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Sanjaya Is Making the Most of His 15 Minutes of Fame

Sanjaya Is Making the Most of His 15 Minutes of Fame

Sanjaya Malakar is still being recognized for his “work” on American Idol. The AZN Asian Excellence Awards have nominated him as the Favorite Reality TV Star. The results will be announced on Monday, May 28th at 8PM EST. In the meantime, here are some pics! Hey, I know the second one if of him and Apolo Ohno (Olympic skater and Dancing with the Stars finalist) but who is he with in the third pic?

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No Asians on Idol?

No Asians on Idol?

In a recent post, a visitor left me a comment that involved the racial politics of American Idol. It got me thinking about the first major accusation of racism against the show (not that I am implying that racism is present, I’m just asking an open-ended question).

When Jennifer Hudson was voted off, there was such a public uproar that the question of racism was immediately raised. Even Elton John got involved in the debate, despite the fact that, of the… More »