Originally Posted by Toasted Toad:
“You see this sometimes - I'm not sure whether people mean to praise the celeb or sometimes dismiss them as being 'too good'. However, I always find it (a) insulting to the pro and (b) demonstrating the viewer's lack of observation/knowledge. You can't tell which one of the two has been dancing for about 15-20 years? Really? When the judges say it, it's really meant as hyperbole but when viewers say it, I worry...”
“You see this sometimes - I'm not sure whether people mean to praise the celeb or sometimes dismiss them as being 'too good'. However, I always find it (a) insulting to the pro and (b) demonstrating the viewer's lack of observation/knowledge. You can't tell which one of the two has been dancing for about 15-20 years? Really? When the judges say it, it's really meant as hyperbole but when viewers say it, I worry...”
With regards to Danny and Oti I've noticed the line used disparagingly towards her. I, too, find it difficult to comprehend how someone could watch that samba for example and not recognize Oti as the pro. Danny worked his tush off and it showed but to say it was difficult to separate the two or worst he looked like the pro is frankly bizarre.




somewhere along the line there appears to be a disconnect with normality that is beyond most people's comprehension.
. I thought Danny acquitted himself rather well considering he was dancing with a samba goddess. I cringed reading comments inexplicably unable to distinguish who the pro was. Black pro dancers in this format are a rarity but really?! 