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Goldi0218
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Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
Now that Antonella has not been "kicked" off of American Idol the way Frenchie Davis was a few seasons ago, many people view the situation as racist. See article below:
"(CBS) NEW YORK It's been a rocky road for Point Pleasant, N.J. native Antonella Barba, a finalist on Fox's popularity contest American Idol, ever since she sang her way to Hollywood.
On camera, Barba has been berated by the judges for her singing, while off-camera she's turned into an amateur Paris Hilton, with questionable pictures of her parading around in a see-through top at a World War II memorial fountain surfacing on the Internet.
While Idol fans have somehow managed to keep Barba on the show despite her so-so singing, Civil Rights activists are now trying to get her kicked off forcefully. Activist Najee Ali, who leads the group "Project Islamic H.O.P.E.," and other supporters are gathering to protest the show's decision to keep Barba on despite the racy photos, claiming the show is guilty of a racial "double-standard" after booting off former contestant Frenchie Davis in the show's second season.
Davis, who is black, was disqualified from the show after topless pictures of her apparently in a compromising position also appeared on the Internet, according to several tabloid Web sites. Barba, who is white, has not been disqualified.
A news release was consequently issued saying that Ali, along with "celebrities, community leaders and Chris Tian & Friends for Frenchie Davis will confront 'American Idol' this Tuesday." The rally was scheduled to take place Tuesday morning outside the Kodak Theater -- where Idol is taped -- on Hollywood Boulevard.
The "celebrity" rally will focus on the circumstances surrounding Davis' ousting, in which Davis said the questionable photos were "never seen by the 'Idol' powers that be, nor the public," according to the release.
The release said Barba's photos are of a pornographic nature whereas Davis only posed in lingerie. Pornographic photographs of a woman who looked similar to Barba surfaced at the same time as the photographs of her splashing about in the fountain, but most outlets have dismissed the pictures as someone else, not Barba.
Ali and the rally participants are asking that Davis be brought back onto the show. An e-mail has even been created for supporters, but it doesn't appear as if the show's producers will budge in their positions."
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
Go Frenchie! 
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
I think she has every right to be mad and I'm glad she's making a stink about it.
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
i r ead the article in the post so i knew it was c oming
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
Wasn't Frenchie on a PAID website posing nude for a fee?
Versus Antonella taking goofy pics with friends and getting them posted?
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| Posted 3/6/07 8:36 PM |
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
i HATE when people take an issue, and turn it into a Race issue. HATE it... and that automatically makes me lose any respect for the argument they may have had.
Honestly, i can't stand Antonella, i think she's trash... BUT.. she took slutty pics, just like every other teenage girl that has a myspace page... BUT.. she didnt get paid for them. Big difference. I'm sure there's a bunch of past and present contestants that have taken nude photos at some point in their life, but NOT as part of a business transaction.
To turn it into a racial thing though... absolutely ridiculous. 
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| Posted 3/6/07 8:38 PM |
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Goldi0218
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
I saw Frenchie on TV earlier in the evening. She amd the interviwer discussed that she was PAID to do her photos, while Antonella was not. Antonella's pictures were allegedly stolen from a computer. However, the pictures WERE taken and she believes they should be held to the same standard.
I personally do not think it is a race issue. If anything, I think it is a size issue.
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Posted by leighla
Wasn't Frenchie on a PAID website posing nude for a fee?
Versus Antonella taking goofy pics with friends and getting them posted?
I think one of the things is that "supposedly" the AI producers knew all along and once it got out into the open, she got the boot.
I don't think that she was completely nude.... I could be wrong on that, though 
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
I think Frenchie has a right to ask why she was kicked off and not Barba - but honestly why would she want to go back on Idol?
She is doing so much better on her own.
I don't know the circumstances for Frenchie's departure -- was she paid? and what kind of website?
Barba's photos *I think* were private photos that unfortunately got leaked
maybe that is the difference
but either way - I don't think either should have been or should be kicked off
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
i was waiting for it!!!
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
Posted by neenie
i HATE when people take an issue, and turn it into a Race issue. HATE it... and that automatically makes me lose any respect for the argument they may have had.
Honestly, i can't stand Antonella, i think she's trash... BUT.. she took slutty pics, just like every other teenage girl that has a myspace page... BUT.. she didnt get paid for them. Big difference. I'm sure there's a bunch of past and present contestants that have taken nude photos at some point in their life, but NOT as part of a business transaction.
To turn it into a racial thing though... absolutely ridiculous.
Took the words right out of my mouth!!
Message edited 3/6/2007 8:41:13 PM.
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
Posted by Libragal07
Posted by neenie
i HATE when people take an issue, and turn it into a Race issue. HATE it... and that automatically makes me lose any respect for the argument they may have had.
Honestly, i can't stand Antonella, i think she's trash... BUT.. she took slutty pics, just like every other teenage girl that has a myspace page... BUT.. she didnt get paid for them. Big difference. I'm sure there's a bunch of past and present contestants that have taken nude photos at some point in their life, but NOT as part of a business transaction.
