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The Voice humiliates the contestants
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I was looking forward to watching The Voice on Saturday, but I was left feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
The audience is given a little info/sob story about the singer, then they sing, some get picked, others leave humiliated.
To make it exciting there must be something different about some of the contestants, so the joke is on the judges, but it's not really as they in turn can come out with winning lines like 'I thought you were a woman!'
I got bored very quickly and found myself thinking about the huge amount of money that the winner will inevitably make and wondering how much of that will be ploughed back into the bbc.
The show is no turkey, but like the ITV talent shows, relies on sob stories and humiliation.
The audience is given a little info/sob story about the singer, then they sing, some get picked, others leave humiliated.
To make it exciting there must be something different about some of the contestants, so the joke is on the judges, but it's not really as they in turn can come out with winning lines like 'I thought you were a woman!'
I got bored very quickly and found myself thinking about the huge amount of money that the winner will inevitably make and wondering how much of that will be ploughed back into the bbc.
The show is no turkey, but like the ITV talent shows, relies on sob stories and humiliation.
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But I dont think it was as bad as some on BGT and XF, still it make them no better than BGT and XF as its still not right.
This thread appears like a wind up to me.
Regarding the 'I thought you were a woman' comment Danny made. I wouldn't even say the guy felt humiliated. He also stated himself that people would be surprised between him and his voice. This is kind of the whole point of the show, you don't know what's behind your chair. It's like in the US version when Adam Levine thought someone was black when they were white.
It's not exactly humiliating when you're comparing it with BGT or X Factor where you have judges laughing as well as cut scenes of the audience laughing at the contestant. The coaches don't turn around and burst into fits of laughter like the other shows. I doubt even Twinnie would have felt humiliated for not getting through. I'd say she new herself that auditioning with her boyfriend would obviously be aired and cause competition to see if both got through.
The Voice is quite refreshing. There are no novelty acts, or people getting by on the fact they look like a pop star. It takes quite a serious role considering people who had success didn't get through (a.k.a Sean from Five and Kerry Ellis)
Took the word out of my mouth;)
Honestly humiliated is the new bullied :rolleyes:
I do not agree that the awful acts that are on x factor and bgt are humiliated, they don't seem to know any better. they get to go on TV and probably make a bit of money out of it, which for some people is the enough of a reason to stand in a room full of people and do something you are bad at.
neither may be classified as good entertainment, but i don't think they are cruel either.
Exactly. Nothing humiliating about that either.
The coaches didn't say 'YOU'RE AWFUL, YOU'RE NOT WORTHY OF A PLACE ON MY TEAM'
Humiliating is what the BGT contestants put themselves through.
People fail at things, sometimes people are good, but not good enough, some people succeed, some don't.
That's life, not humiliation.
And the judges? Supportive words of encouragement and a complete lack of dismissive or disparaging comments is not humiliation either.
Exactly. It's not like the coaches were roaming the streets and dragging reluctant performers before them and forcing them to sing, only to ridicule them.
These contestants knew what they were getting. They came to be judged and they were judged. Some were judged to be successful, others weren't. As you say, that's life.
Can't bear this generation where everyone has to be a winner whether they deserve to be or not. I'm glad I grew up in the generation where we learned that you win some, you lose some, and if you lose some, that doesn't amount to bullying or humiliation - it's just a fact of life and you deal with it and move on to the next thing.
Exactly. They all know there can be only one winner so every week people will be rejected. With the reputation of the Voice only choosing good singers, at least they know they were good enough to be chosen to sing on a primetime TV programme.
This thread title is the most ridiculous I've seen on this forum. The Voice is the least humiliating to the contestants of any of the other talent shows.
They had done well to get on there.
NO humiliation at all.
I fail to see why The Voice is singled out alone...... what were you expecting?
This is the usual shite-stirring behavior on this board to cause a ruckus, IMO.