<applause for PHIL! yay Phil!>
But as the old saying goes, "it's quality, not quantity"...
SO...here's da question:
- Who is the MOST liked poster(s) here...???
- And who is the LEAST liked poster(s) here...???
Don't just give the names of yer choices, but the REASON(s) behind said
choices...
Don't be shy now...!!!
:o)
Thank you for the kind words, I enjoy posting the “Top posters of the
month” thread, sometimes the thread gets 3 or 4 posts then other times
it takes on a life of its own with 100’s of posts, either way it’s a
fun thread.
I think Azurespirit has to be the most liked poster in the group, I
can’t ever remember her posting a negative thing about anybody.
Hmmm the least liked poster that might be a little tougher depending
if it’s an even numbered month or an odd numbered month.
LA Flash, that was so diplomatic. I'll take the bait however--I'd say
consistently the least popular poster is Tin@. I'm sure Greg M would
rate high in this category too; but, since he usually only posts to
harass Tin@, I don't think he really qualifies. So, I say Tin@--
during the odd and even months. final answer.
That should be even or odd numbered year, IMO.
>- Who is the MOST liked poster(s) here...???
>
>- And who is the LEAST liked poster(s) here...???
How about we talk about American Idol instead?
Good idea.
--
Moni
What, you're not enjoying the threads about your first car and which Bond
was best?
--S.
>How about we talk about American Idol
> instead?
Sounds like a excellent plan to me, Itoshi!
Ok......let me ask, which one of the 8 A. I. winners IS the most
popular, or best liked of all, and which one is the least liked? This
has nothing to do with their careers, as far as record sales, or how
many of their songs made it high on the charts, but more about the plain
down-to-earth likeability factor?
It's hard for me to reach a conclusion, since I didn't start watching
till Season 5, but as for most popular among the fans, I'd go with David
Cook, or Carrie Underwood, but then what is there there NOT to like
about this year's winner, Kris Allen too? Least liked by the masses,
might be Ruben, or Fantasia?
Judy
>On Jun 2, 1:45�pm, "The Ultimate Countdown" <xxxx...@xxxxxx.com>
>wrote:
>> Okay, kids, the stats for the most prolific posters were just posted...
>>
>> <applause for PHIL! yay Phil!>
>>
>> But as the old saying goes, "it's quality, not quantity"...
>>
>> SO...here's da question:
>>
>> - Who is the MOST liked poster(s) here...???
>>
>> - And who is the LEAST liked poster(s) here...???
>>
>> Don't just give the names of yer choices, but the REASON(s) behind said
>> choices...
>>
>> Don't be shy now...!!!
>>
>> :o)
>
>Thank you for the kind words, I enjoy posting the �Top posters of the
>month� thread, sometimes the thread gets 3 or 4 posts then other times
>it takes on a life of its own with 100�s of posts, either way it�s a
>fun thread.
>
>I think Azurespirit has to be the most liked poster in the group, I
>can�t ever remember her posting a negative thing about anybody.
What??! That cheeky beyotch?????
:��
---
Zob
I think the only way to choose the most liked would be to pick the one
who was the least controversial, and that would have to be Carrie
Underwood. Cook, like Barino, had almost as many people who hated him
as who loved him. I think that Kelly Clarkson was also one of the most
well-liked Idol winners based on her likeable personality. I was a
Guarini fan but couldn't help but like Kelly.
---
Zob
"The Ultimate Countdown" <xxx...@xxxxxx.com> wrote in message
news:WL6dnV6jR9RAEbjX...@earthlink.com...
Most liked Vandar because I know him from my days in the "other group" least
liked that AWH idiot or whatever those initials are. Thought I'd pick you
didn't you Tina?
Now that the infantiles have answered the troll's post, we can move on.
>Ok......let me ask, which one of the 8 A. I. winners IS the most
>popular, or best liked of all, and which one is the least liked? This
>has nothing to do with their careers, as far as record sales, or how
>many of their songs made it high on the charts, but more about the plain
>down-to-earth likeability factor?
