Wednesday, April 22, 2009

To Judge or Not To Judge?!?

You can't judge a book by its cover. Well...at least you shouldn't!! You have most likely already seen or, at least, heard about Susan Boyle - a recent contestant on Britain's Got Talent. She was judged by the audience as she appeared on the stage - before she even opened her mouth. She didn't seem to fit the mold of a professional singer. But she wowed the crowd with her amazing voice. Check out her performance and then post your comments about our world judging people on the way they look. This video came from You Tube so you may have to try it at home since it doesn't always work from school computers! Enjoy...and think about the message here.

79 comments:

  1. I think that this world bases too much on appearance. A lot of people in the audience laughed when she said she wanted to be a professional singer, but she was really good. They just laughed because she was 48 and not beautiful. They didn't know what she was really like.

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  2. I think that Susan Boyle has a great voice, and people should not judge her on her appearance. Even though she's not pretty, she has an amazing voice, and I would've waited until she sang, and then see if she had a good voice. I also think that she was very brave to sing in front of millions of people.

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  3. I believe that Morse27 is right. The world today does base a little too much on apperance. If I was in the audience, I wouldn't have been one of the people that had laughed when she stated her dream. I would have just went along with it and not have said anything. I also agree with morse27's idea that the people just laughed because she didn't look pretty. They judged her before she did anything. They should have judged AFTER she sang. I bet their responses would have been different then!

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  4. I agree with you Morse27 100%. That woman had an amazing voice and nobody believed she had it just by how she looked. I'm shocked how she could sing that wonderfully after the way the audience laughed. That would really mess up my self confidence. The world judges people too much on looks. There are beautiful singers out there who are honestly not very good. I'm glad people are making a point.

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  5. Hey, me too, you shouldn't judge a person on how they look, but the way they act, i mean what if you were beautiful and stunk at singing, I think that Susan Boyle really proved that you can achieve anything no matter how pretty you are.

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  6. I agree with Morse25. The world thinks that someone can only have a great voice if they are young or good looking. It doesn't matter what someone looks like or how old they are. And Susan, even after getting laughed at by nearly everyone there, showed the crowd and judges that it doesn't matter how pretty or old you are.

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  7. I agree with "morse27" but I also think that people don't follow the saying, 'You can't judge a book by it's cover,' and there's probably a Susan Boyle in everyone, we just don't see it. The appearance is everything will people(meaning the paparazzi)in our generation. Anyway, Susan Boyle did an OUTSTANDING job and when she sang, everyone immediatley changed their minds about her.

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  8. i agree with you morse27 that was rude what they said because i was always told in school not to judge a book by it's cover and that's what pretty much the whole audience did, i bet that she was very hurt and embarresed inside but let's hope that best for her and her dear mother.

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  9. i think that people should really stop basing people on what they look like because everyone is different and special in their own way and Susan is an amazing singer i mean wow that was great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  10. I think that people really shouldn't judge anyone at all. Since when she said she wanted to be a professional singer, and everyone laughed, people even rolled their eyes, I think that they were being very superficial and really mean. I would hate if everyone laughed at me trying to do my dream, just because I was 48 and not that pretty. Especially since she was really, really, really good and everyone was clapping by the end.

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  11. I belive the world focuses to much on apperence, and not fo whats on the inside. Shr seemed like a nice woman and people still made fun of her it just shows how those people were. She tuned out to be a great singer and proved everyone wrong, its not about the outside, but whats on the inside.

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  12. I think that Susan Boyle was awsome! I heard that Fox News called her up and talked to her, she said she just wanted to sing to the queen.I think the queen will probably ask her to sing for her after that episode of Britains Got Talent.

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  13. i think that the way people judge on first impressions is not right like on survivor sierra and sandy were voted on first impressions and ended up getting a ride in a helicopter then they both turned out warriors, before you judge someone you should see what they can do first

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  14. I think that Susan Boyle is a great singer and she is very talented. Many people couldn't see past her looks to see that she is a good singer. I think that this world needs to change because just because she wasn't very pretty doesn't mean they shouldn't give her a chance. She is a good singer and should get the same amount of respect as the anyone else on the show or in the world.

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  15. i think that the way that people saw Susan Boyle is just like confucius says "everyone has beauty , but not everyone see it"and that relates to susan Boyle because she has beauty in her singing but she dosn't show it!

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  16. i agree with you morse7 because if she wanted to do something she should set a goal and she should go for it :)!!!

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  17. I think Susan Boyle was a very good singer. Also I think that when she first came out no one treated her nice because of the way she was gressed and how she looked which is not nice at all.

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  18. i think that Susan Boyle has a super good voice and she is a not that good looking person but she has a voice like an angle. she is awesome!

