Comments on: The “American Idol” Round Of 24 Has Started Singing — But Where’s Carly Smithson? http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-but-wheres-carly-smithson Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 26 May 2012 18:17:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: CapnCalamity http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-but-wheres-carly-smithson/comment-page-1#comment-467282 CapnCalamity Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:41:51 +0000 http://964c67961b8813c4c17aaed6faf36b3c#comment-467282 <p>I don't dispute that. But Danny Noriega (whether he's gay or not, <i>and I wasn't the one who said he was</i>) isn't the one to do it.</p> <p>Frankly, I'm not sure who can win this year. They're all pretty awful, boys AND girls.</p> I don’t dispute that. But Danny Noriega (whether he’s gay or not, and I wasn’t the one who said he was) isn’t the one to do it.

Frankly, I’m not sure who can win this year. They’re all pretty awful, boys AND girls.

]]> By: sfulghum http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-but-wheres-carly-smithson/comment-page-1#comment-467292 sfulghum Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:00:37 +0000 http://964c67961b8813c4c17aaed6faf36b3c#comment-467292 <P>The only contestant who has come out is Jim Verraros in Season One. Jim has the distinction of being the very first one voted off the show. He has since returned home to Illinois and has an album "Rollercoaster".</P> <P>Contrary to popular belief there is no "gay look". You might be surprised who is or is not gay.</P> <P>There could be a gay Idol if one auditioned and really blew them and the audience away.</P> The only contestant who has come out is Jim Verraros in Season One. Jim has the distinction of being the very first one voted off the show. He has since returned home to Illinois and has an album “Rollercoaster”.

Contrary to popular belief there is no “gay look”. You might be surprised who is or is not gay.

There could be a gay Idol if one auditioned and really blew them and the audience away.

]]> By: CapnCalamity http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-but-wheres-carly-smithson/comment-page-1#comment-467302 CapnCalamity Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:09:14 +0000 http://964c67961b8813c4c17aaed6faf36b3c#comment-467302 <p>@<a href="#c4317436">JedTheMime</a>: Umm, actually KITYGLITR was the one who suggested Danny was "out."</p> <p>Obstacles ARE made to be overcome, but first their needs to be an OUT constestant (has their been one? I remember a couple who chose to stay in the closet until after they were elimated in Season One, and Clay Aiken certainly isn't out-and-proud).</p> <p>And in case you hadn't noticed, some people are STILL saying they don't want a black or woman president. Prejudice dies HARD.</p> <p>I don't think a gay Idol is YEARS away or anything, but I don't think Danny has the overall package to overcome people's prejudices. He's too young to really know what he's doing, and he's got stiff competition in Archuleta (who'll divide the tween Disney vote) and all the older beefcake-dudes who'll take a lot of the older female audience. And call me crazy, but I don't think a lot of straight men will vote for Danny.</p> @JedTheMime: Umm, actually KITYGLITR was the one who suggested Danny was “out.”

Obstacles ARE made to be overcome, but first their needs to be an OUT constestant (has their been one? I remember a couple who chose to stay in the closet until after they were elimated in Season One, and Clay Aiken certainly isn’t out-and-proud).

And in case you hadn’t noticed, some people are STILL saying they don’t want a black or woman president. Prejudice dies HARD.

I don’t think a gay Idol is YEARS away or anything, but I don’t think Danny has the overall package to overcome people’s prejudices. He’s too young to really know what he’s doing, and he’s got stiff competition in Archuleta (who’ll divide the tween Disney vote) and all the older beefcake-dudes who’ll take a lot of the older female audience. And call me crazy, but I don’t think a lot of straight men will vote for Danny.

]]> By: JedTheMime http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-but-wheres-carly-smithson/comment-page-1#comment-467312 JedTheMime Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:59:40 +0000 http://964c67961b8813c4c17aaed6faf36b3c#comment-467312 <P>@<A href="#c4314664">CapnCalamity</A>: You're the one who claimed he was "out", and regardless of whether he is or not, he's bound to come under fire from the homophobic peanut gallery, as gay-seeming contestants always do.</P> <P>I think we agree that being gay (open or not) could be an obstacle to a hypothetical contestant, but obstacles are made to be overcome. A couple of years ago, people might've said "America doesn't want an African-American president".</P> @CapnCalamity: You’re the one who claimed he was “out”, and regardless of whether he is or not, he’s bound to come under fire from the homophobic peanut gallery, as gay-seeming contestants always do.