>
>It's hard for me to reach a conclusion, since I didn't start watching
>till Season 5, but as for most popular among the fans, I'd go with David
>Cook, or Carrie Underwood, but then what is there there NOT to like
>about this year's winner, Kris Allen too? Least liked by the masses,
>might be Ruben, or Fantasia?
This is a much better topic than the original.
Most likeable: Kelly. I don't know anyone who doesn't like her. Ruben and
Carrie are also well-liked.
Least likeable: Fantasia. She has a hardness or roughness about her - she
doesn't exude warmth. Taylor and David Cook also come across to me as
somewhat disconnected or uninterested.
I personally find Jordin's personality annoying as hell, but I seem to be
in a small minority there.
I'm not rating Kris because it's too early to tell with him.
How could anyone NOT like Ruben? Fantasia, controversial sure. But Ruben
is just a nice guy. Oh wait, I get it. This is Judy posting, and Ruben and
Fantasia are black. Got it.
--
Suzy
Demographic-free zone
Pulitzer Prize in Usenet Comebacks
Say what???? Judy does not like black people, who knew????
You just spoke for me, because that is how I would have broken it down
too. I really glad I jump onboard during season 1, so I can always say
I saw Kelly from the very beginning of her career.
Whoa, when did you get in from left field? I ahve never seen Judy
express anything bad about black people.
>
> --
> Suzy
> Demographic-free zone
Dont be gullible, Judy doesn't hate black people, Susie is just bitter.
I like Fantasia too, but I can see why some don't. But Ruben, what is wrong
with Ruben? He is just a big ol' sweetheart!
YIKES! Here I was going to skip this thread. Someone votes me "most liked"
and ZOB has to spoil it????
By all means, the child should be with her, but that doesn't mean dragging
the young child on stage.
--
Moni
>
> I liked her voice, her heart in her performances and her feistiness.
>
> I understand she was superb on Broadway, too, in The Color Purple.
>
> Susan
See, it turned out to be interesting after all, didn't it? :-D
---
Zob
You're not here to make friends (remember) so why do you care that
people dislike you?
Tin@'s answer - I don't care, point out where I said I cared, troll.
I think you nailed all of them, Itoshi.
---
Zob
>x-no-archive: yes
>
>Suzy wrote:
>>
>> How could anyone NOT like Ruben? Fantasia, controversial sure. But Ruben
>> is just a nice guy. Oh wait, I get it. This is Judy posting, and Ruben and
>> Fantasia are black. Got it.
>>
>
>How would anyone find Rubin or Fantasia unlikable? For what?
>Especially totally inoffensive Rubin. Fantasia is more outgoing and
>could grate, but I think she's really likable.
>
>Susan
Susan, I think it is merely going by the positive and negatives posts
in this NG and on AI blogs in general. Fantasia, like David Cook, was
either loved or hated with not much in between. ( I was one of the
ones who loved her).
---
Zob
Nothing is wrong with him. he shut out Clay Aiken, and unfortunately
that alone is enough to make some posters hate him.
---
Zob
I agree .. unlike Bob Rudd, who has never had anything but bad things
to say about any black contestants on 8 seasons of AI AFAIK.
---
Zob
Itoshi nailed all of the AI winners? Boy, he *IS* good!
>Okay, kids, the stats for the most prolific posters were just posted...
>
><applause for PHIL! yay Phil!>
>
>But as the old saying goes, "it's quality, not quantity"...
>
>SO...here's da question:
>
>- Who is the MOST liked poster(s) here...???
>
>- And who is the LEAST liked poster(s) here...???
>
>Don't just give the names of yer choices, but the REASON(s) behind said
>choices...
>
>Don't be shy now...!!!
>
>:o)
>
There is absolutely no socially redeeming value that I can think of to
ask - or answer - that question, which seems designed to intentionally
hurt some people's feelings in the NG>
---
Zob
are you saying Itoshi is bi? <just kidding>
"I can;" like Simon says: “get better,” my point is just because
someone is least liked today it does not mean they will be least liked
for all-time, that person could if they want change their behavior and
maybe within time people will slowly start to look at them
differently.
