5 Reasons This Susan Boyle Crap Needs to Stop- Page 6

[Amaranth9]

Posted: 4/21/09 at 2:04pm

"Why is it Ok for Susan Boyle to use her bad looks as a stepping stone to stardom but not for someone pretty to use their good looks the exact same way?"

Is it fair to say that she is "using" her looks? It seems to me she's just been swept along for the ride. I think all of this is more useful for a commentary on society rather than her, so I don't see the need for personal attacks. I also feel even if you don't think she's that impressive, part of what makes people interested is the idea of "what could have been." Innate talent has been shown to have less of an impact on success than training, resources, time, and connections. Maybe it was because of her looks and time spent caring for her mother that her full potential wasn't realized. Sure, there are tons of people with similar stories who we never hear about, but that's the way the ball rolls.

And since when has it been said that it's not okay for good looking people to use their looks for success? Even if people criticize, it happens all the time! It's ingrained. Susan Boyle isn't gonna change that so it's not that big a deal.

Posted: 4/21/09 at 3:58pm

this equation works for me:

Amount of praise,attention,worship Boyle is getting >
Amount of actual talent she has shown.

[StageManager2]

Posted: 4/21/09 at 5:24pm

That's all she wrote.

Er, sang.

[Jane2]

Posted: 4/21/09 at 5:43pm

"Most entertaining thread of the day"

wozy-that's my cue to stop.

[MamasDoin'Fine]

Posted: 4/22/09 at 9:37am

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128510.html

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 4/22/09 at 9:49am

oh thank the stars, i thoguht it was gone!

[somuchtodo]

Posted: 4/22/09 at 2:42pm

More power to Susan Boyle - take this ride for all it's worth! But -- here's her competition.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37olGlXLp88

Wow! AND cute AND commercial. That's the winning combination.

[MTVMANN]

Posted: 4/23/09 at 1:23pm

One good thing about Susan Boyle is that everytime she is featured on something it is one less time that the attention-whore Octo-Mom is not featured on something!

I can't wait for SNL to do a take on her! You know she is going to be played by one of the fat white guys on the cast!

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 4/23/09 at 1:28pm

I just read in the paper today there have been rumblings about bring her story to the big screen.

[uncageg]

Posted: 4/23/09 at 2:44pm

And I guess she told extra that she has been kissed and that she said she had never been kissed as a joke. We get extra a day late in Denver so I guess she says this tonight.