IDOL HANDS: American Idol, Idol gives back ... guilt and shame

The Web site for the award-winning alternative weekly, the Philadelphia City Paper.

options

IDOL HANDS: American Idol, Idol gives back ... guilt and shame

POSTED: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 7:35 PM

Filed Under: Critical Mass

We like American Idol. Too much. Two hours of dying, illiterateand malnourished children is about all I can take before I feel so guilty and ashamed that I make the ultimate donation and take my own privileged, well-fed life. And the addition of Queen Latifah and the Black Eyed Peas makes it that much worse. But luckily my DVR cut off so I'll live to be snarky another day. (Speaking of my DVR cutting off, why in God's name can't the producers of Idol fit two hours of programming into the fucking two hours it was slotted for? Seacrest already has a death grip on my Tuesday and Wednesday night for at least an hour a night. Instead, I frantically called people to find out the winner only to have my friends tell me to "Shut the fuck up, asshole" and remind me that I'm one of a small community on men in their mid-20s who actually cares about American Idol. Some friends, right? Anyway, the whole Idol Gives Back thing is a little overwhelming for me. And while I appreciate the cause and effort, most of the people performing for the event kind of suck. Case in point, BEP (but what else is new?), Joss "DON'T LOOK ME IN THE EYES!" Stone and even Alicia Keys. The whole thing was exhausting to the point that I was little relieved to see my DVR cutoff. Sooooo many desperate and needy children, how can we even start to make a difference?! Then once I found out it was Tim Urban who got the boot, a smile spread across my face and I thought that maybe there is a hero in each of us, with the ability to change to the world for good.

Posted by Tommy Button @ 7:35 PM Permalink | Post a comment

Comments (0)

Q&A with SHARI SOLANIS: "The goal isn't pornography"
What we're trying to do this weekend
NOW SEE THIS: Transit cop arrests marijuana activist for alleged disorderly conduct.
SEXY TIME Q&A: I've never had an orgasm during sex with a man — and I'm 30!
CONCERT REVIEW: Primus (3D & quadraphonic sound) @ The Tower 10/17
Q&A with Tony Goldwyn: "Life is gray, and relationships are, too"
ICEPACK ILLUSTRATED: Indian fare rules, Dunder Mifflin lives on, Tom Jones is a god
ICEPACK ILLUSTRATED: The Archbishop meets the Geator, the Mayor goes suit shopping, Le Bec Fin fin.
Q&A with Goon’s Seann William Scott
Bradley Cooper promises he's not an asshole

About this blog

Featuring everything from event roundups to concert reviews and sex talk, City Paper's Critical Mass is a space for off-the-wall coverage of Philly's A&E scene.

Follow Critical Mass editors Patrick Rapa and Emily Guendelsberger on Twitter:

@mission2denmark | @emilygee

Search this blog:

Topics:

Blog archives:

May
April
March

February
January

Past Archives: