The Tabloid Factor
OH MY GOD IT'S SO EXCITING!!!Actually no it isn't. I never thought I would say this but I am not really all that interestesd in the final of X Factor tomorrow night.
I will watch of course albeit on sky plus later as we have a concert on on Sat but I won't be excited.
It really started with Maria. When she was booted out I realised that this was no talent contest. The X Factor is in fact a POPULARITY contest on a massive scale. It's also a POLITICAL contest they even have party political broadcasts played before each politician goes on stage to deliver. The final straw was poor Brenda who was simply STUNNING last week and yet she got the chop.
"Vote for me because I don't want to go back to being a bin man!!"
"Vote for me because I'm Irish!!!"
"Vote for me because we want to annoy Simon"
"Vote for me because here are my children, and with their puppy dog eyes how can you not!!"
"Vote for me and if you do I'll show you all my washboard stomach"
"Vote for me because I'm desperate"
Have you heard any contestants NOT making a plea to camera that relates to something political?? Yes you have. Brenda. Not once did she take a political stance. Not once did she say Vote for me - I'm a bit larger (A la Michelle McManus) Not once did she involve her town / city of origin - and where did it get her? The mysterious, inexplicable and undeserved boot.
It surely makes you realise that beneath all the glitz and glamour, the X Factor has a sinister but simple message; The non-thinking public are easily manipulated. Pity me I'm a bin man. OK then we'll vote for you on THAT basis. Wake up Britain - HE'LL NEVER BE A BIN MAN AGAIN NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS!!!
A sob story or minority trump card or even the sight of a sexy mid-rif and the public vote in droves. Yes Shayne is gorgeous and he has a good voice but let's face it he has a lot of work to do to even get close to what Brenda came up with last week. Will he win? Yes of course. Is he the best? No but he is the cutest.
Also perhaps more concerning is the thought that media moguls like Simon Cowell et al are quite literally manipulating the public with this stuff. It makes you realise what Max Clifford (and not just him but thousands of other PR types) do for a living and just how blatantly they are doing it.Democracy is a fine thing ladies and gents but never credit the general public with any taste and certainly any sense. The Sun readership will always have their way under democracy and that means tits on page three and sensationalised made up crap everywhere else. The masses are the cause of dumbed down Britain and the truth is scary: We're not dumbing down - we've always been dumb.
Labels: X Factor
posted by Freddy @ Friday, December 16, 2005
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