Tonight Simon Cowell showed us what a con the X Factor is. The programme is no longer about discovering and developing genuine British talent - it is about making more money for Simon Cowell and his company. Clearly by keeping in John and Edward his show and the X Factor website will get more media coverage, which will convert to free publicity and better bargaining power for future shows and advertising revenue.
I my friends and my family have discussed this and have decided not to take part in this con anymore - we will not watch the show, visit the websites or take part in X Factor voting anymore. I hope enough other people boycott the show too and show that conning the public is unacceptable.
In relation to the programme's "process". There are so many possible reasons why Lucie ended up in the bottom two. Perhaps people thought she was safe because she did such a great job on Saturday and received the best feedback from the judges; perhaps teenage girls were jealous of her; or perhaps they would simply rather vote for the cute boy singers regardless of singing talent. However, I thought the point of the sing-off was for the judges to act as guardians of talent and provide a safety net for the better singers who simply had bad luck that week. If Simon has decided to go to deadlock week after week, there is no point in having a sing-off. The public are being mislead.
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