says good performance, gives X

says bad performance, gives check

give us a better judge who knows what she's doing

She was right on with those young GIRLS (Uniestity)!! They had no right wearing those clothes. They are GIRLS not women and should never be allowed to wear such scanky clothes. They have potential in their singing ability but please put some clothes on!!! (And some back-up music would be great)

Like the other judges haven't done it? I only saw one tonight, but that good just be me missing it. The one time I did see it go off opposite what she wanted it didn't even look like her hands were anywhere near the button. Seems like that one was the fault of the system itself.

Actually I give those girls credit for doing it acapella (sp?). It is much harder to sing without music, it makes any flaws you have stand out much more, it was a big gamble to do. Brandi was right on with their clothes and with them needing to work on their harmony with each other. But doing it that way showed how really talented those girls are. Give them a year or two and they could be a force to be reckoned with.

Brandy is not a bad judge. Actually to me, she was more fair then the other 2 judge. Those 3 girls looked like street hookers and they were only 16, 17. She was right. They were trying to hard. And why did everyone flip when Brandy didnt give those poor "born only for welfare money" black girls the vote? Just because Brandy is black doesnt mean she had to give those girls a vote. They had no talent, no coordination, couldnt sing. Basically, they had no business being on that stage. And as a black man, I feel disgusted that that mother is popping all those kids out when she **** well knows she is not financially secured. Even one of the lil girls hinted at them sleeping in some motel or something. It was disgusting just to see those girls up there. Mother couldnt even afford to get the girl's hair done and she keeps popping kids left to right. What is she trying to do? Raise a village? Everyone knows that its a FACT. Mothers have to constantly keep having kids to maintain their welfare money status. If your kids go over a certain age. they cut off your welfare. And not only that. We live in a society where poverty is rewarded by the more kids you have. Thats pure child abuse. And here goes this woman and as a perfect disgusting example of it all. DO NOT GO HAVING SO MANY ******* KIDS when you are not financially stable. NO child should be born into that mess. Children deserve better. Thats why I dont have any kids. Because they are expensive and I dont want to bring a child into the world just to be born into poverty. I'm so disgusted. And you wonder why in China, they limit or used to limit the amount of kids one could have? That lady needs to keep her ******* legs closed. Come on.

You don't hold nothin back, do you? I don't agree with how you say it but the gist of it makes sense. Brandy doesn't have to agree with the act and should give her opinion, she gave an honest one, those girls with the right coaching could probably one day have something, but not at this time. N'Versity has talent, but their song choice and clothing choice were wrong.

What did Brandy in for me was when she passed the senior citizen stripper and then tried to unanimously buzz off the burlesque dancer. Dave is a dumbass, but he has my respect for never having slammed down someone else's buzzer.

I agree with Brandy about the outfits though. Girls under the legal age of consent are not supposed to look sexy and provocative.

The "village of little black girls" really bothered me. I'm sorry about how it all came out but I see that everyday. It makes me sick to my stomach. And yes I agree with you, N'versity just needs more practice, more training and who knows, I could easily picture them on MTV or something. But there is nothing SEXY about a 16 year old baby. You could see Brandy was trying to be very careful with her words. I applaud her for that. If I was a judge. I probably would have said "you have talent but you look like **** hookers and thats distracting from the talent". Brandy was real.

He certainly tried though. Can't remember the act, but the two of them X'ed it and Brandi kept watching. The two of them both tried to hit her buzzer and she tried not to let them. Piers just got to it first. It certainly wasn't for lack of trying.

Oh good lord, those clothes were not ****Y. They were hot, they looked stylish, and the audience loved it. This is America, 16 and 17 yr olds have sex appeal, WAKE UP, they are not little kids and the look was HOT.

I think Brandi tried to "call in sick" but because she signed a contract, she's stuck. I think that the next time she gets to judge something like Leonid or Vlad, she should vomit on them. Then maybe they'll let her stay home. Hasselhoff, has nothing better to do, so he's stuck. The other guy, who speaks "English" all the time, well, maybe he should stay. At least he seems to take what he's doing seriously. I don't know why, but he does. I'm wondering how much they are making for this gig. It must be a lot! I would have gotten up and walked out.

The "lawnmower maniac", did make a nice bust on the Brit... They're food does really suck!!! That was the highlight of the night, as far as I'm concerned.

