Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-33128668-20180626190411/@comment-35723031-20180802142323

FandumbUs3r wrote: I always cringe when YouTube comments bring up race or say racists things when they are unwarranted. Bring up race when a 'minority' gets eliminated in a reality TV show but don't bring it up when a non-minority gets eliminated. Also pretending Celine Tam is more talented that the singers that outlasted her in last year's competition, no just no. There are racists watching AGT but race and nationality is NOT a criteria for an act's success on the show. tommy busalacchi 2 weeks agoJust a question. How come Celine didn’t sing I will always love you by Whitney Houston that would have put you in the finals? Amazing job on it Whitney would have been proud! Can’t wait til your lungs develop my god are you great! Matt 2 weeks agoAmong the many things done to Celine to block her from advancing to the final to give way to AH, song choice is one. Celine's dad submitted 20 songs which Celine is familiar with, Flashlight and I Will Always Love You etc, all got turned down by AGT. Two weeks before the contests began, AGT made Celine sing the songs she did while other contestants have the luxury to pick their own songs and practise them for months.

tommy busalacchi 2 weeks agoMatt  ok I don’t watch that show and agt should have 3-4 Categories separating singers and musicians acrobatics and magicians and other talents into separate categories. I don’t know why she had to be blocked from doing her own songs compared to others that’s the part I don’t understand other than maybe racism like I put in her dadsReply on his page everyone know she’s going to be a star it just sucks that she was singled out. Thanks for reply﻿. Matt 2 weeks agoI dont think it's racism but dont deny AGT producers decide to send AH to the Final in favor of an American 9-year-old over a Hong Kong 9-year-old. Doesn't this happening everywhere in favour of the locals over foreigners except in Hong Kong? For this matter HKers are unable to grasp their favoritism mindset. tommy busalacchi 2 weeks agoMatt  point well taken Matt. nanyanguo1 13 hours agoMatt  - what if Celine family had bcome americans sometime before agt, do you think it would be any better for her. Dont think so. She will still get a raw deal and thats more to do with bcos as far as the music business in the land of the free is concerned, it isnt really free n ready yet to embrace asians of her cultural background. Matt 11 hours agoNanyanguo, Good point. Celine's parents are of Canadian status, similar to Jeffrey Li. Had Celine a US citizen instead of Hong Kong or Canadian, the chance of Simon choosing Celine over AH is almost certain as Celine has a much better total package inside out but Celine would never made it to champion because of her ethnicity. I've been repeatedly telling Celine's career should be more promising to continue stay in Hong Kong instead of moving her base to America. One thing her dad should be clear though, either be full swing helping Celine's singing career or his own teaching/singing business, cannot be both tied together. Matt 10 hour agoIt's a norm in every country except Hong Kong that local people are favored over foreigners given good opportunities. Non Japanese are "discriminated" against in Japan and so are France, Germany. Unlike those countries whose nationals are descendants of the nations though, US/Canada comprised of immigrants from all around the world except the Aboriginals. The protectionism mentality of Americans and Canadians, mainly Caucasians who arrived there for a no. of years sooner, are similar to a long anxious queue of passengers wanting to get on board a crowded bus, the ones who manage to get on would want to block the queue from climbing onto the bus.