NOW THIS IS A SONG TO CELEBRATE THE CONSCIOUS LIBERATION OF THE FEMALE STATE: I think it's safe to say that if you're an AI semifinalist and you are either (a) male or (b) Caucasian, you shouldn't start planning your victory speech just yet. With the exception of Gina Glocksen (the chick with the Amy Adams hair), the evening's performances went straight down racial lines. Nicole Tranquillo? Scary. Amy Krebs? Blah. Leslie Hunt? Painfully awkward. Haley Scarnato? Who? Alaina Alexander? Ouch. Antonella? The schadenfreude types should be pleased.
Stephanie Edwards, Sabrina Sloan, Jordin Sparks . . . all good. (Special note to Jordin with love from me: lose the hand motions. Now. There is no universe in which making the universal sign of "call me" should be part of your business during a performance.) Personally, I thought the performance of the night belonged to Melinda Doolittle rather than Lakisha Jones, but no matter -- they'll both be around for a good long time. I suspect that Melinda may ultimately be a bit more versatile, but time will tell.
Attention boys and white girls: you've got an awful lot of work to do. Better get cracking.
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