To turn it into a racial thing though... absolutely ridiculous.
Took the words right out of my mouth!!
Amen!!!!
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
Posted by Libragal07
Posted by neenie
i HATE when people take an issue, and turn it into a Race issue. HATE it... and that automatically makes me lose any respect for the argument they may have had.
Honestly, i can't stand Antonella, i think she's trash... BUT.. she took slutty pics, just like every other teenage girl that has a myspace page... BUT.. she didnt get paid for them. Big difference. I'm sure there's a bunch of past and present contestants that have taken nude photos at some point in their life, but NOT as part of a business transaction.
To turn it into a racial thing though... absolutely ridiculous.
Took the words right out of my mouth!!
I cannot agree more!
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
Posted by MrsFlatbread
Posted by Libragal07
Posted by neenie
i HATE when people take an issue, and turn it into a Race issue. HATE it... and that automatically makes me lose any respect for the argument they may have had.
Honestly, i can't stand Antonella, i think she's trash... BUT.. she took slutty pics, just like every other teenage girl that has a myspace page... BUT.. she didnt get paid for them. Big difference. I'm sure there's a bunch of past and present contestants that have taken nude photos at some point in their life, but NOT as part of a business transaction.
To turn it into a racial thing though... absolutely ridiculous.
Took the words right out of my mouth!!
Amen!!!!
I agree. Can't it be anything else other than a racial thing? Or is that the first thing that entered the mind?
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
Posted by scarletbegonia
I think she has every right to be mad and I'm glad she's making a stink about it.
I totally agree!
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
Posted by neenie
i HATE when people take an issue, and turn it into a Race issue. HATE it... and that automatically makes me lose any respect for the argument they may have had.
Honestly, i can't stand Antonella, i think she's trash... BUT.. she took slutty pics, just like every other teenage girl that has a myspace page... BUT.. she didnt get paid for them. Big difference. I'm sure there's a bunch of past and present contestants that have taken nude photos at some point in their life, but NOT as part of a business transaction.
To turn it into a racial thing though... absolutely ridiculous.
Ah, I had no clue that Frenchie was PAID for them. That changes my perspective entirely!
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
Posted by scarletbegonia
I think she has every right to be mad and I'm glad she's making a stink about it.
you agree that she was booted because she's Black? 
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
I agree, there is a HUGE difference between getting paid for taking pics for the purpose of having them published, and taking private (albeit stupid) photos that were intended for your boyfriend only.
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Posted by neenie
Posted by scarletbegonia
I think she has every right to be mad and I'm glad she's making a stink about it.
you agree that she was booted because she's Black?
I thought the issue at hand was that she was kicked off for the pictures while Antonella remains on the show.
Honestly, the race issue never even entered my mind.
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
Posted by Goldi0218
I personally do not think it is a race issue. If anything, I think it is a size issue.
This wouldn't surprise me.
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
Posted by scarletbegonia
Posted by neenie
Posted by scarletbegonia
I think she has every right to be mad and I'm glad she's making a stink about it.
you agree that she was booted because she's Black?
I thought the issue at hand was that she was kicked off for the pictures while Antonella remains on the show.
Honestly, the race issue never even entered my mind.
That was what the article was saying though - she was kicked off because she was black and Antonella is allowed to stay because she's white.
To me the main difference was the intent of the photos.
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
yea, but I thought those photos weren't really her?
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Goldi0218
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
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I personally do not think it is a race issue. If anything, I think it is a size issue.
This wouldn't surprise me.
It would never be spoken or admitted to. Bottom line is the only reason why Antonella hasnt been voted off is because she is hot. Every heavy WOMAN on that show was voted off. Make a stink about that. The race card is too easy. IMO.
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
Posted by Goldi0218
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Posted by Goldi0218
I personally do not think it is a race issue. If anything, I think it is a size issue.
This wouldn't surprise me.
It would never be spoken or admitted to. Bottom line is the only reason why Antonella hasnt been voted off is because she is hot. Every heavy WOMAN on that show was voted off. Make a stink about that. The race card is too easy. IMO.
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Re: Frenchie Davis to confront American Idol Producers
Posted by Goldi0218
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Posted by Goldi0218
I personally do not think it is a race issue. If anything, I think it is a size issue.
This wouldn't surprise me.
It would never be spoken or admitted to. Bottom line is the only reason why Antonella hasnt been voted off is because she is hot. Every heavy WOMAN on that show was voted off. Make a stink about that. The race card is too easy. IMO.
I agree with this.
I had another thought too, though. I don't really watch the show, but I did see Frenchie perform and she has a great voice. Could it be that she was booted off because they actually thought it might be possible she could win? From what I have heard, Antonella's voice isn't strong enough to make it, so they aren't worried about her winning. They might not want the winner to have any naked photos anywhere, regardless of how they were obtained.
I think it is more the size thing, though.
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