http://juliebush.net/be-charmed-rather-than-charming.html story Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:51:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://juliebush.net/be-charmed-rather-than-charming.html#comment-107 juliebush Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:40:11 +0000 http://juliebush.net/?p=304#comment-107 This is a really smart analysis Justin. This is a really smart analysis Justin.

]]> http://juliebush.net/be-charmed-rather-than-charming.html#comment-104 Justin Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:14:44 +0000 http://juliebush.net/?p=304#comment-104 Herein lies the success of <i>American Idol.</i> Simon is the boor, the audience is the charming lot, and the naive contestant (and usually the most successful contestant) is the charmed one. Taylor Hicks is the greatest example of all. A late twenty-something with silver hair is the pop-tart antithesis - unless,of course, he is so fucking charmed that America can't help but vote for him in droves. Herein lies the success of American Idol. Simon is the boor, the audience is the charming lot, and the naive contestant (and usually the most successful contestant) is the charmed one. Taylor Hicks is the greatest example of all. A late twenty-something with silver hair is the pop-tart antithesis – unless,of course, he is so fucking charmed that America can’t help but vote for him in droves.

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