Alright, I admit it: I love American Idol! It’s a fantastic show. Simon is a jerk but most of the time he is right. If I had to sit through thousands of auditions I would not only be a mean s.o.b., I’d reject 50% of the people the second they walked through the door. On the other hand, if I got paid millions of dollars I’d probably send everybody to Hollywood, just to give back to the community.

Remember that tiny cowboy who had never been out in public and who had only sung in front of his pretty turkey? When he was told that he got through to the next round, my Little Rib started sobbing. That’s the kind of reality-TV she’s yearning for! I was crying, too, but only on the inside. I don’t want to risk my reputation, you know.

I’ve also seen the German version, Deutschland sucht den Superstar, and it doesn’t even come close. It’s a freak show of terrible untalents, although I do believe they are the best Germany has to offer. Germans simply can’t sing. Maybe because they are too uptight. When they try to carry a tune it always sounds like they are in the middle of lifting something heavy, or they seem to be not really present, as if they were secretly planning an invasion of a neighboring country in the back of their heads. However, the audience loves it and I guess that makes everybody happy in the end.

There is this very important organization, the Gay And Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), who isn’t happy with American Idol at all. Apparently Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson dared to react to a few people acting extremely gay and more or less pointed out that they were gay.

Now GLAAD wants to sit down with the producers of American Idol and discuss the issue. What’s there to discuss? How come nobody wants to sit down with that guy who told millions of people in front of the camera that he is constantly mistaken for a girl? This is only an assumption but could it be because he has long blond hair, shows up in a girlie outfit and tries very hard to speak with a female voice? And sings Whitney Houston songs? If in fact he is not gay and, as he stated, really a guy, shouldn’t someone tell him to reconsider his appearance? Why did GLAAD and not the crew of Extreme Makeovers rush to the rescue?

If you go out into the world, determined to be yourself (whatever that means), you better be prepared for people noticing you. You better develop some backbone because not everybody you come across will worship you simply because you’re you. If you refuse to hide who you are (which in most cases I think is a good thing) don’t be surprised when people pick up on that. Especially if you go on national television. Don’t complain about somebody stepping over a line that you failed to draw.

GLAAD is dedicated to fight for gay and lesbian rights. Great, more power to them! But they shouldn’t try to make the world turn the way they please. Not only does it not work, it always backfires. Accusing Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson of being homophobes is utterly ridiculous. If they were they wouldn’t be in show business. I’m not saying they are but statistically at least one of them is gay himself!

By the way, my Little Rib claims she can sing. Believe me, she can’t. When I found her in the German wilderness she was singing to an abandoned pair of Lederhosen. And I kid you not when I tell you that it was trying to crawl away from her. It was weird!

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