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It takes a lot to motivate me to sit down and write, however if anything can do it then reality television can. In this case it's that perennial favourite the X Factor. Now don't get me wrong I always like the first couple of programmes in a series because you get to watch droves of talentless people whose obvious lack of talent doesn't stand in the way of them degrading and humiliating themselves in front of the cameras.
Obviously there is the odd success story thrown in amongst the losers however I have notices a bit of a theme; you cannot get into the 2nd round unless you have been afflicted by some sort of adversity. Tonight we had car crashes, parents in prison, ectopic pregnancies and school bullying. The scene goes something like this:
Judge: Why are you here today?
Contestant: Well when I was 11 I fell off my bike and despite this I have managed, 15 years later, to queue up all day to stand in front of you and tell you how you can finally banish the memories of that awful day by putting me through.
Judge: OK
The producers are just rubbing their hands together at the thought of all the revenue from the phone in votes as hundreds of people all over the country hit the redial button; 'I know she can't sing and that she looks a bit like a young Bob Dylan but she has been through so much'.
One particularly tragic case tonight gave us an insight into quite how shallow her life is:
"I believe I am still on this planet for a reason, and that reason is to be on the X Factor".
Bravo, no point in focusing your life on something totally selfish like teaching in an inner city school when you can chase a dream like a start struck retard determined that this is going to be that make or break moment in your life when you can finally put that nasty drug abuse/drink problem/weight problem behind you and really start living.
Something else she said really struck me:
"I love being alive so much".
Yep, think most people would agree it sure beats being dead. You moron.
Obviously there is the odd success story thrown in amongst the losers however I have notices a bit of a theme; you cannot get into the 2nd round unless you have been afflicted by some sort of adversity. Tonight we had car crashes, parents in prison, ectopic pregnancies and school bullying. The scene goes something like this:
Judge: Why are you here today?
Contestant: Well when I was 11 I fell off my bike and despite this I have managed, 15 years later, to queue up all day to stand in front of you and tell you how you can finally banish the memories of that awful day by putting me through.
Judge: OK
The producers are just rubbing their hands together at the thought of all the revenue from the phone in votes as hundreds of people all over the country hit the redial button; 'I know she can't sing and that she looks a bit like a young Bob Dylan but she has been through so much'.
One particularly tragic case tonight gave us an insight into quite how shallow her life is:
"I believe I am still on this planet for a reason, and that reason is to be on the X Factor".
Bravo, no point in focusing your life on something totally selfish like teaching in an inner city school when you can chase a dream like a start struck retard determined that this is going to be that make or break moment in your life when you can finally put that nasty drug abuse/drink problem/weight problem behind you and really start living.
Something else she said really struck me:
"I love being alive so much".
Yep, think most people would agree it sure beats being dead. You moron.
posted by S T Cox at 11:52 AM
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