Do apparences count ? Everybody will tell you that they do. That good looking people succeed better than less attractive ones. That it is very difficult to change a first impression. Some will argue that this is the reason why there is so much plastic surgery going around (ah yeah, and trying to stay young, that too). The search for perfection and success has led us to admire those with the right looks and disregard those who do not have them. Technology and surgery help I suppose to highlight singers or actors - trying to get both talent and looks in the same package.
But we still recognize talent when we see it, regardless of the packaging. I don't usually like reality shows, because I often find them to be a public embarrassement of the contestants. But I have to hand it to Britain's Got Talent. A scotswoman of 47 who can only be described as frumpy,came out and sang - and knocked their socks off. As the TV filmed audience reaction when Susan Boyle came onstage - you could see what they were thinking. One of the judges called the performance a wake-up call. It was written up in the Washington Post by Jeanne McManus under the title "The Dream She Dreamed - cheers for a voice to silence the cynics", and the Youtube video is a roaring success. Talent is talent, and I think we should not judge so fast and give people the benefit of the doubt. Susan Boyle's deam is to be a singer - I hope we will soon be able to say : and the rest is history...
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