Arabs Got Talent, the infamous talent show almost everyone I know watches. I won't lie, I love the show, and every Saturday at 9 o'clock, I turn the TV on to MBC4 and watch it.
On yesterday's episode, a Syrian dude, named Ayman, went on stage to sing and... let's just say that singing is not his thing. That's not what I want to blog about though- the boy's lack of talent- but the judges reaction towards this gutsy guy.
They laughed, they teased him, and humiliated him on TV. One of the judges, Nasser, told him that he (Ayman) is the first person he sees that sings horribly but with so much passion. And he said it sarcastically. They even gave him another chance to come up again and sing, and then act.
They do not get people on this show to humiliate them. Or do they? It's not the first time, either. I remember the first or second episode, where they similarly made fun/ laughed at other people. It is not professional, not humane, and it's disrespectful.
Although, this time, Najwa (another judge) whispered something in Ayman's ear when the other two judges told him to sing again, and it was later revealed that she told him not to sing because if he does they will only laugh at him. It was, at least, a kind attempt to save him the humiliation.
I respect Ayman's courage, the guy has got some serious guts to go on stage, over and over again. I laughed, and I think everyone/ almost everyone who watched that episode laughed, too. But this is not the purpose of the show. The purpose is not to make people laugh at other people, it is to give talented people a chance to reveal their talent, and this should be done in a professional, polite manner, not a rude, vulgar one.
Did you watch yesterday's episode? You can check Ayman on Arabs Got Talent in the video below (in Arabic).
What do you think of what the judges did? Is it justified? Are they qualified to do that?
