Monday, February 23, 2004
She does what now? --
CNN.com - The 'Idol' star who can't sing - Feb. 23, 2004
I think this is great. I've got nothing but respect for this kid. The fact that he has not one drop of talent doesn't really matter. If he could sing a little bit I might have felt bad to see him spoken to so harshly -- the fact that he is SO unbelievably bad is what makes him great.
He has no fear whatsoever. We should all be so lucky.
I also appreciate the author's use of the term schadenfreude , which is the uniquely German emotion of feeling joy in watching the public humiliation of another.
Crazy Teutons.
Maybe not so unique now that I think about it ... but who else has a word for it, right?
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CNN.com - The 'Idol' star who can't sing - Feb. 23, 2004
I think this is great. I've got nothing but respect for this kid. The fact that he has not one drop of talent doesn't really matter. If he could sing a little bit I might have felt bad to see him spoken to so harshly -- the fact that he is SO unbelievably bad is what makes him great.
He has no fear whatsoever. We should all be so lucky.
I also appreciate the author's use of the term schadenfreude , which is the uniquely German emotion of feeling joy in watching the public humiliation of another.
Crazy Teutons.
Maybe not so unique now that I think about it ... but who else has a word for it, right?
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