Sounds like you have a pretty good handle her, it’s always fun when
you can guess the reply you will get from your own posts, my replies
usually include the word “obsessing” in them…
First, I dont care, but this is like the bullies in high school,
playing a popularity contest and the thread was started most likiely
by a sock, who lacks the balls to just say they dont like me, so they
do it in this infantile way and get the infantiles of the group to do
their dirty work. It's pathetic. Man up, if you cant say what you
feel under a name we all know you as, then you're just weak and
pathetic. And look who responded, the weak and pathetic.
Why do you guys keep dragging Bob into conversations?
Oh look Suzy, here is No Balls talking about me yet again, and you are
trying to give people the impression it never happens? It happens
every time he posts.
>Judy Hafner----->A sweetheart. Except
> last year with the whole David Cook vs
> Archuleta thing.....LOL.....But that's
> alright, because me and Judy were on
> the same page this year with our boy
> Danny, right Judy? Ha!
Your post never showed up in Google, so I think only WebTV users would
see it in the newsgroup, but anyway, thanks for your kind words! :-)
Yes, you betcha' ! we were definitely on the same page for Danny this
season. I wanted him to make it to the finales, but just so proud of him
that he made it to 3rd place out of a thousand + people that auditioned
for this show. I expect to hear only great things about him in the
future.
Have a nice summer, Patrick! I think you're a sweetie too!
Judy
Everyone has to have a hobby during off season.
--
Moni
Disagree. He's always like Anwar.
--
Moni
>How could anyone NOT like Ruben?
> Fantasia, controversial sure. But
> Ruben is just a nice guy. Oh wait, I get
> it. This is Judy posting, and Ruben and
>Fantasia are black. Got it.
You really are a 1st class witch, aren't you, Suzy....and believe me,
I'm being very kind in the way I spelled witch! What a completely
asinine remark you made here, so because I answered Itoshi's post in
this thread saying that maybe they were the least liked of the 8
finalists...you go and make a completely off-base uncalled for remark,
making it sound like I'm prejudiced, when you don't know Jack Sh*t about
me...because if you did, you would NEVER dare even suggest such a thing!
The only prejudice I have, is for people that shoot their mouth off,
when it's not called for! You have been (without a doubt) one of the
most hateful posters here this season, and I still can't believe you are
the "Wanda" that once posted here, that I liked so well. I honestly
believe you must be her sockpuppet, and not a very good one at that!
My newsreader has been down since yesterday morning, so I just now went
through Goggle on my computer, to catch up on the latest posts, and
found your nasty post!
I said in my earlier post, I wasn't watching A. I. until the 5th season,
so any of the winners previous to that, I can only go by what I've heard
said of them, from the folks in here, and haven't heard a lot of
positive comments about either Fantasia or Ruben, like I have about
Kelly and Carrie, so I was ASKING if they were the least likeable....I
didn't state it as a fact, but oh, no...you had to jump right in with
both feet and make these stupid alligations against me, which couldn't
be any further from the truth of the matter, but you go on and think
what you want in your own little world...if it makes you feel better!
Judy
Thank you for answering that question Judy, I was starting to be
concerned after it went unanswered by you for a couple of days, please
try not to let the question or Suzy’s comment upset you…
both feet and make these stupid alligations against me, which couldn't
be any further from the truth of the matter, but you go on and think
what you want in your own little world...if it makes you feel better!
Judy
============
I knew it wasn't true Judy. :-)
Cheri
>I knew it wasn't true Judy. :-)
Thanks, so much, Cheri...for not doubting that accusation, because it is
so far from the truth, that it's ridiculous, and for someone to make
that kind of a remark from my post to Itoshi is beyond belief.
The one person that knows me better than anybody in here, is my daughter
RavenLord, and for sure she can verify that I don't have a prejudice
bone in my body, and I raised all four of my children to be the same
way. I have always pitied anybody that IS prejudice against another
person for the color of their skin.
We need more posters like you in here...you are the best! :)
Judy
Everyone who knows Judy, knows it isn't true and that Susie is just
being a horrid person.
