AI

I wish that did stand for artificial intelligence. Then maybe I could cast the blame for all this on some inhumanity. But alas, people are truly idiots. What follows is my letter to Fox about tonight's American Idol results show. I'll try to find a good article on it tomorrow in case you need to catch up on what happened.

To Whom It May Concern:
It was because of sympathy votes and a lack of reflection on whether or not the voter would actually buy the cd of the contestant they are voting for that Jennifer Hudson lost tonight. I have voted for her EVERY chance I have had to vote. I would be among the first to buy her album if she was given a recording contract. Please do your best to set her up with a recording contract and publicity. She represents what current music has almost lost: real divas. I am outraged at the bottom three of this week. Thank you to the producers and to Ryan Seacrest for handling the show the way they did. Hopefully the voters will see that they are being unfair to the real talent and will not turn out more sympathy votes.

I would suggest in future seasons that of the top 12, the first 4 be voted OUT. This would eliminate those such as John Stevens that the general population rather dislikes but simply cannot compete with the crazy voters that vote for 2 hours straight despite talent. I think that by specifically voting people out for the initial first weeks that the best talent will be able to engage in real competition. It would also stave off fanatical voting that generally only comes from the younger, tone-deaf demographic until the whole audience had a chance to get rid of who they dislike.

All that to say, this season seems doomed to failure. The voters do not understand that they are expected to actually wish to buy the album of who they vote for. I, however, do know whose album I would buy. Jennifer Hudson's. So please please set her up with a recording contract that goes beyond just the American Idol top 8? 12? tour and album.

Sincerely,

Kristen Young
(and I am sure many many an angered viewer)
P.S. If possible, please pass this along to Jennifer Hudson.