I just want to take a moment to talk about Sanjaya Malakar. But from a slightly different point of view. It's the simple truth that he's got minimal talent and just didn't belong on a show like American Idol...even if you remember past puppy dogs like Kevin Covais, John Stevens and Jasmine Trias. There's always one, every year.
However, I've never seen one of them inspire so much controversy as poor Sanjaya. People boycotted the show over him. WTH? For me, I watched every week in fascination as he continued to warble out his cheeseball song choices. And my personal admiration for him grew. At the beginning of the Top 12 competition, my heart bled, not for him, but for his mother. I cannot imagine how hard it must have been to watch him and then listen to the criticism he faced each week. It takes a strong momma to sit back and watch anyone belittle your child for any reason. And she had to watch the whole country turn him into a whipping boy. If it were me, I'd have been begging in my heart for him to get voted off the show.
The thing is though...he outlasted more criticism than any other competitor that I can remember. And he did it with his head held high. It's like the ultimate gauntlet run. On the one side you have the tomahawks and the bolas and whatever other weapons they choose to use. On the other side you've got the ones rooting you on, forcing you through the lineup. And he came out the other end. I'm sure he made his momma proud.
It's a perfect example of what we have to do...we have to let our children live their lives. No matter how hard it is for us. We may know in our hearts that they will fail (but even then they may surprise us). Or we may not be sure, but it's not up to us to make the choices for them. All we can do is hope we gave them the tools to make the right choices.
So, anyway. I say Sanjaya scored one on the masses. And he didn't have to win the competition to do it.
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