tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917399623639777668.post986036030895894370..comments2023-06-04T03:28:30.162-07:00Comments on <b>Necessary Acts of Devotion</b>: The Death of Outrage, or Are You Smarter Than an American Idol?Quillhillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601080339912553168noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917399623639777668.post-7318967578583972052008-01-29T16:37:00.000-08:002008-01-29T16:37:00.000-08:00I watched the American Idol series in which she wa...I watched the American Idol series in which she was competing, and the whole 'Kerry Pickler's cute-dumb' thing made me very uneasy. Particularly as it also seemed to provoke a huge amount of very vicious personal attacks on the blogs and message boards about AI. The whole attitude towards her seemed to be hopelessly incoherent, with little to redeem it.litlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917399623639777668.post-32473083720368001402008-01-29T16:54:00.000-08:002008-01-29T16:54:00.000-08:00I thought she was very appealing on AYSTAFG. And s...I thought she was very appealing on AYSTAFG. And she obviously has parlayed her skills and attributes into a level of success which I have not reached. It's disturbing we don't have more substantial role models.Quillhillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601080339912553168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917399623639777668.post-57571762799304811612008-02-15T23:57:00.000-08:002008-02-15T23:57:00.000-08:00I agree with the story, but:"What we are bein...I agree with the story, but:<br><br>"What we are being told is that one needn't be smarter than a fifth-grader to be successful, one needs only smarts ..."<br><br>looks contradictory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com