O.K. so I'm an American Idol fan. Last night Mandisa, a very heavy woman was voted off. She's an excellent singer, a beautiful woman, but she's fat. On Tuesday night she wore an especially unflattering outfit which I believe made her look heavier than ever. While Ruben was called, "The Velvet Teddy Bear," because of his weight, Mandisa was considered just plain fat.

It's not fair, but it's fact. Men can get away with being heavy much better than women. I hope that Mandisa loses weight and becomes a successful performer. All of us who are post surgical know the rewards of losing weight.

Oreo

OMG, I know what you are talking about. I haven't been an avid watcher, but I thought those 3 were safe.

Manidsa is one incredibly beautiful woman, holyyyyyy!

I hope she makes it anyway, in spite of them.

I dont think that she was voted off because she was fat. She did not do a great job with that Shania Twain song on Tuesday. The week before she sang a churchy/gospel type song which could have lost her a lot of votes. I am sure she will go on to be sucessful she is very talented and beautiful.

I agree with piper. Mandisa is extremely talented and I don't believe her weight had anything to do with why she was voted off. I firmly believe that her choice of songs this and last week is what sealed her fate. I don't think this will be the last we've seen or heard of her though.

I can't wait until she releases her first album. I though she was the best on the show