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  19. THAT WAS AMAZING! I cried during that! i really think it was unfair that everyone was agianst her when she walked on that stage. I think it's what talent that counts, not looks! The world thinks that is someone is not almost perfect then they won't have ANY talent, but they do!

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  20. Wow, I actually cried during this video! She was amazing. I'm proud she has friends, she knows who she is and she is proud of what she can do. It made me sad that everyone underestimated her, but she knew they would soon be wrong. She will be in a relationship, get married and bee a proud woman.When she walked off the stage, its because all she wanted was to sing in front of a live audience, and she got more! Congratulations Susan. You're my hero!

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  21. I also agree with you Morse27. People believe that if you have good looks then you will be great in everything. But thats not true. We all have our strenghts and weaknesess, and we all have talent! No one should be able to argue agianst that! Susan Boyle is awesome! She didn't care what other people thought! She is a great role modol!

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  22. I think Susan Boyle is very inspiring because she was brave enough to sing after everyone was laughing at her. She is a GREAT singer, and it shouldn't matter what she looks like. And I agree with you Morse7 the queen should ask her to sing.

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  23. i think that susan boyle realy let people know that you dont have to the ideal singer all you have to do is just do what you want to do and not let anyone get in the way of your dream!:)

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  24. In addition to my first comment, I also think that people(not the paparazzi)judge to quickly about other people. The world is more about what people think than the appearance itself(meaning looks).

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  25. Hi everybody!
    Of course, I have to agree that Susan Boyle has a great voice and outstanding personality to match. It broke my heart when everyone in the audience judged her unfairly on her looks, which she can't help at all. They laughed and booed her before she even opened her mouth! That was just plain rude and those people should be ashamed of themselves when they watch the show and see how rudely they reacted. In the end, I think that Susan Boyle deserves apologies from those rude audience members. Her voice and personality are amazing, even thought she might not be the "prettiest" of the bunch. Is beauty really on the outside?

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  26. hey guys you should go to yutube because it shows her singing and it makes me cry

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  27. i agree with morse27 all the way. i do think that the world bases to much on apperence. the lady wanted to follow her dreams and the audience thought that dream would never come true, but she proved the audience wrong. this just goes to show it doesnt matter what a person looks like on the outside, its all about whats on the inside.

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  28. she has such a good voice everybody was suprised when she stared singing and mabe they felt sorry that they laughed at her when she said she wanted to be a professional singer
    dodson16

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  29. i think people are way to fast to judge justlike mrs.lippy said bill gates wasnt the coolest person in school but look at him today hes the 3rd richest man in the world. I know this was said alot today but morse 27 you are completely right humanity is way too fast to judge and i hope this was a wake up call to all of you who judge others i know i do but we can change we just need to get to know them.

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  30. From now on I'm going to stop myself when I find myself thinking that someone is too ugly, or too fat, or too weird looking, or all the other bad things I instantly judge people on, and instead I'm going to stop myself and say, "Hey, stop judging this book by its cover." Thank you, Susan Boyle, for making me a better person.

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  31. I agree with morse 27 everyone in the audience just laughed at susan not knowing her true potential of a singer. Then when she started singing they all probably regreted laughing at her looks. This world judges people within 10 seconds of what they see. And when they heard what her dream was they probably didn't believe that she was capable of fulfilling that dream.

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  32. I think that the world concentrates and sees appearence as everything. If the person isn't young or pretty people see them as an automatic, "oh well they cant be good." I believe that this is was the case with Susan Boyle. She went out onto the stage, as some one that was laughed at for wanting to be a proffessional singer. However, she shocked everybody with her ability to sing. People judged Susan Boyle to fast, and they turned out wrong. So... don't judge until you get to know the person!

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  33. oh my goodness!! what an amazing singer! that was great! people shouldn't judge people by what they look like or how they dress! i feel soooo guilty!!!!!!!!!!! (i cried because i feel so guilty!)

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  34. I agree with morse16. They do judge people before they have even seen her and just think that all those people in the audience laughing at her well what if that was them. I am sure they wouldn't like people laughing at them.

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  35. I agree, people put to much emphasis on looks. I would have laughed at her too until i heard her amazing voice.People should try to not judge people on the apperences.After watching Susan Boyle it reminds us to not judge a book by its cover but to look past the outside and find out what a person's really like.

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  36. I belive that Susan Boyle was right not to back down when everyone was laughing at her because she knew she had a great voice and when she was done everyone knew they were wrong.

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  37. I agree with morse27 and anyone else who agreed with them. People judge the world by apperence. It happens in our school too. Some people do what the audience did to Susan to other people just because they look a specific way or even the way they dress. I hope one day people will see something special in everyone, even if they aren't your friend.

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  38. I think that people are really fast to judge other people and judge them wrong because when Susan went on stage everyone laughed at her, but then they started cheering when she sang because of how good she was.

