I just finished watching the repeat of Malaysian Idol on TV. I missed the live show on Friday on an unavoidable circumstance.

I’m just going to make it ‘short’ and ‘sweet’. I think it’s safe for me to say that the judges are prejudice. I’ll say why. There were 4 non-malays this time. 3 Chinese and 1 Indian. I’ll start with the first Chinese, Keith.

Personally, I think he is good. Roslan said he sucks. And that he is AFRAID that Keith is going to get thru. The implied message is that we Malaysians do not know how to vote. That we vote for the person who does not deserve to go thru (according to Roslan). He is making this statement based on the fact that all Chinese in the previous shows got thru. It actually amazes me that it didn’t dawn on him that perhaps they got thru because they can sing and we Malaysians love them. And Paul said that Keith would be eaten alive if he were to compete in World Idol with Ruben Studdard or Fantasia. And Paul also said that Keith is too happy for his own good (or something like tat). Well, you know what Paul, that’s the pleasant personality that everyone should have. Look at Clay Aiken. Look at George Huff. The Americans adore them because of their happy and pleasant personality.

The second Chinese, Yin. I don’t think she sang badly. She just needs a little coaching. And Roslan said that it would actually be SCARY to see her competing in World Idol. How could someone actually use the word “scary” to describe a person? That is an insult. As a professional (Roslan), he should have at least have a little respect for the contestant (or other human beings for that matter). I wouldn’t mind if he had said that she sung horribly/badly but to say a person is scary is actually a direct assault on her physically. I can understand if he (Roslan) has got no respect for others, but still, have some respect for yourself as a professional and as a human.

This is the interesting part. Up till contestant 10, they were the only 2 contestants that the judges compared them to the World Idol (and shoot them down). Why don’t they take a Malay girl or a Malay guy and judge them what if they were to compete in World Idol? The prejudice is absurd. All the other contestants, even when they sing badly, the judges will still “cushion” it with some good words. But the 2 Chinese? They didn’t get any slack at all. Nothing. I would have actually love to see Keith or Yin refute back and say “at least you see me competing in the World Idol as the Malaysian Idol, and I should say thank you” when the judges compared them with the World Idol.

And Karen Watts. A stand by that got in when another contestant withdrew. She did sing badly but definitely not the worst. But somehow she manage to get the worst title from all the judges. Out of the 4 worst criticized contestants today, 3 of them are Chinese (not sure if Karen is Chinese, but still non-malay). And they say that 8TV did everything they can to bring the best production team to produce Malaysian Idol. Just look at the judges, the best? Just look at the set. Dull and bland.

And Jac, the only Indian girl in the contest. She’s a singer. Had an album. A self-financed album. To me personally, it’s a little unfair to the others. She had more singing experience than the others. She even appeared on Latte @ 8 before. A show directed/produced (whatever, I dunno) by Paul. All the judges love her. And prejudice strikes again. Roslan said that he is afraid that Jac is not going to get thru even thou she is a good singer. What makes him think that Jac is not going to get thru? Because she’s an Indian? Because of her skin color? Roslan, you are opening a can of worms here. You could be starting a racist issue on national TV. We are not America. Malaysia isn’t ready for this kinda “stuff”.

And honestly, Jac might or might not go thru. She has got a good voice. I don’t deny that. But if you actually listen to her sing, u couldn’t comprehend a word out of her mouth. Her singing “Super Woman” on today’s (Friday) show is the equivalent of a doctor’s handwriting. Incomprehensible. The judges knew that. That is why all of them said that they hope she could get thru so she could show Malaysia her true ability because she obviously did not do well on this particular song. Just look at the bias here. Ridiculous. You only get one chance. You snooze, you lose.

The last contestant, Saiful. He too got compared to the World Idol but on a more positive note. And seriously, I really like his voice (except when he sings really LOUD). But can he sing in English? Can you compete in World Idol singing in Malay with an Arabic accent? He pronounces Idol as I-dul. No offence but look at what happen to the Arabic Idol during the last World Idol. She gets nowhere even thou she has a really great voice.

My votes go to Keith, Yin, Saiful and Fahmy.

I know I’ve said before in my previous post where I accuse the show of favoring Malays. And I was wrong. I apologized. But now, I am actually quite pleased with the results for it is fair and just. I don’t think there’s any favoring in term of the voting. I strongly believe that all the contestants that got thru really do deserve it. Chinese is one of the minorities in this country. That shows that all the Chinese and all the other contestants that previously got thru actually deserve it.