I think we agree that being gay (open or not) could be an obstacle to a hypothetical contestant, but obstacles are made to be overcome. A couple of years ago, people might’ve said “America doesn’t want an African-American president”.

]]> By: CapnCalamity http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-but-wheres-carly-smithson/comment-page-1#comment-467322 CapnCalamity Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:18:47 +0000 http://964c67961b8813c4c17aaed6faf36b3c#comment-467322 <p>@<a href="#c4312624">JedTheMime</a>: Oh, I don't disagree that he's talented (did you read my whole post?), but if you think an openly gay kid (which, btw, we don't know that Danny is, do we?) will win American Idol, you're more of an optimist than I.</p> @JedTheMime: Oh, I don’t disagree that he’s talented (did you read my whole post?), but if you think an openly gay kid (which, btw, we don’t know that Danny is, do we?) will win American Idol, you’re more of an optimist than I.

]]> By: JedTheMime http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-but-wheres-carly-smithson/comment-page-1#comment-467332 JedTheMime Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:19:12 +0000 http://964c67961b8813c4c17aaed6faf36b3c#comment-467332 <P>@<A href="#c4310723">CapnCalamity</A>: How do you know what America wants? (Or "America"? And which one are you talking about - with quotes or without?)</P> <P>I'm not saying the kid doesn't have an uphill battle, but he's got more talent than most of the others and more personality than any of them. And so far, he's got my vote.</P> @CapnCalamity: How do you know what America wants? (Or “America”? And which one are you talking about – with quotes or without?)

I’m not saying the kid doesn’t have an uphill battle, but he’s got more talent than most of the others and more personality than any of them. And so far, he’s got my vote.

]]> By: scarletvirtue http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-but-wheres-carly-smithson/comment-page-1#comment-467342 scarletvirtue Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:13:12 +0000 http://964c67961b8813c4c17aaed6faf36b3c#comment-467342 <P>@<A href="http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-++-but-wheres-carly-smithson#c4305849">kityglitr</A>: You're not the only one! Danny was just the most adorable little queen on that stage - and I vote David Archuleta for most adorable (possibly Mormon) closet case.</P> @kityglitr: You’re not the only one! Danny was just the most adorable little queen on that stage – and I vote David Archuleta for most adorable (possibly Mormon) closet case.

]]> By: CapnCalamity http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-but-wheres-carly-smithson/comment-page-1#comment-467352 CapnCalamity Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:27:03 +0000 http://964c67961b8813c4c17aaed6faf36b3c#comment-467352 <p>Ummm, no. Because America still votes (aren't we still holding onto that little dream?). As good of a singer as Danny is (he actually can sing, and he definitely made Elvis "his own"), "America" doesn't want an out Idol.</p> <p>So weird how the biggest voices belong to Danny and little Archuleta. Best performance was Jason Castro. The rest were just odd, or badly-singing "hot" guys.</p> <p>I'd have sworn we were in for a male Idol this year, but after last night...I'm not so sure.</p> Ummm, no. Because America still votes (aren’t we still holding onto that little dream?). As good of a singer as Danny is (he actually can sing, and he definitely made Elvis “his own”), “America” doesn’t want an out Idol.

So weird how the biggest voices belong to Danny and little Archuleta. Best performance was Jason Castro. The rest were just odd, or badly-singing “hot” guys.

I’d have sworn we were in for a male Idol this year, but after last night…I’m not so sure.

]]> By: SpoiledGirlieGirl http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-but-wheres-carly-smithson/comment-page-1#comment-467362 SpoiledGirlieGirl Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:11:31 +0000 http://964c67961b8813c4c17aaed6faf36b3c#comment-467362 <p>Ok, DHMBIB, I hope the three !!! after the Hoosier comment was a good thing. I don't admit it often but I am from Indiana. I am right on the IN/IL border so if anyone asks I'm from Chicago.</p> <p>Can't we have three Idol contestants? What else do we have going for us here? Oh, besides the popcorn, Homicide Capital of the Country and I guess death.</p> Ok, DHMBIB, I hope the three !!! after the Hoosier comment was a good thing. I don’t admit it often but I am from Indiana. I am right on the IN/IL border so if anyone asks I’m from Chicago.

