The Voice only caters to the country fans, by elevating Blake Shelton (who's a bully btw) like he's some kind of god and having mostly country guest performances on the results shows, whenever the voting is most important. The fact that people who can't afford cable/live TV are at a disadvantage to vote doesn't help either.
I only started watching a few years ago and I suspect it hasn't always been this way (based on previous winners). But between this and American Idol, I'm so tired of seeing country singers (and honestly white people) make up a disproportionate number of finalists.
I don't mind country music in moderation, but these singing competition shows have really just become country music showcases where people of color are constantly invalidated and disappointed. Even when there's the rare black country singer, they only stay in as long as there are people in other genres that can be voted off.
I'm not suggesting the show is rigged exactly, and it's not like I'm advocating for affirmative action on the Voice or anything insane like that, but I think if they were marketing more effectively to people in different demographics and making the show more accessible to younger and more diverse audiences, it would be a much fairer competition.
And it doesn't even matter who wins in the end, I just hate to see a finale where 4 out of 5 remaining contestants are white and 3 of those are country. Especially when the contestants who were eliminated in the semis were leagues better than anyone else on the stage. I've been super invested all season and now I have literally no reason to watch the bloated finale next week (so I won't be!)
I only started watching a few years ago and I suspect it hasn't always been this way (based on previous winners). But between this and American Idol, I'm so tired of seeing country singers (and honestly white people) make up a disproportionate number of finalists.
I don't mind country music in moderation, but these singing competition shows have really just become country music showcases where people of color are constantly invalidated and disappointed. Even when there's the rare black country singer, they only stay in as long as there are people in other genres that can be voted off.
I'm not suggesting the show is rigged exactly, and it's not like I'm advocating for affirmative action on the Voice or anything insane like that, but I think if they were marketing more effectively to people in different demographics and making the show more accessible to younger and more diverse audiences, it would be a much fairer competition.
And it doesn't even matter who wins in the end, I just hate to see a finale where 4 out of 5 remaining contestants are white and 3 of those are country. Especially when the contestants who were eliminated in the semis were leagues better than anyone else on the stage. I've been super invested all season and now I have literally no reason to watch the bloated finale next week (so I won't be!)