Picky, picky

Not unexpectedly, I was disappointed by that reality talent show. You know, the misnamed one. Bad enough, they routinely embarrass untalented people for the edification of the insensitive; on Tuesday, trading on the Susan Boyle episode, they allowed one of the contestants to feign rustic ingenuousness, and then, surprise! he had a lovely voice. It annoyed me, and it insulted Ms Boyle.

Kevin Skinner came on stage wearing his baseball cap backward (to be fair, I believe there was something unacceptable printed on the front), and in an exaggerated twang, he related how he was an unemployed "chicken catcher." Following the juvenile court judge who was allowed to embarrass himself, the show presented the surprise fake hillbilly. Although similar to the Boyle phenomenon, it was derivative and completely contrived. Shame on them.

EXTRA: That abomination which pays children money for doing what they should in school has raised its ugly head again. Reject it; knowledge is its own reward.