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TheFoxyRiolu wrote: Piers is a shoehorned-in product of the Simon Cowell era of “mean guys judging shows”, honestly. He was very rarely genuine in six years of judging and his sense of judging was incredibly skewed. Simon may not have the best eye for variety, but at least he knows what he’s doing with music—Piers literally has no forte. He’s just an asshole.

And what reputation have his opinions gotten him? This is the dude who mocked Steven Retchless relentlessly because the thought of a gay man on a pole apparently gave him gooseflesh. It’s almost like you shouldn’t expect people known for being homophobic to judge without letting said homophobia impact his judging. Not to mention his favorite act on the show is Kevin Skinner, who warbled his way through every round on the sole basis that he was a “proper American”.

What good has he done on the show besides Siro-A? I know people miss the “mean” judge he was but literally the “mean” archetype has literally never even worked for Simon in his early days—unless you’re Gordon Ramsay, it isn’t endearing, it’s frustrating. Howard Stern is the best thing to happen to the show and not just because he was a self-aware addition to the cast; he also ushered out one of the worst things about the first six season in my opinion. I fully agree. Really Piers said Kevin Skinner was his favorite act? That's all you need to know about his credibility as a judge. I still maintain he is the worst winner the show has ever had.