American Idol Protest Scheduled: If Frenchie's A Slut, Then So Is Antonella?

Author: Dawn Olsen
Published: March 05, 2007 at 9:13 pm

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WWTDD points to this post TVGrapevine.com that a protest is scheduled for tomorrow evening's Idol show at the Kodak Theatre. 

What's the reason for the outrage?  I am still scratching my head on that one.  According to the post in the forum, there are some who believe a double standard exists for Season 2 idol Frenchie Davis and Season 6 idol Antonella Barba. Both were the subject of scandal regarding racy photos.  But that's where the similarities end. Here's what the forum post states as the reason:

Four years ago Davis was dismissed from the show for purported racy photos. But those photos, which Davis told EUR in an exclusive interview, were never seen either by the "Idol" powers that be, nor the public. On top of that she maintains her photos were of her modeling lingerie. Barbas' are of the hardcore porn type and have actually been published and seen by the public.

First of all, I hate being put in the position of defending Antonella Barba, as she is a doofus who can't sing.  But she didn't star in any "hardcore" porn type activity, unless you count posing on the toilet as hardcore porn, in which case maybe those in coprology community might find themselves unduly aroused.  The worst of the photos were quickly and decisively determined to NOT be her. And the photos of her weren't done for financial gain and were private photos leaked by a third party.  As for Frenchie's tasteful foray into the world of lingerie modeling, the fine folks at WWTDD point to the Smoking Gun for a more insightful analysis of what Frenchie did to get kicked off of Idol:
According to a TSG source, Davis posed topless (and appeared to be masturbating) on "Daddy's Little Girls," a web site where "the girls have all grown up...and the boys have come to play."

I think I've seen this site.  Anyway, that does not sound like "lingerie" modeling to me, anymore than the actual photos featuring Antonella Barba are "hardcore" porn.  So who's behind this protest:
Project Islamic Hope's Ali, who is known for his no nonsense, take no prisoners style of speaking out on current issues, will be joined at the rally by season one "Idol" Producer Tarvenia Jones, Frenchie Davis (by phone), and Belinda Foster, manager of Frenchie Davis.

So in essence, Frenchie Davis, who I like just fine but wish had better friends, some pseudo "civil rights" person, plus a couple other knucklehead mcSpazitrons will all be angrily prostesting the man, the establishment, the military industrial complex and of course, the drones running the Matrix.  Good luck with that.

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