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Pennyaline

wrote:
> On May 30, 4:03 pm, The Space Boss > wrote:
>> Seems to me she is no more talented than the wonderful cooks on this
>> forum. Hey I enjoy her show, I'm just wondering how she landed the gig.
>
> Demographics. Networks (in the US, anyway) now know that "mediocre"
> is the way to go to get a big fanbase. Look at American Idol. No one
> talented or good looking ever wins. People are put-off by talented,
> good-looking people. Look at the disdain people have for a Lindsay
> Lohan or an Angelina Jolie (all of it is based on envy and jealousy-
> nevertheless, it is there).

That may be the case for Jolie, but in Lohan's case the resentment is
about how we put pampered addled *children* on pedestals, call them
movie stars, then fight to keep them from jumping or falling off their
perches. Many would like to see Lohan face plant just because she's such
a phenomenal flake.

I do advise, however, that you don't try to apply the Jolie logic to
****s like Paris Hilton who have no talent and no beauty, just money and
a supremely over-developed sense of entitlement.

> Rachel Ray has a lot of personality, but she's sloppy-looking and not
> really a good chef. This makes her a demographic home run.
>
> You will always have a lot more Americans identifying with (and
> liking) her than a hot, thin chick who actually studied haute cuisine.

Personally, I'm put off by cooks with a sloppy appearance no matter how
fetching the personality.

That explains why I can't stand that ignoramus cake-baker, Duff. Then
again, he doesn't have much personality, either.