No, these 5 guys do not actually sound or act anything like eachother.

• David Cook sings Rock.
• Kris Allen sings some sort of Acoustic Pop whatever.
• Lee DeWyze is irrelevant & shouldn’t have won, I’ll give you that one.
• Scotty sings straight up Country.
• Phillip Phillips sings some sort of Bluesy-Alternative-Folk Rock mashup from heaven.

So why are we lumping these 5 guys together when their music is nothing alike & they really have nothing in common OTHER than being white & playing guitar?

While we’re at it, why don’t we lump some other famous WGWG together & say they’re all the same? Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Blake Shelton, John Mayer, Eric Clapton, Adam Levine, Damien Rice, Van Morrison, Chris Martin etc. All the same, righttttttttttt? NO.

Also, can we PLEASE stop with the assumption that these 5 WGWG only won because little girls were voting for them because they were cute? NO.

• In the eyes of little girls, David Archuleta was far more attractive than David Cook. The little girls were crushed when he lost.
• Kris Allen ain’t that cute. I think most little girls probably preferred Glambert.
• PSHHHHHH Ain’t nothing cute about Lee. Casey James was far more attractive than Lee & he placed 3rd. That little dude Aaron Kelly & that obnoxious kid Tim Urban were also on that season & the little girls were all over them
• Alright, maybe the little girls thought Scotty was cute (I know because my little cousin was one of them *sigh*) but he was also an extremely legitimate country artist, & a shit ton of American’s love country music for some god awful reason.
• As cute as Phillip is, he’s probably the most awkward performer the show has ever seen, & most of the music he picked little girls wouldn’t have even known. & c’mon, really, if American Idol were all up to the little girls then Colton Dixon would’ve walked away with that trophy, hands down.

I also would like to state that I know several middle aged men & women (including both my parents, but most especially my father) who LOVE Phillip Phillips & have loved him from the beginning. I also know several little BOYS who love Phillip as well…& now that I think about it, I don’t know a single little girl that liked Phillip. My little cousins loved Colton.

Also, I firmly believe that the winners of past seasons should have no bearing on who wins the current season. Every season is different & the talent is different every year. Maybe some of the WGWGs SHOULDNT have won but just because they won when they shouldn’t have DOESN’T mean its fair to hold it against Phillip.

I honestly think that even if Jessica had been a horrible singer (which she obviously is not) that some people would’ve been outraged when P2 won regardless of his talent, JUST because he’s a WGWG.

Now if you want to say that Phillip shouldn’t have won because Jessica was more talented…that’s a completely different scenario & you’re entitled to your opinion. Some people preferred Jessica & I COMPLETELY understand that. She is a PHENOMENAL singer. She was definitely one of my favorite aside from Phillips & I was so stoked they were in the finale together, so I get it.

However, Phillip deserved it as well…& obviously he just connected with more people than Jessica did. I think a lot of people really felt his vulnerability & his humility in his performances. He was more likable & more sure of himself & his music than almost any of the other finalists this season. We can’t kid ourselves to believe that American Idol isn’t partially a personality contest. No one wants to vote for an asshole (not saying that any of the finalists were assholes) but I think a lot of people really respected the way he stood up for himself & refused to lose himself in the competition. He is someone that people can relate to. He isn’t someone who was born with this ridiculously beautiful, god-given voice. You can tell how hard he works to make his music sound the way it does. I honestly don’t think anyone can deny that he put more effort into the arrangements of all of his songs than the other contestant did (except MAYBE Colton) & he made every song his own. Every week, Phillip went out on that stage & did something that was completely, 100% him & obviously a lot of people loved it. He was never unsure, he never wavered about who he was & the music he wanted to make. I think everyone knows without any doubt, the kind of musician he is & the kind of music he is going to make. As Randy said several times, Phillip is a true artist. He’s not just a singer; he’s a musician. I think a lot of the other contestants didn’t have that same confidence & clarity in what they were doing while they were on the show, & that could have ultimately been what put Phillip ahead.

I get that technically he wasn’t the best singer this season. He can’t hit the same notes or hold them as long as Jessica or Joshua can, but he was never pitchy or off key (except in Time of the Season, & he owned up to that) & his voice was still very pleasant to listen to, & it was interesting. A lot of people love his growling & the way it seems as if there’s electricity running through his veins when he sings. He puts 110% of himself into everything he sings.

Phillip has been my #1 since the Top 42 performances & it really sucks to see this undeserved hate going his way. So many people are accusing the show of racism (?!) & are saying that the show is controlled by fanatical teenage girls. Well, while I am a teenage girl (not for long though…Ill be 19 this year), Im far past my intense fangirling days. I don’t like Phillip because he’s cute (even though I will admit that he is). I like him because of his music. I love what he does with the songs that he sings & I love his style. Anyone who knows me knows that I listen to the kinds of artists that Phillip was covering all season. I like some mainstream stuff, but the Hot 100 isn’t really the kind of music that speaks to me. Its fun to listen to but some of my most favorite artists are Dave Matthews & Damien Rice & I was sooo ecstatic to see a contestant that almost seemed like he was taylor-made for the kind of music I listen to. Same goes for my parents who were teens in the 70s. Phillip is SO reminiscent of the music of the 70s, mixed with some modern stuff. He was singing CCR & Genesis (cmon, most little girls don’t even know who those artists are). THATS why people love him, NOT just because he’s cute. As someone, somewhere on Tumblr once stated “Im not going to buy his album to listen to his face” & thats 100% true. He’s cute, yes, but ultimately I love him because I’ve never yearned for an American Idol contestant’s album as much as I am for his. It has always been about the music for me.

I just wish people realized that this is American Idol. Its not just about vocal talent. Its about who America connects with most & this year it was Phillip. Jessica is extremely talented & she has an enormous career ahead of her. Don’t take her loss so personally. Even she said she thought Phillip deserved to win 100% & that he went through more, mentally & physically, than any other contestant on the show.

OK I think I pretty much covered everything.

/rant over