Can’t we have three Idol contestants? What else do we have going for us here? Oh, besides the popcorn, Homicide Capital of the Country and I guess death.

]]> By: kityglitr http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-but-wheres-carly-smithson/comment-page-1#comment-467372 kityglitr Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:40:13 +0000 http://964c67961b8813c4c17aaed6faf36b3c#comment-467372 <p>Okay, I guess I cursed in my last submisson, so it didn't get posted? On the clean mouth tip: DANNY NORIEGA IS QUEEN FOR THE DAY! I love this boy... when he want's to, he really can sing... when he feels like it, he makes hilarious faces at the judges. Maybe this will be the first year we get an openly gay American Idol??</p> Okay, I guess I cursed in my last submisson, so it didn’t get posted? On the clean mouth tip: DANNY NORIEGA IS QUEEN FOR THE DAY! I love this boy… when he want’s to, he really can sing… when he feels like it, he makes hilarious faces at the judges. Maybe this will be the first year we get an openly gay American Idol??

]]> By: jasonelias http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-but-wheres-carly-smithson/comment-page-1#comment-467402 jasonelias Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:24:42 +0000 http://964c67961b8813c4c17aaed6faf36b3c#comment-467402 <p>It's funny that Simon doesn't believe that Britney Guy is a rocker. You know, I don't either, he's as much a rocker as that guy from O Town was.</p> <p>I checked out "Carly Hennessy's" old page by way of the Wayback Machine. Good lord, MCA really tried with her, they seemed to give up the ghost by 2002 or so.</p> It’s funny that Simon doesn’t believe that Britney Guy is a rocker. You know, I don’t either, he’s as much a rocker as that guy from O Town was.

I checked out “Carly Hennessy’s” old page by way of the Wayback Machine. Good lord, MCA really tried with her, they seemed to give up the ghost by 2002 or so.

]]> By: sfulghum http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-but-wheres-carly-smithson/comment-page-1#comment-467412 sfulghum Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:23:57 +0000 http://964c67961b8813c4c17aaed6faf36b3c#comment-467412 <P>The rules state that the contestant cannot have a signed contract with any record company when they fill out the paperworl fpr Idol. When the contestants sign those papers they are practically signing their life away. Sing the papers and 19 Entertainment owns you for the specified length in the papers.</P> <P>Carly had - past tense - a contract but currently does not. Bo Bice, Taylor Hicks, and Constantime all had recrods out when they signed on to Idol.</P> <P>As for this year's rocker, touring with Britney could turn anybody off pop and since Bo, Chirs, and Constantine have already broken the rocker into Idol ice; what's the deal?</P> The rules state that the contestant cannot have a signed contract with any record company when they fill out the paperworl fpr Idol. When the contestants sign those papers they are practically signing their life away. Sing the papers and 19 Entertainment owns you for the specified length in the papers.

Carly had – past tense – a contract but currently does not. Bo Bice, Taylor Hicks, and Constantime all had recrods out when they signed on to Idol.

As for this year’s rocker, touring with Britney could turn anybody off pop and since Bo, Chirs, and Constantine have already broken the rocker into Idol ice; what’s the deal?

]]> By: kityglitr http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-but-wheres-carly-smithson/comment-page-1#comment-467382 kityglitr Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:09:49 +0000 http://964c67961b8813c4c17aaed6faf36b3c#comment-467382 <p>Am I the only queer out there hoping for an openly gay American Idol winner this season? I mean, little Danny Noriega is fucking gorgeous (watch out Jessica Alba), and there were so many fabulous moments last night that I almost got interested in the show again. Almost.</p> Am I the only queer out there hoping for an openly gay American Idol winner this season? I mean, little Danny Noriega is fucking gorgeous (watch out Jessica Alba), and there were so many fabulous moments last night that I almost got interested in the show again. Almost.

