The Susan Boyle Effect – Take 2

I don’t think I got to the heart of the matter around the Susan Boyle Effect yesterday.  For me, it’s not about the talent at all, despite it being more than impressive.  It’s about just accepting the person for the person. And being judged on nothing more than our root of kindness.

But the show is about talent.  I get that.  If Susan Boyle had shown up offering anything less than what she gave, she would have been laughed off the stage.  You can bet on that.  And that’s where I would have liked the kindness to kick in.  Had she not pulled out that soaring voice, instead of people booing her off, in my Bizarro Kelsey Place, I would have liked to see people still applauding her courage to get up and try.

Because AH-HA!  MY POINT!  I knew I’d find it around here somewhere.  Because we’re all not going to hit it out of the park and poke our former bullies in the eyes all the time, every single time.  Awesomeness, excellence are things we strive for but in the meantime, we’re dealing with a lot of learning.  And when the bar is set so high like what Susan had to achieve, I get scared and frankly, just don’t want to try.  There’s no room for the learning or the practice or the trying anymore in this American-Britain’s-Got-Talent-Idol World of ours.

We just see the outcome, and maybe if we’re lucky and a budget allows for it, we get a montage of the learning/practice/trying that only lasts for 90 seconds.

Let’s see some shows that deal with process beyond “America’s Biggest Loser.”  Some in-depth, real-time studies of the ups and downs, failures and falls of a process.

Or maybe they’re already out there?  L’il help?  Anyone?