Comments on: Singer serendipity http://mffitzgerald.com/wordpress/?p=297 An occasional journal of ideas and work by Michael Fitzgerald Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:19:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Michael http://mffitzgerald.com/wordpress/?p=297#comment-285425 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:02:51 +0000 http://mffitzgerald.com/wordpress/?p=297#comment-285425 Intriguing. Are you saying that we would not be so skeptical of her if we had not been trained by various forms of media to be uninterested in people who aren't very good looking, come from small towns and have gone 47 years without any public notice at all? As for me, I have only seen a clip of her audition on YouTube. The initial reaction of the judges may be faked, but reflects on some level the reaction I might have were I to see her at a local high school auditorium. I would not have gone as wild as the crowd, or as others have. But I got the warm fuzzies at seeing her overcome that skepticism. I agree with you that she is not an amazing talent. Even so, the reaction to her has gone far beyond anything mere media manipulation can cause. Intriguing. Are you saying that we would not be so skeptical of her if we had not been trained by various forms of media to be uninterested in people who aren’t very good looking, come from small towns and have gone 47 years without any public notice at all?

As for me, I have only seen a clip of her audition on YouTube. The initial reaction of the judges may be faked, but reflects on some level the reaction I might have were I to see her at a local high school auditorium. I would not have gone as wild as the crowd, or as others have. But I got the warm fuzzies at seeing her overcome that skepticism. I agree with you that she is not an amazing talent. Even so, the reaction to her has gone far beyond anything mere media manipulation can cause.

]]> by: May http://mffitzgerald.com/wordpress/?p=297#comment-285361 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:48:27 +0000 http://mffitzgerald.com/wordpress/?p=297#comment-285361 I agree with you, it all makes sense. Only, I cannot stand it when the media try to manipulate my reactions and thoughts. I agree with you, it all makes sense. Only, I cannot stand it when the media try to manipulate my reactions and thoughts.

]]> by: Michael http://mffitzgerald.com/wordpress/?p=297#comment-285318 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:35:14 +0000 http://mffitzgerald.com/wordpress/?p=297#comment-285318 I think you're right about her not being an amazing talent, but plenty of popular singers lack talent. What I like is the storyline, or more directly, how people are reacting to her to create a story. I heard about her through friends in America who have become obsessed with her. It is a sweet story about the improbable -- success (of a sort) for a physically plain person who meets most of our stereotypes about a spinster. Maybe it's the backlash to a nipped, tucked and gelled generation. I think you’re right about her not being an amazing talent, but plenty of popular singers lack talent. What I like is the storyline, or more directly, how people are reacting to her to create a story. I heard about her through friends in America who have become obsessed with her.

It is a sweet story about the improbable — success (of a sort) for a physically plain person who meets most of our stereotypes about a spinster. Maybe it’s the backlash to a nipped, tucked and gelled generation.

]]> by: May http://mffitzgerald.com/wordpress/?p=297#comment-285172 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:13:21 +0000 http://mffitzgerald.com/wordpress/?p=297#comment-285172 I must admit that, although I find Boyle's voice pleasant, I am not able to recognize in her an amazing talent. I must admit that, although I find Boyle’s voice pleasant, I am not able to recognize in her an amazing talent.

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