16 and 17 year odl girls are NOT supposed to have sex appeal. They should be going to school, prom, etc. Not being hit on or drooled over by 40-50 year old men because they look like Playboy Centerfolds. GET A CLUE!

Please dont encourage little girls to dress like hookers. Yes this is america and they are wearing "thongs" in the 3rd grade. But come on, someone has to step up and set an example. I love brandy for saying what she said. Just because you have the freedom to were whatever you want, doesnt mean you will look hot. For example. The fruit at the end of the show. I'm sure you think his clothes were not ****y too right? lol.

I hate how people are claiming they were trying to look '30.' If I saw a 30 year old wearing that, I'd ask them if they were trying to look 17. Geeze, those are normal clothes for a 17 year old.

If I saw a 30 something wearing those clothes, I would have said "What is that hooker doing out so early?"

I agreed with her about their chemistry. Theirs no doubt they can sing, but the act as a whole was seriously missing something. I bet any one of them could do well for themselves on idol.



I won't go as far as saying that they are on welfare, because I don't know, but I will say that if you are gonna put your kids on stage as an act at least make sure they are wearing matching shoes. And make sure they have something to do up there. The three youngest kids looked like they were having a lot of fun up there, but it didn't seem to me that they were doing anything other than being cute - children are not props folks. The older girls might have something if they keep at it, but I was too distracted by the inapropriateness of it all to properly judge their performance. And yes, the one girl did say they lived in a hotel.

Being someone that grew up on welfare it appauls me when people have more kids than they can afford to raise. I feel really bad for those kids and I truly hope they are happy about what they are doing and they are not just doing it to save their family.

,Matt

I may get really bashed for saying this, and I hope I don't offend anyone. I agree with blackgayboy and Matt, I think this is a situation where they wanted exposure to show their plight in life and they did throw it in that they had a hard time finding somewhere to live and they lived in a hotel. I, too, have seen this many times because of the state I live in, and yes, it is in the Deep South, but not just with blacks, but also with whites, I feel compassion for them, and applaud them for being on national tv and trying, but I also felt it was a sympathy cry. I am very much against bashing any child or what they are doing for their talent, these kids were having fun and trying, which is alot more than others do, but I, too am unsure how they made it through tonight over the other acts. Honestly, just giving my 2 cents for what it is worth.

I agree to you saying that Brandy isn't such a bad judge, because, for example: the sugar-n-spice group which she gave them an X to. The kids had no real talent, just looking like they have fun up there, inspiring everyone with their "cute" looks, but that's what makes the voting bias, the show is looking for a "talented" person, rather than something that moves the audience. I agree to you also saing that she shouldn't of had so many kids in the first place to make her so badly in debt and in need of the money that way. Sorry people if I irritate you that way but this show meant for talented people who deserve the 1mil.

Thank you, in my madness I forgot to mention that white and blacks and latinos and anyone who lives in poverty does it too. Its not a race thing. Its a "mental poverty" attitude. Basically, a way for lazy people who never got their acts together to survive without ever having to work. Just keep popping kids. And what raised the flag to me was how close in age all the girls were. So typical. So sad. So disgusting. By tomorrows show, that lady will have 14 girls on that stage if you let her. God bless those girls, they stole my heart. But I still think its child abuse and that needs to be stopped. Thank you brandy for not going for the pitty vote.

