I haven't posted anything in quite a long time and while this is nothing to get excited about, I just want to put down a few thoughts regarding where we're going...'we' being humanity. We seem to be more and more content to be entertained in as sensational a fashion as possible, even as the world around us is, to borrow from Sarah McLachlan, on fire.
Now, I haven't been following the whole Susan Boyle craze closely but...come on, people...leave it alone. On some level, yes, the fact that she can sing constitutes a triumph over the judge- everyone-based-on-appearence crowd. But that's part of the problem. Yes, those of us who don't judge a book by its cover can congratulate ourselves and sneer at the audience and the show's judging panel. The fundamental issue here, however, is that in both cases, her voice seems to be the saving grace for Susan Boyle. It implies that without the voice, the audience's initial disgust was/is justified and that therefore, without the voice, Boyle has no substance and is not deserving of respect. Is the fact that Susan Boyle is a human being not enough to command a certain fundamental respect as such? Is our appetite for bread and circuses really stronger than our commitment to justice and human rights? What does Susan Boyle have to do with human rights? Nothing and everything. **I'm too tired now but I shall continue later**
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