I think I’m one of the lone supporters of Sanjaya here on FR. That kid has more class, maturity and refinement on the inside than most adults out there. Such a wonderful personality and humble nature at 16.5 years of age. And that was after he took in greater hatred than even Osama bin Laden for a whole month, for reasons I could never figure out.
People didnt have any shame in mocking a little kid half their age in a manner that was unprecedented in the history of Television. Probably Bill Clinton or OJ simpson were reviled as bad as this kid inspite of never committing sin or murder, like them.
And after experiencing all this undeserved hatred, he tells that he has no bitterness towards anyone and still says that he respects Simon Cowell, who insulted him ruthlessly week after week in a disgusting manner. Simon lately had even found a conscience after the way Sanjaya has been talking about him and confessed that he “misses him” on the show.
And BTW, not surprised our desi community abandoned him instead of supporting him. We always tend to root for those who are accepted by the MSM. So typical of us Indians.
Well, I’ll admit he has handled the onslaught on him quite gracefully, but you can’t possibly say he was better than the other singers out there. I’m sure he was aware of what he was getting into, and apparently, was more than well-prepared for it. One doesn’t get in the limelight without thinking about those risks. Certainly not him. He was brave. I did think sometimes he might have made it, but the last performance was pretty bad. And to be fair to the others, there were singers better than him who got eliminated because he happened to get votes from people who wanted to scuttle the show through hysteria-voting. Granted, he’s not to blame, but come on, this was a singing ‘competition’, not a contest for who plays nice.