>you don't know Jack Sh*t
http://jack.zunino.net/knowjack.htm
Ryan
----------------------------------------------
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ATAI Bragging Rights Champion, 2006
Everything that is ever going to happen,
has already happened.
Tin@
Of course! Some of Judy's best friends are black! Some of them are
homosexual! AND, she has even let them come in her house before!
BTW, you just DID see Judy express something bad about black people. She
just tries to dance around it without actually saying it.
--
Suzy
Demographic-free zone
Pulitzer Prize in Usenet Comebacks
and I still can't believe you are
the "Wanda" that once posted here, that I liked so well. I honestly
believe you must be her sockpuppet, and not a very good one at that!
___
That statement makes no sense whatsoever. Maybe you should go back and look
up the definition of sockpuppet. Are you trying to say that Suzy is Wanda's
sockpuppet, or that Wanda is Suzy's sockpuppet, or that Suzy is Suzy's
sockpuppet? Either way, you clearly do not know the definition of
sockpuppet.
Now, if it is really important to you, just ask one of the techie-type
people in here to go check my IP and compare it to when I posted as Wanda.
I hope that makes you sleep better.
Suzy wrote:
Judy
---
Judy, Judy, Judy. You have made it quite clear in multiple posts, that you
do not like black people or gay people. The latest is just the one you
posted about Ruben and Fantasia. Is it a coincidence that you pick two
blacks as the least liked? One of them being Ruben??? That shows you are
only prejudiced. Every black, and every assumed gay on the show seems to
fall on your hate list, over and over. Protest all you wish, but your true
colors shine through every time. Your posts get nuttier and nuttier as time
goes by.
I don't care if you like me, because I don't like you, at all. Not one bit.
Want to call me names, that is fine. I can call you names back. For
instance, it is my opinion that you are a poor housekeeper, what with all
the animals crawling all over the place. Cats walking on the counters, hair
all over the place. And the stench from the litter boxes must knock people
out.
There, how do you like that? You give it, I give it back.
Oh and no need to call me a witch, go ahead and call me a bitch. It's what
I am, and I have earned the title. The people in your little world may fear
your ranting and raving and cower in the corner. But I never will.
No Babe, that's YOUR posts, you've even changed the spelling of your
name to show your insanity.
>
> I don't care if you like me, because I don't like you, at all. Not one bit.
> Want to call me names, that is fine. I can call you names back. For
> instance, it is my opinion that you are a poor housekeeper, what with all
> the animals crawling all over the place. Cats walking on the counters, hair
> all over the place. And the stench from the litter boxes must knock people
> out.
>
> There, how do you like that? You give it, I give it back.
>
> Oh and no need to call me a witch, go ahead and call me a bitch. It's what
> I am, and I have earned the title. The people in your little world may fear
> your ranting and raving and cower in the corner. But I never will.
No, you'll just show your insanity, for the world to see.
> Judy, Judy, Judy. You have made it quite clear in multiple posts, that you
> do not like black people or gay people. The latest is just the one you
> posted about Ruben and Fantasia. Is it a coincidence that you pick two
> blacks as the least liked? One of them being Ruben??? That shows you are
> only prejudiced. Every black, and every assumed gay on the show seems to
> fall on your hate list, over and over. Protest all you wish, but your true
> colors shine through every time. Your posts get nuttier and nuttier as time
> goes by.
Meanwhile back in reality, Judy has praised Jordin Sparks, whom she
actually watched, on multiple occasions.
I don't like Fantasia, Ruben, or Adam either. Will you be labeling me a
gay hating racist now? How about if I also add I don't like Clay, do I
hate all gay people now? How many black or gay people am I allowed to
dislike before you decide it's because they are back and/or gay?
I also don't like Taylor Hicks or David Cook. I must have a bias against
guys with a K in their last name.
Underwood and Clarkson are good singers, but I'm not a fan of their
music. Maybe I'm a misogynist too.
Or maybe the labels you're slinging at people are bullshit and Judy just
doesn't like those particular people regardless of their color or sexual
preference.
