Go Mandisa!

It's Friday, which means it's time for a fun post, right? So let's talk about Mandisa on American Idol. As someone pointed out in the comments, Paula complimented her last week by saying she has "such a pretty face." I bet she also has "a good personality"!

On the American Idol thread at Television Without Pity, Miss Alli (of Losing the Cow fame) had this to say:

"...there is absolutely no inconsistency between saying her weight is a struggle she is undertaking and saying she's not going to feel horrible seeing herself next to thin girls. You can set yourself to a battle without feeling like shit every time you look at someone who doesn't have to fight it. You can decide to learn Spanish without hating yourself compared to people who can speak Spanish, you can decide to learn how to cook without hating yourself because you can't already cook, and you can decide to address your weight without hating yourself whenever you see yourself next to skinny girls. In fact, I would venture to say that it is *only* when you stop hating yourself every time you see yourself next to skinny girls -- no matter what you may be wearing -- that you stand the remotest chance of succeeding. Nobody has ever loathed herself into a better future, ever. EVER."

Amen to that, sister. Amen.

As for Idol, I am also rooting for Katharine McPhee and also that really hot dude who is going to beat Kellie Pickler in the final two. Ace? Chris? (Yeah, I don't start watching obsessively until the final twelve.)