VOTE FOR THE WORST!
I DO BELIEVE I HAVE FOUND MY NEW FAVORITE WEBSITE. Why? Lots of reasons.First... if you haven't heard about this site, it was apparently created by some Chicago-area guy that loves being a burr in the saddle of American Idol; the site encourages people to vote for who they think is the worst contestant on AI. Whether or not it's effective, who knows? But I do know it's entertaining as hell to read both the insightful, opinionated commentary by the site's owners and the (mostly hate) email and threats they seem to get a lot of. I especially always enjoy seeing an email from someone who can barely spell, threatening lawsuits and criminal charges.
To me, VFTW is invaluable in pulling back the curtains on a lot of different things all at once: Most people's jaggedly vicarious need to live a dream through someone else, and how viciously they'll attack anything or anyone who appears to put a stain on that; American consumer's belief that the show is about something other than money (ratings); the quality (?) of commercially successful music (they really went after No Doubt's Gwen Stephanie); and how people seem very comfortable saying things via computer (hate mail, veiled threats, death threats, etc.,) they'd never in a million years express in person, or if their real names were known.
One particularly noteworthy email was from somebody who based their whole position on the good ole "our troops are putting their lives on the line" routine, and how dare VFTW be wasting time on stuff like this. Wow. VFTW is a lot of things, but... unpatriotic? If that person was really concerned about our troops, maybe they'd spend a little time actually doing something that would be beneficial to the troops, vs. venting on some entertainment-related site?
