What is the real lesson to learn from Susan Boyle’s appearance on TV?
I’ve read a lot about the lessons to be learnt from Susan Boyle’s appearance on the TV show, Britain’s Got Talent (BGT)
Most seem to talk about pre-judging from what a person looks like.
And that is a good lesson to learn again – and was my first thought on seeing the actual programme.
But then I was invited to look a bit deeper, and what I found is, I think, an even greater lesson.
I think that what we should really be looking at here is the manipulative behaviour of the BGT producers – and how we can so easily miss that.
Simon Cowell’s comment during the judging was very telling – he said he knew immediately something very special (correction: Extraordinary) was coming.
Why did he say that??
Not because he could “divine” her gorgeous voice before he heard her sing.
But, I suspect, because she was allowed by the producers to go on stage looking so dreadful.
They COULD have improved her appearance considerably – just see what she looks like next time round!!
But they knew perfectly well what first impression she would make with that hair, that dress, those eyebrows.
And they were not going to ruin a potentially great TV moment by allowing her to present herself better.
They allowed her to go out to face the reaction they knew she would get – cynicism, ridicule, disbelief.
They wanted to build up as much of that as they could so as to get the greatest reaction possible when she opened her mouth.
Simon knows how the producers work – he could even demand that they produce one such “surprise” per show, as there seems to be one!
So seeing someone so poorly presented, he probably DID have an inkling she had something amazing hidden inside.
He knew that the only reason someone was allowed on stage looking like that was to create contrast.
The producers set us, the viewers, up masterfully.
I had my guard down and fell right into the obvious trap they set. As did most people.
But I hope I’m not the only one who, on reflection, sees the bigger trap, sees the blatant exploitation of Susan, and has learnt the even more important lesson about being discerning at all times -even when relaxing on a Saturday night.
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Posted by spiritus on May 2nd, 2009 filed in Business, Law of Attraction, Spiritual Marketing, Spiritus