Now you watch, Judy will think you are talking to her :-)
Vandar, I have been reading Judy's hate posts for years now. I know exactly
what she is, no matter how loudly she denies it.
As for you Vandar, I know that you like Asian girls wrestling in jello. How
did I do?
Hmmm, I don't find him at all like Anwar!
BTW, where is Bob? Is he on Gramps duty?
If you haven't noticed Judy's glaring prejudices, you haven't been paying
attention. Maybe you just skip her posts because they all say the same
thing, talking about which contestant gets her all hot and bothered,
followed by made-up put downs of the contestant she feels threatened by.
SSDY
>"Judy Haffner" <jhaf...@webtv.net> wrote in message
>news:27545-4A...@storefull-3253.bay.webtv.net...
>
>You really are a 1st class witch, aren't you, Suzy....and believe me,
>I'm being very kind in the way I spelled witch!
>Judy, Judy, Judy.
>I don't care if you like me, because I don't like you, at all. Not one bit.
Hmmm, I suppose asking everybody to join hands and sing a chorus of
"We Are The World" is out of the question at this point, ladies? <g>
---
Zob
>
>Meanwhile back in reality, Judy has praised Jordin Sparks, whom she
>actually watched, on multiple occasions.
I didn't know that Jordin Sparks was supposed to be black until I read
it here after the season was over. Seriously!
---
Zob
>I don't care if you like me, because I
> don't like you, at all. Not one bit. Want
> to call me names, that is fine. I can call
> you names back. For instance, it is my
> opinion that you are a poor
> housekeeper, what with all the animals
> crawling all over the place. Cats walking
> on the counters, hair all over the place.
> And the stench from the litter boxes
> must knock people out.
>There, how do you like that? You give it,
> I give it back.
>Oh and no need to call me a witch, go
> ahead and call me a bitch. It's what I
> am, and I have earned the title. The
> people in your little world may fear your
> ranting and raving and cower in the
> corner. But I never will.
Well, guess what, I absolutely CAN'T stand you, and yes, you definitely
ARE a BITCH with a capital B, but you are more than that...you are
completely NUTS..a physco of the worst caliber, who loves to get in here
and spew out her hate. What a pathetic person you must be to live
with..a miserable person, who obviously makes a lousy wife, and and a
misfit mother, because I can't imagine you being anything other.
You better hurry....it's time for them to lock you back up in your
padded cell for the night!
Judy
>I didn't know that Jordin Sparks was
> supposed to be black until I read it here
> after the season was over. Seriously!
I think her dad is black, and her mom is white, so Jordin is half n'
half, like what I use in my coffee! <G> Wasn't her dad some famous
football player, that is retired now? Jordin is a beautiful girl, I
think, and is even prettier than when she was on the show two years ago.
Judy
>
She has turned into a beauty now that she's matured, that's for sure.
I guess people categorize somebody as "black" just because one of
their parents are black? Guess I'm not very PC. I think of Barack
Obama as black because his skin is black. I think of Jordin as white
because she has white skin, same as Mariah Carey - who also is half
n' half. And Matt G. on this year's AI.
---
Zob
> I also don't like Taylor Hicks or David Cook. I must have a bias against
> guys with a K in their last name.
How come you don’t like Cook? Does it having anything to do with him
not being a true/real rocker? Of all the “rockers” to come out of A.I
Cook is my favorite.
>
> As for you Vandar, I know that you like Asian girls wrestling in jello. How
> did I do?
>
thanks I've always wondered the "history" of jello in this group.
>
> BTW, where is Bob? Is he on Gramps duty?- Hide quoted text -
>
I think he is resting from all of those topics that he started a
couple of weeks ago, "If you do have any....."
Interesting; how did you happen to miss all of the stories about her
dad being an ex-football player? In the early going of the show they
talked about that as much as they did Gokey's wife, they also showed
him in the crowd almost as much as Kris’ wife…
Please don’t misunderstand me, I’m not saying you are lying I’m just
so surprised you did not know that….
