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| From | "Will Harris" <NonStopPop@cox.net> |
| Subject | Re: As sad as this is... |
| Date | Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:17:53 -0500 |
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>...I think the reality show, ESPECIALLY Cowell, should be held partly
responsible for this, in fact, I'm surprised there haven't been more.
>I HATE these fucking shows that point and laugh at others, (a tragically
huge segment of the population LOVES this kind of 'humour'), as
>'entertainment', smirking all the way to the bank at the cost of someone
else's pain.
>I'd love to see how far the numbers would drop if these shows were't
allowed to air the trainwrecks.
>They'd probably all disappear in a year.
I'm not a huge "American Idol" fan, but I think it's pretty hypocritical for
the entertainment media to spend volumes and volumes of type on the
phenomenon of the show, only to suddenly turn now and say, "This woman
killed herself, and 'American Idol' is to blame." I'm as sympathetic as
they come, but when I read this story, my instinct is NOT to blame "American
Idol" but, rather, to wonder where this poor woman's support system was.
There's no mention of her friends or family, nor is there any suggestion
that anyone stepped in to say, "Uh, sweetie, you're a little too delicate,
maybe you shouldn't try out," when clearly someone should have done so,
given her history of mental illness.
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