Dear American Idol: Just Because Scott MacIntyre Is Blind Doesn’t Mean You Can Get Away With Dressing Him Funny And Making His Hair Crazy

by Kristen King on April 1, 2009

(www.sass-pants.com) — Really, folks, someone is going to tell him sooner or later. Hopefully sooner.

This week, Scott MacIntyre’s hair was some bizarre kind of cross between Ryan Seacrest and a labradoodle. Last week, they put him in pink corduroys, a pink and green paisley shirt, and a brown pinstriped jacket.

Jesse and I had identical reactions:

“I know he’s blind, but oh my God,” he said.

“The stylists must have a lot of fun dressing a blind guy,” I said at the same time.

What is up with this? Dude has no business in the competition; the least they could do would be to dress him well. Or, at the very least, not make him look like he dressed himself. Come ON.

They make Megan Joy look awesome week after week even though she’s, let’s face it, doing the VFTW crew proud. They can’t throw poor Scott MacIntyre a bone? I mean, after all he’s done to make Paula “forget” about his “challenge”? (No need to remind her that blind people can do everything you can with the sole exception of seeing… And driving, I guess. Whatever.)

Again, it would all be quite impressive if he were deaf-mute. But I’m still not feeling it. Let’s hope we get some good news tonight. If he ends up going home (pleaseohpleaseohplease) I’m sure it will be a nice break for him to stop being the poster child for AI’s inclusiveness for a few months.

Until the tour starts, anyway.

Contents Copyright © 2009 Kristen King

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1 Chinamatt April 1, 2009 at 4:42 pm

Makes me glad I don’t watch American Idol…or any reality shows.

Reminds me of going into department stores for new clothes. It’s difficult to find anything I would actually want to be seen alive in (most of it looks like it was designed by color-blind man that idolizes Liberace).

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