William Hung: target of racism?

[ladysycamore]

"They're laughing at him -- I know that," said Li, touching on the racist nature of the exploitation. "And, if it stretches out, the negativity will dominate. Someone has to draw the line. Prolonging the process will make it a big debacle."

Amazing at what passes for entertainment nowadays.
I must be getting old...

The author of the article brought up very good points, and he included a lot of those who are in "favor" of this...whatever it is, because it sure as hell isn't singing (nor is it bearable).

I mean, come ON: I can see where they play up the joke for a while, and then let it go...but to give this poor man a record deal??? When there are tons of legitimate artists out there trying to get signed? And TV appearances and so forth? It's mind blowing:

"For a taste of the Hung hype, get a load of a press release by Alan Grunblatt, general manager and executive vice president of Koch Records, which states, in part, "William is the perfect artist for our culturally diverse society. He is the new Elvis!""

*shaking head* Words fail...

This guy, Emil Guillermo (the author) wrote another great article:

Dean The Scream, John Kerry And the Invisible Ethnic Vote
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...eguillermo.DTL