‘American Idol XIII’: MK Nobilette on elimination, speaking with Adam Lambert, more
Earlier this season MK became the first contestant to publicly acknowledge her sexuality during the course of the competition, and of course there are advantages and disadvantages to that. From one vantage point, it makes her an inspiration; however, at the same time it does also put that added pressure on her to represent a community, and it is possible that there are some out there who will not support her just because of who she is.
Speaking on Friday to reporters, Nobilette took a good approach to the whole situation, and was diplomatic about the impact of her sexuality on the voting public:
“Of course. I think it did affect some of my votes from the audience. But I think it would have affected my votes if I didn’t say it, as well. I think it was good and bad.”
In the end, we don’t think that her being gay was the reason at all that she went home. She stumbled on a lyric during her performance of “Perfect,” and also was the first person to perform. Historically, that has been the kiss of death more than almost any other thing.
Nobilette also spoke a little about her interaction with Adam Lambert from earlier this season, which was mostly significant in this context thanks to the way in which America was talking about his sexuality while he was on the show:
“I did talk to Adam Lambert a little bit. He was proud of me for doing it. We are both on different standpoints; Adam didn’t talk about his sexuality when he was on the show, because he felt like it didn’t matter. But for me, I feel the opposite [in that] I feel like it is part of me, and I feel like it matters. If I wanted America to get to know me, and know who I am, then they should know my sexuality.”
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suzannelehman
April 13, 2014 @ 1:27 am
Definitely miss MK. And if she is helping kids who feel no future or who have been bullied, etc. Good on her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! At least someone is doing something good in the world, beyond their own egoic needs.
Ingle
March 24, 2014 @ 5:14 pm
I really hated to see her go. I thought there was such a sweetness in her and I almost feel that she should have allowed herself to show that vulnerability in her singing and in her presentation. She always seemed so afraid and that is what came through in her singing. I wish her all the best and I expect to hear more from her.
LeelaST
March 24, 2014 @ 5:11 am
mk was one of my favorites and I really respect her decision to “come out” for the show. With the limited voting this year fans are going to vote for their faves so while her orientation may have put some off I don’t believe anyone would waste votes just to oust her. I love her voice, just a beautiful tone, only sorry the slew of mentors couldn’t have helped her feel more at ease on stage. Her only downfall.
Jenn
March 23, 2014 @ 5:04 am
I will definitely miss MK. I liked her performances very much and was sad when she was told to go home. She has a beautiful voice. I guessed that she was gay but didn’t care at all about that. She should still be there. That she went home instead of Dexter was ridiculous.
Barbara Schneier
March 23, 2014 @ 4:53 am
I think MK missed Adam’s point. At that point in Adam’s life he wanted to be judged on his singing and performance and not whether America accepted or did not accept him being Gay! He never hid it, but did not proclaim in order for AI to have a background story. If he had made it one of the factors in 2008, knowing what happened when pictures of him kissing a guy went viral on the web during AI, and Preachers came out of the woodwork, the homophobes would have come out in droves to stop him moving forward! The ?mark was enough to keep him from winning. Adam did it his way and he officially came out in Rolling Stones right afterwards. He was so fierce doing it right as he was starting his music career.
DuckBert
March 23, 2014 @ 12:12 am
Sweet girl and wish her the best….but……no……..won’t miss her on Idol…in fact, won’t miss ANYBODY on Idol. It is UNDOUBTEDLY the WORST year EVER. These contestants sound like they should be in a high school talent show at best. Blame that on the judges. #FAIL