Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-119.30.38.51-20170809235209/@comment-25433488-20170815135702

Justice Formarisa wrote: MegaMan775 wrote: There are other singers I would rather see brought back, like Sammulous. Also, Chase Goehring writes his own songs and he's arguably better :L

Not to mention that we've had several country artists on the show before (heck, one of them even won) so I don't know why you're acting like country music is never represented.

I'd also argue that way more acts were treated "unfairly" by being montaged and not having their auditions shown than just Marisa. How is Chase better? Have you ever heard Marisa's songs? Also, remember that he is 21 years old. Marisa should be compared to the other children: then definitely she has more talent.

1 country and western artist won in 12 years. Now no one is representing the genre.

The bank robber tells the court: "It wasn't just your bank I robbed. I robbed many banks". Is that OK? The fact that others were not treated fairly is not a good reason for treating Marisa badly. The first reaction to my post on this forum was "Who?". On other sites, people call her "the 12 year old", "the singing girl" or "the crying girl". No audition + the montage was like putting a bag over her head. It seems to show that they never intended for her to pass. The petition is to give people a chance to see her and think about her: but only the semifinals will give a chance truly equal to the other children who passed with less talent and more exposure. Yes I have heard Marisa's songs, and I like Chase's better. Also, only comparing her to children means nothing in a show that has way more than just children.

Also, you have to remember that the auditions and Judge Cuts are taped several months before they air, so the producers already knew the judges didn't put Marisa through and edited the shows accordingly.

Personally I think she should wait until she turns 13 or 14 and then go on The Voice. Brennley Brown (another young country singer that got eliminated in the Judge Cuts, go figure) did that and she made it to the semifinals.