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01/19/2005: "The bane that is "American Idol""
Christian asked me: "Did you like JDM's post?"
I could only respond thus:
JDM's post about the show "American Idol" has the ring
of truth about it. I can't exactly say that I agree
with it because I've never actually watched "American
Idol".
I actively try to avoid watching it. I've seen the
promotional spots for the show and there's something
that just seems vaguely "unclean" about it -- in the
semi-spiritual sense that causes adherents of some
religions to abstain from certain foods.
I know it sounds like I'm being melodramatic, but that
is simply one Abyss I dare not stare into for very
long at all, to paraphrase Nietzsche.