Thou shalt have no fat idols before me
As anyone who reads Weetapidol could already tell you, I have an automatic fat bias toward talented plus size girls. So when I automatically fell in love with Jordin Sparks, I thought maybe it was because she was not the standard product of the Hollywood machine. And then I even wondered if she was plus sized at all, because maybe she was just a size 8 standing next to a bunch of size 0s, like Allison's model during the recycling challenge on last season's Project Runway. However, then I learned that Jordin's a Torrid Model Search winner, so she is wearing their clothes, which start at size 12. And then I worried that it was my fat bias making me think she was more talented than she is, since I am completely and utterly in love with Lakisha too.
But then I remembered that the only way to get onto the stage next to Ryan Seacrest is if you have enough real talent to overcompensate for a Rubenesque figure (ha! Oh! I am funny). Instead of worrying that I am undeservedly cheering for fat girls, I should probably be irritated that talentless goat singers like Antonella "Adult Content" Barba are being taken seriously just because they look like Bratz dolls.
It probably makes me shallow, but now that I've sorted that out, I'm really more interested in finding out where Lakisha and Jordin are getting their outfits for the show. SO CUTE!
But then I remembered that the only way to get onto the stage next to Ryan Seacrest is if you have enough real talent to overcompensate for a Rubenesque figure (ha! Oh! I am funny). Instead of worrying that I am undeservedly cheering for fat girls, I should probably be irritated that talentless goat singers like Antonella "Adult Content" Barba are being taken seriously just because they look like Bratz dolls.
It probably makes me shallow, but now that I've sorted that out, I'm really more interested in finding out where Lakisha and Jordin are getting their outfits for the show. SO CUTE!
Labels: american idol, media
posted by Weetabix at 6:24 PM
5 Comments:
Just because they aren't mentioning it in the feedback portion doesn't mean that it isn't a factor in the selections. It's still the same three judges who were telling people they didn't look like Idols the first season and they're still picking who gets to be left to America's whim. And last season, Simon called Mandisa "fat" at least once. I seem also to remember a contestant during the Hollywood auditions calling out Randy when he made comments about the contestant's weight.
If we were allowed to see all of the possible contestants or even all of the people who make it to the second round, we'd see that some very talented, less-attractive people get cut while some pretty ones with perhaps more T&A than vocal skills move forward. Ukelele girl from several seasons ago comes to mind. She had a truly incredible voice and yet, after we saw her original audition and reluctant golden ticket, we didn't see her again until we were told that she was cut in Hollywood. Granted, this might just be a reflection on their knowledge of the fickle industry and the fact that Britney Spears doesn't really have a great voice and yet, by grace of a short school girl outfit and a pair of pigtails, she's Britney Spears.
No, you're absolutely right, I can't really off the top of my head think of anyone. Perhaps American Idol, like America's Next Top Model, has been careful to give some lip service to embracing physical diversity since it's a very visible platform and there is a small list of people responsible for it, whereas with the industry in general (be it the music industry or modeling), it's harder to point a finger at any one organization.
I totally agree about Jordin Sparks. That girl has a fabulous voice! I might have noticed in previous years that she was not a chopstick, but for some reason I didn't even make a mental note of her non-stick-like figure.
As for Antonella looking like a Bratz doll and being a talentless goat: also very very true. I'm sure she won't last long. What will last long is the self-loathing that my poor neice will soon develop on account of owning every Bratz doll ever made.
Ugh, I cannot believe Antonella didn't get sent home. She was by far the worst singer of the 12.
And yes, Jordin is CUTE! I think she's the type who would look odd if she weren't "plus" sized.
They shouldn't say one single word about any of the contestants' weight. Having the "look" is only a very small part of it, and being on the chunky side--or NORMAL side--doesn't detract from the total package in any way.
Not that this isn't a common euphemism, but I really like Jordan's personality too. She's my favorite by far, and I just want Antonella off my TiVo.
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