'White American Idol'? Viewer Voting Sparks Outrage From Judges, Twitter
"What’s the disconnect, America?" asked Katy Perry. #AmericanIdol https://t.co/7D3HxebkAV
- The Advocate (@TheAdvocateMag) April 24, 2018
American viewers were given their first opportunity to cast votes on this season of American Idol this week to determine six of the spots in the top ten and it turns out that the viewing base is just like it was when the show was on Fox. Five of the six finalists chosen by America were white leaving five of the six nonwhite singers, including the two gay contestants, up for elimination and stuck singing for the judges to save their lives in the competition.
The judges and people on Twitter were not impressed with America's judgement.
When contestant Jurnee, a black lesbian, wasn't chosen by America, the judges all praised her and Katy Perry said: "Never have I ever seen a more qualified woman for the job and still not get the job. What’s the disconnect, America?"
Click to viewKind of obvious on American Idol that black people, Latinos, and LGBTQ people do much better when professionals judge them than when America chooses.
- David Hoffman (@atDavidHoffman) April 24, 2018
Lionel Richie told contestant Dennis Lorenzo that there were times when he has never questioned his country but "America does not know what they're doing!"
is it coincidence that the first time our hell-country gets to vote this season on american idol, they vote out all but one of the show's diverse vocalists, including two black men, the venezuelan woman who spoke openly about being an immigrant, the drag queen, and the QWOC?
- Jill Gutowitz (@jillboard) April 24, 2018
Finally, when America didn't choose drag queen Ada Vox and she gave an emotional performance of "And I am Telling You, I Am Not Going", the judges stood up and Katy explained that the three of them collectively had 60 years of experience in the industry and they might not know everything, but they do know talent when they see it so they'd made an executive decision to send Ada directly in with the safe contestants before the planned deliberation.
In an interview after the show, the judges gave some more insight into their thought process in automatically saving Ada. Katy explained:"We were like 'what kind of game is this?' so we started talking about it and looking at the math of what was being represented on stage and we knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that Ada earned the spot fair and square."
Lionel explained the crowd of people chanting for Ada made it an easy decision for them.
Ada said America might just not be ready for someone like her.
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