American Idol. Enjoy.

American Idol is not only the "most broadcasted TV-show in the world", or, according to me, the american funniest real-tv, but it is also a model of generosity and sharing.

Well...

It's not really obvious when Simon Cowell likes being mean-mean-mean against poor rednecks.


And it's not really obvious when you watch people crying, being mad, or having a very embarassing reaction because they got fired of the show.



At first sight then, generosity doesn't seem to be the purpose of the show.
It's maybe for this reason that there was a special show on the sixth season, the "Idol Gives Back" special.
It was a two-parts show, co-hosted, with a double-cause, two different stages, a row of stars and an army of partners.
A plethoric show.
The aim was to save your favorite singer (there were only six left), who sang two songs, and every call brought money. This money is supposed to help Louisiana and Africa. So it's not like if you only give to Africa, nonono. Simple and so efficient.
About one month before, there was teasing in the show ("don't forget our special "Idol Gives back" nia nia nia..."), some videos in order to fuel the incredible mystery around this show (who would be the stars ? how much America can give ? what sponsor would be the most generous ? will the sexy Chris Richardson be still there ?).
Sanjaya left, Chris was still there, and the "Idol Gives Back" show began.


The Simpsons were there :

The President Bush and his wife were there too.
Carrie Underwood. Pink. Aguilera.
(okay, at this point, I admit that this is just name-dropping to have a better place in the search engines)

Anyway, because of that, the production is now forced to do the same tralala every year. And it's good, no ?

Generosity ? Wtf ?

It's embarassing to admit, but i don't give much to people that beg for money, or for food, or cigarettes.


Last week in the subway, a 40-some guy, who is often on the twelfth subway-line, started yelling against every people in the wagon, saying that he was losing his mind, and that he was ready to "make a mistake". Because nobody gave him money, or a cigarette... I felt terrible.
The next day, same time same place and the same guy. I had two euros in my pocket, and was ready to give him, not only because i felt terrible and wanted to clean-up my middle-class guiltiness, but also because, well, he needed money.
So I grabbed my two euro coin, i was SO ready to give it to him, but he never came to me because he talked with a nice granny.
I felt even more awkard, the coin in my hand, the guy not so far from me, but also not close enough. He jumped out of the subway. From now, I haven't seen him again.


Anyway.
Being generous in the virtual world is much easier. Going in a forum, answering a question about a TV-show for a poor lost web-user who is so grateful afterwards ; letting many users downloading incest porn, euh.., tv-shows from your computer ; being an active member of the french ham community...
So little commitment, so many generosity.
I don't want to leave my flat anymore, the outside world is too embarassing.