Would Little Mix have got to the final without the 'weight sob story'?

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OnaOakey

16-12-2011

As far as I remember, there were very few comments about her weight prior to it being mentioned on the show. I think they were more about her general appearance ('slothgirl'), which is in itself incredibly cruel, but I can't help but blame the show for the slew of nasty comments about her weight.

Did the story get them to the final? Not a clue, although I think the image they were being pushed with was more influential.
Did it win them votes? Yes (not least from a lot of people I know.)

jagged_death

16-12-2011

The producers probably figured that mentioning the "slothgirl" and fruby comments on tv would be too much so they mentioned the weight ones because its a more relatable type of thing for the viewers.

galena

16-12-2011

The way I see it is that anyone who seeks a career in showbiz needs to develop a thick skin as they are bound to get rude comments from the public - that's something that comes with fame - especially for female stars. Think of all the nasty comments about Cheryl/Tulisa Kelly on this forum alone and all the nasty rumours about Beyonce's pregnancy - it goes with the territority and the sensible thing would be for X Factor contestants just to ignore it. I suspect the Jesy story struck a chord because there a lot of teenage girls who identify with her - they are perfectly normal but feel fat/ugly because of the ridiculous standards imposed on them by the media. My opinion is that having her crying on the telly was a masterstroke which I have no doubt gained the group a lot of votes ...

diva_moon

16-12-2011

I loved them, and I don't read trash papers or magazines and have purposely avoided this forum during until due to the inate silliness of theads such as these

diva_moon

16-12-2011

Originally Posted by galena:
“The way I see it is that anyone who seeks a career in showbiz needs to develop a thick skin as they are bound to get rude comments from the public - that's something that comes with fame - especially for female stars. Think of all the nasty comments about Cheryl/Tulisa Kelly on this forum alone and all the nasty rumours about Beyonce's pregnancy - it goes with the territority and the sensible thing would be for X Factor contestants just to ignore it. I suspect the Jesy story struck a chord because there a lot of teenage girls who identify with her - they are perfectly normal but feel fat/ugly because of the ridiculous standards imposed on them by the media. My opinion is that having her crying on the telly was a masterstroke which I have no doubt gained the group a lot of votes ...”

It didn't work for Gazza...

P.S. I don't think I saw the crying. There's so much shite manipulation on TXF that I tend to record it and skip all but the performances and the judges' comments. Of course, that's just me, but my favourites all the way through were Amelia (before she came left and after she came back), Little Mix and Kitty.

diva_moon

16-12-2011

Originally Posted by Namira:
“If the combined sobbing of Kelly Rowland and Misha B over the latter's absent mother in arguably the most manipulative and blatant sob story ever seen on the show was not enough to get her into the final, then I doubt whinging about her weight would have done the job either.”

Not to mention the way she was turned into the "victim" LOL!

kezzy38

16-12-2011

Originally Posted by bubokribuck:
“I think the performance AFTER that VT is the turning point for them, which is, the ET performance. So there you go.”

I don't really think your opinion is going to change his, somehow.

kezzy38

16-12-2011

Originally Posted by diva_moon:
“It didn't work for Gazza...

P.S. I don't think I saw the crying. There's so much shite manipulation on TXF that I tend to record it and skip all but the performances and the judges' comments. Of course, that's just me, but my favourites all the way through were Amelia (before she came left and after she came back), Little Mix and Kitty.”

What Gazza did does'nt mean anyone else has to do.

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