  Okay, so I'm not just the Prophetess of Doom. Gotta say that there is hope for America. After all, we just voted Fantasia Barrino our American Idol!!!
So it looks like we haven't completely lost our minds! For weeks, I was wondering. I'd see lesser talents move forward, as better singers (Amy Adams, Jennifer Hudson, and ultimately La Toya London!!! ) got the boot. I was reading the American Idol boards, shocked at the hatred and vituperation I was seeing spewed there against the black contestants.... who, this year, just happened to be the most talented singers in the competition. It was pretty shocking to see George's bounce called "the jigaboo bounce. " (Anybody who doubts the depth of racism in this year's contest needs only to have read the official forum on the AI website).
But I remained somewhat optimistic that, as the numbers dwindled, the strongest singers would remain. It didn't quite happen, as I realized when La Toya left the show, but Diana De Garmo was in my Top 3 of the 5 final contestants (along with La Toya and, of course, Fantasia), so in the end we did get a good finale. Fantasia outclassed Diana by a landslide, but Diana put up a good fight nonetheless. Then there was that vote. I had read the teenybopper posts, lamenting the boot for JPL and John Stevens, and I knew that Diana had inherited those boys' votes.
I also knew that some bizarros were holding up Diana (much to her embarrassment, I'm sure) as some "Great White Hope. " So, regardless of the performances on Tuesday night, I had no idea how the votes would actually go. In the end, though, the most promising American Idol won. Okay, yeah, I was kind of more a La Toya fan, but I also voted for Fantasia each week. And after she sang "Summertime" on Movie Night, I had no idea which way I would swing in the end if the finale came down to La Toya vs. Fantasia. La Toya I thought was the better singer, but Fantasia I thought had the greater musical mind. (That is, Fantasia was the musical genius, who could keep on reinventing songs).
I've also got to admit that before Jennifer got the boot, I really wasn't sure how I would go in a vote between the 3 Divas in the Top 3. But it didn't happen. Anyway, I had decided weeks ago that I would definitely buy Fantasia's CD, because I thought it would be musically interesting.
I would buy La Toya's more to support her career. In fact, when it came down to those two in the bottom 2 a few weeks ago, I said to my husband during the commercial break: "You know, I hate to say this, but I'm almost hoping that La Toya's the one who goes. She's gonna be fine. She'll definitely get signed. But she's too much like the two High School girls (just a whole lot better!!!). Fantasia is the one who's different. She's got the best chance of standing out against Diana and Jasmine.
So I guess I prefer Fantasia to move on, since one of the Divas has to go tonight. " So I guess in the end, even though I tended to think of La Toya as my American Idol, my real American Idol was Fantasia all along. But I'm still gonna buy La Toya's album. Okay. I did it. I'm not all serious all the time. Gotta have some enjoyment and fun in the blog. Yes, it's true. I'm a fan of American Idol .
And I can hardly wait for Fantasia's music to hit the shelves!!
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