]]> By: CapnCalamity http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-but-wheres-carly-smithson/comment-page-1#comment-467422 CapnCalamity Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:00:58 +0000 http://964c67961b8813c4c17aaed6faf36b3c#comment-467422 <p>Umm, why are these guys so bad? I love this show and undoubtedly someone will impress me later on, but so far everyone's either questionably fey or totally douchey (or both).</p> <p>And so help me God, when the first contestant starts drops the single mother card, and the third dedicates to both his grandmother AND his son (who appears to be only 15 years younger than him) and the "rocker" who toured with Britney Spears violently denounces pop music (umm, dude, if you were such a rocker, you wouldn't have auditioned for IDOL)...</p> <p>...it's gonna be a looooong season.</p> Umm, why are these guys so bad? I love this show and undoubtedly someone will impress me later on, but so far everyone’s either questionably fey or totally douchey (or both).

And so help me God, when the first contestant starts drops the single mother card, and the third dedicates to both his grandmother AND his son (who appears to be only 15 years younger than him) and the “rocker” who toured with Britney Spears violently denounces pop music (umm, dude, if you were such a rocker, you wouldn’t have auditioned for IDOL)…

…it’s gonna be a looooong season.

]]> By: Mark Graham http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-but-wheres-carly-smithson/comment-page-1#comment-467432 Mark Graham Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:56:28 +0000 http://964c67961b8813c4c17aaed6faf36b3c#comment-467432 <p>Seeing as how not even all of the final 24 contestants can be bothered to show up, I don't know how Fox expects America to get interested in the show. Step up your game, 19 Entertainment!</p> Seeing as how not even all of the final 24 contestants can be bothered to show up, I don’t know how Fox expects America to get interested in the show. Step up your game, 19 Entertainment!

]]> By: Maura Johnston http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-but-wheres-carly-smithson/comment-page-1#comment-467442 Maura Johnston Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:30:52 +0000 http://964c67961b8813c4c17aaed6faf36b3c#comment-467442 <p>@<a href="#c4297127">Charles A. Hohman</a>: perhaps. especially since another girl (the chick with the red scarf) was missing at show's end.</p> @Charles A. Hohman: perhaps. especially since another girl (the chick with the red scarf) was missing at show’s end.

]]> By: Charles A. Hohman http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-but-wheres-carly-smithson/comment-page-1#comment-467452 Charles A. Hohman Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:14:09 +0000 http://964c67961b8813c4c17aaed6faf36b3c#comment-467452 <P>Smithson-Hennessy was included in the montage of the top 12 girls promised to perform tomorrow night, so perhaps her absence is unrelated to the controversy.</P> Smithson-Hennessy was included in the montage of the top 12 girls promised to perform tomorrow night, so perhaps her absence is unrelated to the controversy.

]]> By: brasstax http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-but-wheres-carly-smithson/comment-page-1#comment-467462 brasstax Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:09:03 +0000 http://964c67961b8813c4c17aaed6faf36b3c#comment-467462 <p>This Danny Noriega girl is pretty hot...oh wait, what?</p> This Danny Noriega girl is pretty hot…oh wait, what?

]]> By: Rob Murphy http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-but-wheres-carly-smithson/comment-page-1#comment-467472 Rob Murphy Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:46:11 +0000 http://964c67961b8813c4c17aaed6faf36b3c#comment-467472 <P>Wow!</P> <P>I'm not watching "live" either -- something about Wisconsin blah Texas-and-Ohio blah-blah -- but I'm also DVR'ing it.</P> <P>Keep me informed!!</P> <P>Maybe one of the 3 Hoosiers in the competition will win instead!!!</P> Wow!

I’m not watching “live” either — something about Wisconsin blah Texas-and-Ohio blah-blah — but I’m also DVR’ing it.

Keep me informed!!

Maybe one of the 3 Hoosiers in the competition will win instead!!!

]]> By: El Zilcho! http://idolator.com/358410/the-american-idol-round-of-24-has-started-singing-but-wheres-carly-smithson/comment-page-1#comment-467392 El Zilcho! Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:31:29 +0000 http://964c67961b8813c4c17aaed6faf36b3c#comment-467392 <p>@<a href="#c4298860">jasonelias</a>: I said the exact same thing last night. If he really was a rocker, they wouldn't be shoving the word "rocker" down our throats every other sentence.</p> @jasonelias: I said the exact same thing last night. If he really was a rocker, they wouldn’t be shoving the word “rocker” down our throats every other sentence.

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