It’s because in science the "black gene" is considered the dominant
gene. So if a person has one black parent and a parent from another
race, they would be considered black.
> Or maybe the labels you're slinging at people are bullshit and Judy just
> doesn't like those particular people regardless of their color or sexual
> preference.
Bingo, she also like Melinda Doolittle.
Cheri
> I guess people categorize somebody as "black" just because one of
> their parents are black?
That's the way I understand it. I think people so enjoy putting others into
ANY non-white categories that as soon as a drop of Asian or African blood is
found in their recent heritage, it's all they need to be classified as such.
Even if your grandfather was black, and your other three grandparents were
purely European, it still makes you black. To someone who really
appreciates heritage, this practice is rather distressing, because it
automatically nullifies all of the other heritages an individual may have.
Sure, I have heard some people distinctly refer to themselves as
"African-Irish" or whatever, but for the most part, once you have black, you
cease to be German or British or French.
--S.
I've been here since the same time she showed up and I haven't seen
anything to indicate she's a gay-hating racist.
> As for you Vandar, I know that you like Asian girls wrestling in jello. How
> did I do?
Close.
I like Asian girls. Period.
I like girls in jello. Period.
Asian girls in jello would be too much for my heart to handle.
Because I'm a New Yorker, I am required by law to know who her father is
- former Giant cornerback Phillippi Sparks.
> On Jun 4, 9:51 pm, Vandar <vanda...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>>I also don't like Taylor Hicks or David Cook. I must have a bias against
>>guys with a K in their last name.
>
>
> How come you don�t like Cook? Does it having anything to do with him
> not being a true/real rocker? Of all the �rockers� to come out of A.I
> Cook is my favorite.
He's too typical. A predictably popular contestant based on the success
of Daughtry. And his songs aren't that great.
Mariah Carey explains it as "the 1% rule". If you are 1% black and 99%
anything else, American society considers you black, even if you don't.
> I've been here since the same time she showed up and I haven't seen
> anything to indicate she's a gay-hating racist.
I've been here for the last three seasons, and I've never seen that either.
Cheri
When I think of Judy writing hate posts all I come
up with are the Taylor-hate and more recently,
Adam-hate variety. I can't think of any hate
posts she's written about black contestants. Have
I just forgotten? Or maybe it went over my head at
the time? I do know she didn't watch in season 2
or 3 and doesn't have a first hand opinion of
Ruben or Fantasia. If she was basing the
speculation that they were two of the least liked
Idols ever merely on ng and message board posts I
can see where she came up with Fantasia. As a fan
of Fantasia (at least back then) I'm well aware
that there isn't much love for her here (to put it
mildly.) As for Ruben, I have no idea how she'd
get that idea about him. The only person I can
remember disliking Ruben and being very vocal
about it is B.R. and so that doesn't really count
:-> But Ruben? What's not to like? Nice guy,
pleasant voice.
Anyway Suzy, what have I been missing in Judy's
posts that make you say this?
tzigaane
What is a physco? What is a misfit mother? I see you are off your meds
again. When will you ever learn. Your hatred for Adam is bizarre, to say
the least. I think you should tell your doctor how you get these psychotic
attachments to people you don't even know.
Happy Donut Day!
> mildly.) As for Ruben, I have no idea how she'd get that idea about him.
> The only person I can remember disliking Ruben and being very vocal about
> it is B.R. and so that doesn't really count :-> But Ruben? What's not to
> like? Nice guy, pleasant voice.
Not that long ago, in fact this season, he sang on AI. There was a lot of
criticism of him and how he didn't sing well at all, shouldn't have won
etc., He has been mentioned many times as untalented by some posters, so
threads like that are probably where she got it. I had never seen him until
a year or so ago, but I'm not impressed at all with his singing. I would
have never voted for him, and that doesn't make me a racist either.
Cheri
> I like Asian girls. Period.
> I like girls in jello. Period.
>
> Asian girls in jello would be too much for my heart to handle.
>
Let's not risk a heart attack! Besides, do you have any idea how cold jello
is? Brrrrr!
I can't wrestle in jello; I'm vegetarian.
