American Idiot

I am currently watching American Idol on my tiny dorm room TV; this has to be like the thousandth season by now. The show is still in its audition phase when thousands of wanna-be superstars sing (or sometimes scream, whine, and shriek) in front of the judges. Although there are few naturally talented singers in America, it is honestly surprising how many awful singers truly think they are amazing. I know several people who only watch the show in order to see these terrible performances. In many ways, American Idol has become a show that promotes embarrassment and ridicule, marketing these things to the American public. The show, in some aspects, serves as an example of how the media oftentimes points out and isolates the underdog. Because of this, most of the singers appearing on the show dress up in ridiculous costumes and purposely sing as awfully as humanly possible in order to gain a shot at fame. Why are we putting these people on TV? I don't really want to watch a man wearing a leotard butcher the National Anthem. Through shows like this and in many other reality shows, the media is exploiting the flaws of the American people instead of celebrating their strengths. Perhaps we need to find some new shows that are geared on the positives of human character.