Blind singer wows on The Voice (according to AOL®)

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22 April

But why should a blind singer not wow on that programme, since the show's claim to exist is that the judges vote without reference to sight of the singers (pun unintended)? (Not that one could necessarily see blindness, except when it is emblazoned in a caption, any more than hepatitis B or leukaemia.)

You could say that the name of the ensemble The Blind Boys of Alabama was chosen to be catchy (I don't know who chose it), or to draw attention to blindness in the deliberate way that I now criticize.

However, the question is: Who draws attention?


Down's Syndrome girl in a floral print frock and black boots wows on The Voice...


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