Tonight was a good night for American Idol race war enthusiasts. Yep, the season was partially ethnically cleansed tonight, as John Park, Jermaine Sellers, Michelle Delamor and Haeley Vaughn all got voted off.
To my mind at least, the girls' case at least the eliminations were completely fair: listening to Michelle do "With Arms Wide Open" again was not a joy and I actively felt uncomfortable hearing Haeley reprise "The Climb"—I mean it was bad, really bad.
As for the guys, I think you could debate a bit more. I definitely think John's vocal talents didn't deserve being voted off this early, but the guy didn't do much to endear him to the audience, so while I think it's a shame he went so soon, I don't think it was a travesty. I thought Jermaine was definitely more appealing but not as strong a singer. But frankly if he was going to go on all season about how much he loves God and blah blah blah I'm glad he's gone now, and I'm sure God is too. He doesn't need the negative press of being associated with Idol.
If the voting didn't enrage you though there were still a few atrocities to set your teeth on edge. The group song, "I Gotta Feeling" ranks high amongst the most embarrassing I've seen on the show. If you wanted group snapping, stair-marching and, yes, a THREE-WAY HIGH-FIVE, then you got it. And more than ever the singing sounded fake as hell, which makes me wonder why they chose that song. If you're going to pipe in prerecorded voices (and at this point I even wonder if those were the Idol contestants on the track), why not go for a song that is actually hard to sing and doesn't involve auto-tuner and group shouting?