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  39. I agree with the others who have said that it is not right to judge people by how they look. That is wrong. I believe that it is more important especially in this sittuation to not judge people on how they look or their age because it was a talent contest and not a beauty contest. People should also get to know people before they start to judge them. People should judge people based on what they do and say, not on how they look.

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  40. I totally agree with Morese 27. people now are basing people on apperance. She has a GREAT voice. I don't think the audience should have been laughing when she said she was 48.
    DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY IT'S COVER!!!

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  41. I think you shouldn't judge a person on how they look(like Susan Boyle) because then you won't get to know the person, and that will cause nothing but the... preemptively judged person being left out or laughed at, and that never does anyone any good.

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  42. i think that many people just looked at her and immediatly jugde what they had thought of her. BUt as soon as she started to sing they found out that she acctually could sing! then they didn't pay attention to her apperance and focused more on her voice. she followed her dreams even though they laughed at her in the beggining and she didn't get discoraged.

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  43. i think your awesome im sorry that people made fun of you for your appearence your the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  44. I think that at fisrt the judges were very unfair to Susan just because she was old. I am sure that if Simon and Susan switched places, Susan would have felt the same way about Simon that he felt about her. I think that Simon should learn a lesson from this to not judge people.

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  45. i thought that was amzing

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  46. It is very bad to judge someone it is the same as in the Egyptian times when girls were not very important until Hatshepsut came along. So you should never laugh or think bad things about someone because inside they all have something that makes them special from others. Susan Boyle was underestimated but then people saw her sing and knew they shouldn't have judged her on looks. Her singing is amazing.

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  47. I think all of those people who laughed at her right when she got up on stage should be ashamed of themselves, because they had no right to judge her before she started to sing. Either way, Susan Boyle would still wow everyone with her amazing voice, despite her apperence, which is why nobody should ever judge someone beforethey do something.

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  48. I think that Susan Boyle ws a very amazing singer and doesn't deserve to be treated in the way the audience and judges treated her ever again, because the moment she said she wanted to be a professional singer everyone laughed at her and thought mean things. But I think most of all the people judged her by her appereance, which I think is a very mean thing, thats why people should'nt judge a book, or in this case Susan Boyle by her looks. I agree with Morse 28 that it's not about what's on the outside but what's on the inside.

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  49. I think all of those people who laughed at her right when she got up on stage should be ashamed of themselves, because they had no right to judge her before she started to sing. Either way, Susan Boyle would wow them with her maazing voice, despite her apperence, which is why no one should ever judge a person by there apperence.

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  50. I thought the Susan did a good job.I loved the way she swung her hip around. when she did that I started laughing. I thought that was was funny I think Simon should learn a lesson that you should judge them how they sing because that is why they are there not by the way they look. Even if Susan is 48 and never kissed a guy you still shouldn't make fun of her for that and how she looks.

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  51. that susan boyle..she is absolutly amazing! i agree with my friend wheb she said everything has a beauty but not everyone can see it(one of confucius's sayings)well she deffinatly has a beauty, and the way she can go up there not caring about what other people think about her , not caring if they laugh at her, even though she did get a makeover but still..i mean i cant stop saying about how wonderful she is! so here is what i say to her..YOU GO GIRL!!

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  52. I think the world focus's too much on appearance and not enough on what you can do or whats inside.
    Because you know the old saying never judge a book by it's cover. I really agree with morse21.

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  53. Sometimes we all go through this kind of embarassment and some people just laugh and don't even try or even THINK about what feelings she hid so well. When everyone laughed, she smiled. She may not have the BEST sense of fashion or she may not know EXACTLY how to act in front of people but sometimes you have do deal with things positively because you know they will make for a better future!! If Confucius knew that everyone laughed at her, they would most likely be punished and have a consequence. There is not ONE single human on this earth who knows someone who can sing better than Susan Boyle!!!! Nobody is ever paitent anymore...

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  54. You shoulden't underestimate people becuase every one is good at something and until you know what there good at they could be good at anything. People underestimated Albert Einstien and he turned out to be one of the smartest people in the world.

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  55. I think that Susan Boyle has a great voice and that she found her talent. I agree with Morse26 that you should never judge a person.

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  56. Suzan Boyle is such an amazing singer! It's so sad that people made fun of her just for how she looked, she is really good.

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  57. I agree with morse27 there are to many people judging others by apperance. I think that if everyone did what Suzan Boyle did then there wouldn't be anymore people judging others before they knew them.

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  58. I think that we live in a world where people are way too prejudice.Most of the crowd and judges didn't excpect Susan's lovely singing ability because of her appearance and age.They excpected her to make a huge fool out of herself, but she didn't,she blew the crowd and judges away because it's about what's on the inside and not the outside like Morse28 said.

