Now I know the average AI watcher is not going to be into Reggaeton, but I can guarantee that a large amount of those young girls who voted for Kris also paid 99 cents to download Fergalicious, which could not be more self-promoting if it tried, but it was hard not to respond to his total non-pretention and lack of slickness. Though I am a serious Adam fan I couldn’t help but be drawn in to Kris’s shock as they announced his name as the winner. He, like Julia Alvarez, comes across as someone you could be friends with who just happens to be talented and famous. They don’t need to repeat their names over and over again because we remember their names because we like them. We like them because they’re not obnoxious and constantly reminding us that they’re better or more famous. They’re one of us.
Am I just an aging idealist whose channeling her socialist mother, or do you think the “me generation” is now become an “us generation?” One can only hope.
Article comments
1 - Lauren
Interesting thoughts, A. Makes me think of the intense response to Susan Boyle -- an unassuming, awkward, downright dowdy woman with a massive voice who we LOVE to love. I think you are on to something.
2 - Ann Cardinal
Good point! Susan Boyle is a perfect example. Especially given how people were following her progress.
3 - Ginny
Very interesting theory, Ann. I hope you're right!
4 - Anne Connor
Love the theory - love the confident, non-arrogant people in my life - go girl!