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Brandy is not a bad judge. Actually to me, she was more fair then the other 2 judge. Those 3 girls looked like street hookers and they were only 16, 17. She was right. They were trying to hard. And why did everyone flip when Brandy didnt give those poor "born only for welfare money" black girls the vote? Just because Brandy is black doesnt mean she had to give those girls a vote. They had no talent, no coordination, couldnt sing. Basically, they had no business being on that stage. And as a black man, I feel disgusted that that mother is popping all those kids out when she **** well knows she is not financially secured. Even one of the lil girls hinted at them sleeping in some motel or something. It was disgusting just to see those girls up there. Mother couldnt even afford to get the girl's hair done and she keeps popping kids left to right. What is she trying to do? Raise a village? Everyone knows that its a FACT. Mothers have to constantly keep having kids to maintain their welfare money status. If your kids go over a certain age. they cut off your welfare. And not only that. We live in a society where poverty is rewarded by the more kids you have. Thats pure child abuse. And here goes this woman and as a perfect disgusting example of it all. DO NOT GO HAVING SO MANY ******* KIDS when you are not financially stable. NO child should be born into that mess. Children deserve better. Thats why I dont have any kids. Because they are expensive and I dont want to bring a child into the world just to be born into poverty. I'm so disgusted. And you wonder why in China, they limit or used to limit the amount of kids one could have? That lady needs to keep her ******* legs closed. Come on.
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WOW, From Talent Show to lets put down people that we know nothing about! They never said that they were on "WELFARE" though you do assume that they are ? Why? cause they live in a motel, well gost I thought that alot of people were displaced from their homes due to certain cercumstances like hurricanes, fires etc. It is just a contest, and if the judges thought that the kids were being used or if the family was up to no good, then I think that they wouldn't have made it on the show. No they don't have the talent to win this contest, but please, we watch it for entertainment sames as why we check out things on-line. Your life must be pretty bad that you have to DUMP your stuff out here.

Hello,
Newbie here, but just had to post an opinion on this. I think those 16 year old girls were dressed a little to sexy but they have talent. Not the best talent tonight however so I agree with the judges for the most part. But am I the only one who head "That white girl throws you chemistry off" in between the lines of what Brandy said? I have never thought of her as being that way but maybe in an unconcious way that is what she was thinking, I mean she listed groups of all one race when she listed groups she thought had chemistry. Maybe I read to much into it, but it really threw me.

Anita

I agree. As their mother stated, a lot of people don't like to rent to large families, especially if the children are young in age. She didn't say that she was on welfare and couldn't afford a place to stay. I'm a mother of three and I have never been on welfare and have a college education. Even I have experienced being told by people that they perfer not to rent to families with children.

I'm not sure if that is what Brandi was sayin', but I totally disagree with her opinion. I have never been a big fan of Brandi anyway. I feel that she should stick with acting becuase she is not a good singer in my opinion. I think she needs to work on her vioce and N'versity did a great job.

Seems like there's a lot of mized opinions about N'versity. The girl in front does have major talent. But the whole chemistry thing is a little shakey. The, clothes yeah, they were a little too much. Girls these days are trying to hard to look older, and I guess that's why some people think it's normal, but it's always been a little over.

I agree about the girl in front, she has talent and could belt out the song, I didn't like their song choice, kept waiting for something great to happen. I also didn't like their clothes, reminded me of old 80's Madonna look--not sure why, just didn't seem it looked right on them.

Finally, I was waiting for someone to correct me on making asssumptions about people, which we all know is wrong. Thanks for being so PC. If she was stuck in a motel (and I pray its a big motel room) with all of those children due to a hurricane, say katrina or some other natural disaster like a fire, NBC would have exploited that angle to the fullest, without hesitation. They didn't. The tape stopped when the girl said something about a motel and that almost didnt make it on the air. Nice editing work.

As far as watching it for entertainment? I dont see anything entertaining about a "village of girls" who go on national TV to try and win, something dont have a chance of winning BUT really need. Even the preview showed that they didnt have a chance. Brandy didnt want then there. And yes they were having fun but the fact is, they needed that money more then anyone else on that stage. And not just to be comfortable like you and I, they needed that money to survive. The camera speaks 1,000 words. And if they didn't edit so much, I wonder what else they had to say that we didnt get to see. Believe me, that was not entertainment at all. And lets not forget it was a talent show, it looked like they practice for 2 days and then got on stage. I have seeing girls in playgrounds more organized then what I saw on my screen. That other girl playing the piano and practicing 3 hours a day, that bothered me too. I could feel the pressure on her from her mother. It was all over the girls keystroke, the way she was hitting the piano. You could almost sense the fear and thats why the judges gave her a break, because she did mess up a few times. Anyone with a musical ear would have noticed. But you have to be highly perceptive to catch all of that. Of course, you wouldn't t see that because all you were looking for was "entertainment". You just dont know what some parents will do for money. Even having multiple kids back to back or making them practice for hours and hours. 3 hours? You really think she only practiced for 3 hours? Try day and night.

If the show was called "America's Cutest Girls", those girls would have won, hands down. No arguments from me on that. But like you said. It was a Talent show. Where was the talent? Cute yes. Talent, no. Come on, national TV. at least make sure your kids look their best. You are more concerned about your "entertainment", and I'm thinking about the kids. I'm sorry we dont agree.

