opened his mouth to sing, i was amazed. what was he doing in a singing competition. i mean not that i like the other performers, save probably Gina and melinda.. but this guy was bad! of course he wasd slaughtered by Simon. this was before the mohawk by the way. way before. and in like a few weeks, this kid is a star!

there are people raging on him, on how he shouldnt be there, and all that. Howard Stern is supporting him because he is the worst of all the idol finalists, and Simon Cowell threatened to leave the show if he wasnt removed from it!! i think a lot of people will start voting for him, just to see if Simon will keep his word! there are spoofs of sanjaya, fan sites of sanjaya, tweeny girlies crying their hearts out, and what not!!! hez even on wikipedia! i am amazed he hasnt become a topic of global discussion like shilpa shetty did a few months ago..honestly , i thought it was crazy he had even made it beyond the auditions, before i saw his audition tapes, which is probably his best performance.

so, when did a kid with long hair ( how can i not mention those), and a mediocre performance skill become a superstar? how, actually, is my question. why? its a singing contest, not a matter of national security. but since the priorities of this planet are a bit off key, i might as well give it its due. heres my take on the whole Sanjaya thing.

while i dont think he should be in the competition, while some better singers get voted off, i did find it amazing the kind of brickbats he has been handling. i mean how many 17 year olds get so badly slaughtered my media and judges and even people. its not much of a comfort to know that 10 yr old girls are crying out there for you. i am amazed he did not even cry once, or jump and rip off simons head or something. every week, he just stands there, and takes the brick bats like its normal everyday thing!!!!!! i mean, i wont be surprised if he gets votes proportionate to the criticism he faces. its not his mistake he is still there. i mean, i am sure the kid might have voted himself out.

or maybe not. not after the mohawk. seems he finally learnt the ropes of the game. they wont stop hating you? make em hate you more. so do i support sanjaya malakar? not really. i just hope that people who are voting for him out of kindness, or love for him, just vote him out. i mean, its just a mediocre singer who doesnt deserve to be on the show ( as if its been absolutely fai with its earlier decisions). its not like he will bomb the world or something. there are people protesting his stay, or making theories of how savvy he is. grow up. its not like he wants to stay there. he doesnt vote for himself, remember? and how the hell can a 17 year old plan to come to a show and become famous just by not responding to the barbed comments of the judges. of course, after the faux hawk... i think he might have gotten an idea that they wont stop blaming him for something he isnt responsible for, and jumping into the bandwagon that carried him till this level. and maybe, he will win the whole thing, beating some of the more deserving people, who by the way , did get noticed and will make it i am sure. or maybe, he will be voted out.

then again, if that happens, there might be nothing good to talk about for the coming few weeks till some other controversy strikes. what are we gonna do then? face global warming or some such depressing thing?

man, i started feeling i wanted to write, now i feel, i wasted cyber space. whatever, seriously, whatever.