Today I received a YouTube video from my husband about a performance given at the British equivalent to “American Idol”. I started watching the video and this forty-seven year old, unemployed woman appeared.  She was trying out her singing in front of Simon Cowell – gulp!  I immediately felt sorry for her because I just knew that she was going to get blasted with sarcasm, etc., because she was not  [ Read More ]

I hope you all can assess the video about Susan Boyle on YouTube.  It is a classic example of how we stereotype people and forget to look beyond physical appearances. For those who cannot get the YouTube video, what happened is Susan Boyle started singing and the entire audience cheered and clapped.  Her voice was fantastic and amazing and all of that.  She definitely could give Elaine Paige a run  [ Read More ]