The Village of Girls did not belong on that show. Again, it was some producer somewhere that wanted a story line.

Brandi, as much as I dislike her as a singer, had some good comments last night. Despite what people want to read between the lines, the fact is the Village of Girls did not belong there AT ALL and that the N'Versity really did not have any chemistry. I'm in the business (entertainment) and that was a glaring fact. N'Versity has some beautiful voices and they really do need to work on trying to become one unit.

I thought Brandi did a good job of being critical, but not being overly harsh. Hey, the business is harst... it's not the first or the last time people will say something negative about either of the acts above. They just have to step it up.

Agreed but I really think they were the best of the bunch last night. I think the main reason Brandi trashed them is because she sees them as a threat to what little is left of her sorry musical career. She was a malicious b**** through the whole show. I really think her opinions about most of the acts would have been different if the show had been at a different time of the month.

Here is some food for your brains.


If you were 8 years old, and you won 1 million dollars on a lottery ticket and try to claim it, they would say "No, sweety, you are too young to claim this ticket" and then the ticket would be voided. Do you know why? Because putting the pressure of a million dollars on a childs shoulder is way too much. Could you imagine if you lost 1 million dollars in your 1st grade talent show? Could you imagine how that would affect you for the rest of your life, and to make matters worst, it was taped on national TV. I'm an adult and it would take me a long time and hours of theraphy to get over loosing so much money. Now picture what it would do to a child and the relationship with the childs parents? Can someone explain to me, why did we have young children fighting for 1 million dollars right along side (some professional, some not) adults acts? I dont care if the parents were going to cash in for the child. The kids, not the parents, were on stage for 1 million dollars.

And for gods sake, you dont send home little children empty handed. You give them something. Where was the consolation price? At least for the kids. You NBC exec's make me sick to my stomach.

Yes I do. It's because buying lottery tickets is a form of gambling and gambling in any form is illegal for minors. Wouldn't matter if it was $10 or $1,000,000. There are no laws against minors winning $1,000,000 in a contest or in an inheritance or in a job.



Can't loose what you never had. As for the therapy part, I think you're on the right track. Don't be afraid to follow through...

That's quite an asumption you are making on Brandi's part. I think she was being completely honest, she has a right to her opinion and she is the ONLY judge with any musical background. When it comes to music she is the only qualified judge (weather we liked her as a singer or not; I personally didn't).

What about Hasellhoff???? He's released seven albums so far in his career all of which have gone gold and platinum in Europe. I believe his first album went triple platinum.

You mean N'Versity (I first thought it was Diversity)? But I totally agree with you. The fact that Hasselhoff, who is like in his 40's or 50's, said they look sexy should be a warning sign right there. That just kinda grosses me out. I wouldn't want him saying that to me. When I saw their outfits at the beginning of the show, I thought, man, put some clothes on! What, with the short shorts and all the skin being showed, it bugged me. We don't have to dress like that to get someone to like us, you know. But like I said, I totally agree with you.

So true, they could not sing, they could not dance, and yet we (my family and friends) loved them. But they did NOT deserve a spot when there were others with real talent that sat in the audience.

When the older hosts started drooling, I asked my kids to leave. If this was Michael Jackson saying a boy group was hot, they would have started a lynch mob. The guys were perverts, on ANY level. The girls looked like tramps. Period. My boys would not hang with them, and my two teens SAID they looked liked "easy trade." Wonderful. I am sure their mothers are proud. I actually thought that they did have some chemistry and some talent. Too bad the choice of clothing distracted from it.

It WAS funny though, that this was the ONLY group where the cameramen actually SHOWED the act. Strange, since a vocal group gets so much camera time, and yet dancers, jugglers, etc get almost NO camera time.
Could it have been the clothing???

BRANDY is so rude!!! She is nasty to young women, and is only nice to outlandish acts that will never pose a threat to her ever dwindling career in the music business.

Can N'Versity sing or not?

http://www.myspace.com/nversity


http://www.youtube.com/group/nversity



you be the judge

Who is Brandi?

Do you really not know???? She is one of the judges for this show. She is now dating a fashion designer who is originally from Atlanta. Maybe she will show up at the Atlanta auditions?