Why I hate "American Idol"

I thought I'd continue on my negativity roll and go off on this odius program.

I really, really, really wanted to like it. I think talent shows are an awful lot of fun. The Bon Marche (a Seattle department store that is now absorbed into the Macy's name) used to sponsor high school talent shows that were really fun to watch. But those involved the whole gamut: Singing, dancing, recitation, comedy, instrumental solos, etc, etc, etc. Some of them were hideous, some of them were great, and it was a neat local thing.

But this American Idol is just too much schmaltz for even me to stomach. The only reason I even see any of it is because The Colonel and The Greek like it (there's no accounting for taste, is there?)

Here's why I hate it:

1.) The songs - especially the songs the audience goes nuts over - tend to be over the top crap, augmented with screechy "R & B" affectations.

2.) The judges are annoying. Especially that closet queen.

3.) The host is cheesy.

4.) If I hear one more reference to Jesus on that show (All of them ALWAYS thank God and/or Jesus, and Mom) I am going to throw the TV out the window and threaten to sell the house if anyone buys a replacement. As I have said, on many, many occassions, I have nothing against Jesus. He's one my favorite liberals. But this calculated mega-churchy sap in the name of the Lord just makes me want to barf.

5.) The audience seems comprised entirely of the retarded. And I mean that as no insult to the developmentally disabled, who are a different type of people entirely. Sometimes you just have to use the word retarded when explaining "normal" people.

All in all, it's a reflection of the absolute worst in America right now. But want to know the frosting on the cake?

Nine presumably ex-fans of Idol Winner Clay Aiken are considering launching a class action lawsuit against the singer and his record company bosses following US tabloid allegations he's gay.