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  59. Wow, that it just about the best way to explain how anyone can be anything they want to if they put thier mind to it. Her dream of being famous like whoever it was she said she made a reference to, isn't that unrealistic, because she believes that her looks won't stop her from doing what she beleives and i have a feeling that the selfesteim she has will pay off in the end.

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  60. Everyone laughed at her appearence but no one laughed once she started singing. They judged her beforevthey saw what she could do.

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  61. Susan Boyle left me speechless. It doesn't matter how you look, just let your talent fly! This is exactly what Susan did. Your never too old to have a dream. Never let anyone try to stop you from following a dream, no matter how bad they tease you. You can take a look at her and say something hurtful about her before she sings, but once she does sing, it blows EVERYBODY away!. I would love to have the most amazing voice that Susan has. She is a very brave and talented person and I envy her courage for standing up and doing what she wants to do. I hope she wins,she's got the voice, and she really desirves it!!!!!

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  62. Wow! This really does show how judgemental people can be, and how highly we value looks. Everyone laughed at her like she didn't stand a chance.... boy were they wrong! They thought just because she was pretty old and not that pretty that she would sing bad, but things like that don't affect your talent. I also agree with Morse37 100%. She really does deserve to win and finally get what she should have gotten before.... lot's of fans who KNOW she can sing wonderfully. Lastly, everyone really should just go for your dreams..... no matter how far off they may seem I believe if you try you can reach your dreams! :)

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  63. How dare they! Hello! She is a living breathing human being! She shouldn't be treated like that! She is a great person and no one new it until she sang, amazing what people think these days. Every one ALWAYS has something amazing in them, they just have to find it. Never ever doubt what you are good at. Susan Boyle, great job. Do what you believe in!

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  64. from when the time Susan came out the look on people's faces and what they we wispering,to the time when she started to sing,people's exerpressions and how their eyes got big and their mouths DROPED!!! that shows how many people can be judemental~too judgemental! if i were to meet Susan today i would back her,tell her my thoughts when i fiest saw that video,and comfort her and make her feel good about herself <3 :)
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  65. i think that people should watch what someone can do before they just go and think "Oh. Well they probably suck at singing" just because they're old & unattractive. I think Susan was a tremendous singer.

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  66. WHOA!
    SUSAN BOYLE + A GREAT SONG = PEOPLE STARING IN AMAZEMENT! SHE ROCKED! PEOPLE ARE SO PREJUDICED. JUST BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE LADY GaGa PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT SHE WOULDN'T WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SING AT ALL.

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  67. i think that the judges and the audience were not looking close enough at Susan.

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  68. I have seen alot of people being mean to people that aren't as atractive, but this is just sickening. People were being so cruel and mean that I thought that she would just leave! But she didn't and that was totally brave. Whenever someone is being treated that way I feel really bad for them. Even when I am the one being the big meanie I feel really bad for the person. I thought that the world coundn't be as mean as those people were. I heard that Susan Boyle got a make over. I think that she didn't need to. She probably did it so that she wouldn't be made fun of by the RUDE audience and forget the lyrics to one of the songs that she would sing.
    DODSON12 OUT!

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  69. I think that, of course, she has one of the the most amazingly stunning voices that i have ever heard. The people in the audience saw her and thought, this is a joke, but they were obviously blown away at Susan boil spectacular performance. This is a true message, never judge a book by its cover, i know i never will again.

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  71. Susan boyle is Like THE BOMB!!!!

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  72. I loved it!!
    i think she is amazing!!
    Like Confucius said'"Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without."
    I think now America expects every great singer to be as pretty as a diamond.

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  73. WOW. susan is the best singer ever.

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  74. Mostn people judge people by their looks. They depend on people being beautiful on the outside, not the inside. Susan Boyle showed us that not evrything is as it seems.

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  75. I believe that the world is based on looks. Everyone is so wooried on having the perfect look, but Susan Boyle she accepeted who she was.This relates to something I learned in social studies. We were learning about ancient China and this man named Confucius had a saying that everyone has a beauty its just that everyone dosent see it. I believe that people should STOP trying to be someone their not and to START accepting their selves. : )

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  76. Heyyyyyyyy I agree with Dodson 35 ithink susan is EXACTLY what confucuis ment if he were here right now im shure he wold say a few words to whoever said she was to ugly

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  77. SUSAN ROCKS and my answer is NOT to judge

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  78. Morse27 was right on the mark!!!!people did laugh a lot but then they were much mature when they saw her sing ....just like GERBER play laguh grow
    they played around with her laguhed at her than growed up...susan boyle you ROCK

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  79. i think that she is the coolest person in the world i think that its not fair to just look at some one and say "they cant do any thing they dont look good" that is not fair and i think that morse27 is so right!!!!!! it was not fair to guge some one just of what they look like.

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