It seems like any white person who wins are places well will go on to have a pretty good career in terms of exposure and accolades.
But the black contestants, while enjoying INITIAL fame seem to drop off very quickly
Ruben studdard actually won the thing but clay aiken came off as the bigger star.
Fantasia competed in a weak finals where two other strong black perfomers were already eliminated..prompting elton john to call the voting racist..but so far she hasn't had the success of say kelly pickler who got eliminated in the SEMIFINALS on another season.
of the top five selling contestants only ruben studdard ranks (5th) and of the top 11 only ruben and fantasia rank (5th and 6th) all the others are white and most of them didn't win the contest with at least one placing as far back as 6th place.
Jennifer Hudson got huge raves for her role in dream girls but she has yet to drop her album.
Do you think American Idol works for people of color in the same way it works for whites?
But the black contestants, while enjoying INITIAL fame seem to drop off very quickly
Ruben studdard actually won the thing but clay aiken came off as the bigger star.
Fantasia competed in a weak finals where two other strong black perfomers were already eliminated..prompting elton john to call the voting racist..but so far she hasn't had the success of say kelly pickler who got eliminated in the SEMIFINALS on another season.
of the top five selling contestants only ruben studdard ranks (5th) and of the top 11 only ruben and fantasia rank (5th and 6th) all the others are white and most of them didn't win the contest with at least one placing as far back as 6th place.
Jennifer Hudson got huge raves for her role in dream girls but she has yet to drop her album.
Do you think American Idol works for people of color in the same way it works for whites?
