I couldn’t help cringing while watching that now infamous showing of The X Factor: America, during which a young Brian Bradley nearly refused to appear on stage and perform after landing in the bottom 2 after a series of weeks in the top.  His poor attitude got worse as the night wore on, as he indirectly blamed his fans and supporters for dropping the ball and whined that he didn’t want to perform if that was all he meant to the people.  Granted, a teenager is going to have a tantrum now and again — but when someone as privileged as Bradley acts out on live television, it’s hard to get past. Then last night on The X Factor, the other young favorite, Rachel Crow, landed in the bottom two along with the very talented Marcus Canty, and to everyone’s shock and dismay, pulled a similar stunt.

Rachel had spent the evening all smiles, all encouragement for her fellow competitors and her adoring fans and even the judges.  As she found herself competing for the right to go on to the finals, she sang her little heart out and gave what was, in my opinion, her very best performance of the entire season.  When one judge was clearly having an emotional crisis over having to choose, Crow reassured her saying “Please don’t cry.  It’s okay.  I’m good with anything.”  And yet, once the choice was made, look at the tantrum she threw:

If I were her poor mother, I’d go home alone and arm my ADT security system until this kid grows up.

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