Question: Why does the lede of an AP story state that "Jennifer Hudson returned to the spotlight Sunday with a flawless performance of the national anthem" when the very same story reports that she lip-synced? Under those circumstances, how could it not be a "flawless performance"?
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February 02, 2009
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Of course a lip-sync'd (or should that be "lip-sunk"? "lyp-sunk"?) performance can be flawed. Haven't you ever seen a movie with the soundtrack and the visuals out of sync?
Posted by: Ed Absurdum | February 02, 2009 at 02:50 PM
Perhaps it's the proverbial subtle racism of lowered expectations.
Posted by: David | February 03, 2009 at 11:21 PM