So, apparently American Idol has become such a cliche that many people are rallying together to start a 'grass roots' protest against them, by SUBVERTING the entire premise of the show. According to the Globe and Mail, anti-fans of the show are so bored/tired/angry (?) about the show that they have rallied to ensure that Sanjaya Malakar wins Idol. Apparently Malakar is a terrible singer - if he won, his win would subvert the idea that the best singer wins the contest. There are many websites devoted to this Idol Revolution, including www.votefortheworst.com. While I find it mildly interesting that people are deliberately trying to have the worst singer win for the sake of having the worst singer win, I am still not sure why so many people are angry. If you don't like American Idol, think it is a silly popularity contest, find the songs annoying and the judges unbearable, why watch? Why create blogs and sites and grassroots protest strategies? Aren't there more important things to get riled up about?
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