I've been watching American Idol this season. One of my coworkers is really into it and there is no runway as of yet, so I need some reality competition to get into that doesn't involve "alliances." One of the contestants was (he was voted off this week) legally blind. If I remember correctly, he retains a small percentage of his peripheral vision. He's a really good singer and a phenomenal piano player, but his talent isn't what made him stand out to me.
It was the interaction he had with all the Idol Heads. Like Paula crying while she called him an inspiration for "being himself (blind)." Every week. Aside from the disability ass kissing, I kind of felt a perverse pleasure at watching what the producers were going to require him to do next. One week, when he was in the bottom three, Seacrest dragged across the stage, just to drag him back to the couch with his next sentence. The final group performance involved multiple stair ascents and descents. There were quite a few quick camera changes where he staring at the wrong camera.
I guess what I really am upset by is the fact that no one told FOX, Idol, or Seacreast anything about the ettiquette of being a sighted guide. Scott was literally dragged from one point to another by Seacrest. By the upper arm. Every week. For over a month.
Moving on. Am I the only person a little irked by the Sash and the Circle scarf and the multitude of other overpriced items being sold by American Apparel that could easily be called "One seam Accessory A" and "A ribbon does the same thing." Seriously. Both have multiple ways to wear them. And at $16 and $30-$40 for a $5 peice of fabric, it seems like paying for the lable is taking a new gouging stance.
Ugh.
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