He does deserve the boos. he's a little boy pretend gangsta. that is keeping very quiet lately. but soon enough will be acting hard and calling you all his bitches and making uzi noises.

The thing is. Everything he said is true. The producers of the show pick and choose what to edit without giving the audience a proper chance to judge other acts. The judges have over inflated ego's and are not very good themselves (let alone having Grimdark as a judge which is a joke).

He was only saying what we have all been saying for ages so why are you bashing him for speaking his (our) minds all of a sudden? I thought you were trying not to follow the herd?

But I can't say too much as I am here and watching the train crash as it happens so I guess I am just another one of those armchair critics.

SO true we all see it coming don't we

I also agree with this.....from the other armchair!

They were idiots for booing - he's super-talented. Do people have to have their singers squeaky-clean these days?

Yeah he spoke his mind but caved in when given a sniff of the prize. That's what irks me.

Yeah ok, Mason.

There wasn't even any booing until she said that; The real message there was 'Please boo everyone!' The show was at it's height when Jedward were being booed, they're so desperate to re-create those days.

His six chair challenge performance to me was just acting. Maybe he shouldn't have gone along with but if that was his only way into the show, I don't blame him? I imagine he is being the real him now and regrets what he had to do. Or maybe there is more acting to come.

Yeah and probably paid people to boo also, seemed very staged.

In fairness to Mason, whilst he articulated his point both in the wrong way, and at the wrong time - he was essentially representing the views of many artists. He did stand up for artistry and integrity, but simply on the wrong platform. I think he's misunderstood.

That aside, he's superbly talented. Vocally impressive, and performance-wise is the best of the competition.

the booing was tacky chavvy and mean.but what else wiuld you expect from rent a mob ? not particularly a fan of the guy but the moronic crowd acted like a gang of baying bullies.im actually tempted to vote for him on the principle I dont like to see people being picked on by those knuckle dragging fools.

This is totally it, kudos to him for originally making the point but it's all null and void when he came crawling back with his tail between his legs . He genuinely seems a right tool as well

He's very good, but not as good as he thinks he is. He talks like he's famous and massively successful and that is irksome.

If he toned down the cockiness just a little and went back into confident territory he'll be fine. Cos fake modesty is even more annoying.

Come on guys, if Simon Cowell himself has forgiven Mason and Simon was the one who he insulted, then I don't see why the viewers shouldn't forgive him too. I mean you can't really judge someone based on one thing they said, lots of people say daft things in the heat of the moment but it doesn't define a person. Also everyone who knows Mason on the show (including judges, fellow contestants etc) has only had positive things to share about Mason, and apparently he got on really well with the other boys in his category.
People are too stubborn with their opinions, if they see someone do something they disagree with and dislike for, they'll stick with that judgment no matter how much that person changes.

I have so many opinions on this, both pro and anti Mason.

1. Everything he actually said at SCC was true. From the first auditions, we can kind of see who will make it to Judges Houses usually. If you are one of those "segment acts" it's quite high possibility that you won't be past Bootcamp. If they spend a big slot on you, or more importantly the last spot of an audition show, there is a much higher chance you're getting in. Mason was right the fact he has so much less time than others.

2. I don't like him. Despite him saying true things, he said it all wrong. He came across as someone who wants to be like Kanye, and get away with being rude.

3. Another reason I don't like him is because he obviously hated the show before, so it's odd seeing him actually participate in a show he dislikes as he is expressed his dislike on the show before.

4. He DOES deserve a few boos because it's ridiculous he is in the show, BUT on the other side, some may say it's not all his fault. Producers most likely set up his tantrum as by then they may have known that Tom was having doubts about the show (he didn't seem like he wanted to be there during SCC tbh). So the producers expected someone to withdraw, by getting Mason back after his SCC thing, would rile the audience up and get the media to talk about X Factor.

I personally think SCC was set up with Mason in on it. For the first time in years and years, during the auditions, there wasn't that act who kicked off for being rejected (like people like numerous people in the room auditions back a few years ago, Ablisa, etc...), so with no audition meltdowns, they engineered a tantrum/meltdown later on in the series, in this case SCC done by Mason. They didn't want to make it all the way to the live shows without that act who kicks off at the judges.

So he throws a mega strop, throws his mic down leaves the comp in a huff and then is brought back in an gets a place over a talent like josh daniels who was seriously good, its the xf manipulation game give is someone to hate, and its working because i hope he goes the first week, hes a ****.

Its the talking in third person about himself as if he is some superstar and his brand when really its all in his head, hes an idiot.

It's comments like this that I really disagree with. I mean sure he threw a bit of a tantrum on telly, and it's ok to call him an idiot for that if you want. But let's exaggerate, suppose that after he does a hissy fit he then goes and does 100 good deeds for the world like donating half his money to charity etc etc. People like you probably will still just call him an idiot for the ONE bad thing he did and no matter what the guy does there's nothing he can do to change your opinion of him. Mason's shown himself as a more humble individual post SCC and you can see clearly that he gets along with the boys in his category, and everyone else on the show.

People on the show like him, they think he's a nice guy because that's the reality of who he is. He's a nice guy who made a mistake (as we all make mistakes) and was unfortunate enough to become victimised for it on national TV. He deserves a second chance from the viewers, so people need to just move on and put SCC behind them as it's stubborn and petty to dwell over and ridicule someone for what is just human error and made by all of us at some stage and in some form.

He was a dick at the auditions, but I did feel sorry for him when they booed. His performance at judges houses was good, which was what the judges were supposed to base their decisions on, so he deserved to go through to the live shows. I wouldn't say he was my favorite, but there are acts I like a lot less than Mason.

many people on this forum have said the xfactor is a fix, would be a contradiction to criticize the only act ever (mason) who pointed out the editing manipulations by producers

Mason: Ergh, X-factor tonight, as if the industry isn't bad enough, and how is Cheryl in the music business, let alone a judge on the show?!

Shows Producers: Do you want to be on the X-factor Mason?

Mason: ZOMG, fan boy meltdown! Would I?! You bet your ass I would! Where do I sign?!

I've wondered this, was Mason one of the ones the producers brought in from the start, or did he audition out of his own accord?

I don't love him but the audience are a baying mob of idiots who frankly need to get a life

He's nought special.