Alia
> "Vandar" <vand...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:tibWl.6588$Qg6....@newsfe08.iad...
>
>
>>I like Asian girls. Period.
>>I like girls in jello. Period.
>>
>>Asian girls in jello would be too much for my heart to handle.
>>
>
>
> Let's not risk a heart attack! Besides, do you have any idea how cold jello
> is? Brrrrr!
<feels heart rate increase>
Asian girls in COLD jello!?
>Bingo, she also like Melinda Doolittle.
Yes, and I absolutely LOVE Denzel Washington, and can't wait for his
new movie (with John Travolta) to come out. He just gets better n'
better looking with age! ;-)
I sure did/do like Melinda, and still say that of the 4 seasons of A.
I. I have watched, vocally she is without a doubt, one of the very best,
if not the best, and my daughter and I said from the start, that she
would win hands down, and I thought many felt that way, but sadly, she
went out before she got to the finales.
As we know though, the winner of A. I. is not determined on voice alone,
and she came across to be rather shy, and didn't show a lot of
personality. People accused her of faking the "aw, shucks" attitude when
the judges critiqued her and heaped praise on her, but I never felt that
was put on.
Judy
> As we know though, the winner of A. I. is not determined on voice alone,
> and she came across to be rather shy, and didn't show a lot of
> personality. People accused her of faking the "aw, shucks" attitude when
> the judges critiqued her and heaped praise on her, but I never felt that
> was put on.
>
> Judy
No, I never felt that it was a put on either, but I had to agree with Simon
when he said it was getting old. She did strike me as shy too.
Cheri
>Not that long ago, in fact this season, he
> sang on AI. There was a lot of criticism
> of him and how he didn't sing well at all,
> shouldn't have won etc., He has been
> mentioned many times as untalented by
> some posters, so threads like that are
> probably where she got it. I had never
> seen him until a year or so ago, but I'm
> not impressed at all with his singing. I
> would have never voted for him, and
> that doesn't make me a racist either.
When I was asking who the least favorite A. I. winners were, I WAS
basing my question on what I'd read in here about the past winners in
the newsgroup mainly, and never remember seeing anyone really praising
Ruben, or going on about how much they really liked him, and did
criticize him after he sang on the show this year. Also I remember my
friends (who were watching the show back then) being really upset that
he won over Clay that year, as seemed like the majority liked Clay and
were pulling for him to win?
Also with Fantasia, she really has gotten bashed in here, although I
remember Estelle being a devoted fan and constantly posting about her,
but then she caught it from the others for doing so, and she
disappeared. I've heard Fantasia sing, and must say, I didn't care for
her voice, but it could have just been a poor choice of song for her, as
the judges yammer about on the show!?
Judy
Calm down Vandar, take slow deep breaths. Close your eyes and think of calm
blue waters. Feel yourself relax....relax....
mmm...blue waters...ocean...Pacific ocean...birds...an island in the
Pacific...Japan...Asian girls...in cold jello!
<left arm goes numb>
So you're left handed then? ;-) I was just about to make a *right hand*
joke. ;-]
td
>
And also if you look black. I have a friend whose parents are from
Panama, but her skin color and her features are what most people would
see as black, so is she Hispanic because of her heritage, or black
because of her looks?
KC
tzigaane
I'm not a football fan. I had heard that her father had been a
football player but I had no idea who he was, let alone his race.
---
Zob
Nahh. Even if you didn't like Ruben's singing, you still liked him. He was
an all-around likeable guy. He got very little criticism when he was on the
show, and what criticism he got was about his voice or his size rather than
his personality.
--S.
Maybe you need a dip in the COLD jello? LOL
> Mariah Carey explains it as "the 1% rule". If you are 1% black and 99%
> anything else, American society considers you black, even if you don't.
It's disappointing, because it implies that being black is more special than
being anything else. It sort of erases the rest of your heritage. I
remember when Bob Rudd was accusing Obama of acting white. I replied that
he *IS* white!
--S.
I never considered her black and was surprised she had black in her.
Does anyone know what she considers herself?