Behind on the Barba Scandal is No Excuse

Behind on the Barba Scandal is No Excuse by Roxanne McDonald

It took more than a few days for some of us to catch the news of the Barba scandal. But evidently, either the rest of America is taking even longer, or their awareness of Barba’s offstage performance is blinding them to her horrible onstage work.

It took more than a few days for some of us to catch the news of the Barba scandal. But evidently, either the rest of America is taking even longer, or their awareness of Barba’s offstage performance is blinding them to her horrible onstage work. Being unaware of the scandal (aka IdolGate) is no excuse. Neither is voting to keep her because you saw the pics. Sigh.

I am even more disappointed now. First, Antonella was shown with best friend whateverhernameis boasting of being better than their third group audition member, Hayley—when in fact neither of them deserved to best her.

Next, Antonella is admonished for singing a song way too big for her (Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing”), and follows that up with another song waaaay out of her reach.

Then, Barba is kept on, keeping her place on Idol over the clearly more talented Leslie Hunt.
The discussions of what America likes and of Jennifer Hudson winning an Oscar despite being voted off Idol are laughable: to even have to mention what Idol is focusing on when they have the bad performer Barba in front of them is ridiculous. But then again, maybe not:

Most frustrating of all is what writers, reporters, and Idol audiences have now been made privy to and what is speculated to be the thing (besides talent) keeping Barba alive onstage.

Barba posed for naughty pics. The kids are all abuzz about it. Interviews from People to the Playboy mansion are sideways in addressing it. And American Idol is neglecting to do anything about it–stating, for instance, that Barba’s “looks and talent” are in the hands of the voting public.

Kicking off a pot offender, though, that’s reason for ruining a talent’s potential career. Sex, in this

hypocritically closed-off-from but desperate-for- more culture, however, is what of course sells…as does the subsequent news turned scandal turned numbers of viewers and cash profits. Wait, American Idol already has the number one slot as most-tuned in show of the week. The sponsors are already committed–and unlike the McCarthy Era, where a grocer could pull a spot if it was rumored a Red was working the show, they are likely not gonna pull out for some teeny tits pics. Rather, they might just keep their contracts because of them, it, her.
Back to her. Back to the weak singer with the strong gall. Back to why she is still on a show that seeks the best. She is not the best. Not even the second best or brightest. No charisma they call for often. No abilities to adjust, adapt, or improve on what they advise. Just some Paris Hilton skills for causing a stir that is assisting her in a singular way toward fame (or infamy) despite lack of any bragging rights talent to speak of.

But while this 15-minute timeframe of tarnished fame may be only in its fifth or sixth minute, we likely can bet that Barba will not make it much further. Even if they issue earplugs and have her perform in the same nude states of her past, she will not come anywhere near the obvious star quality of Melinda, Chris, Chris, and Lakisha. And once the boys and girls so intrigued now have tired of the campfire floozy shots, we can back to the competition as it is intended.

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