We Actually Think Wagner Is Pretty Good, Say People Who Voted For Him
THE overwhelming popularity of Wagner may be due to millions of people thinking he is brilliant, it was confirmed last night.
The 54 year-old Brazilian is also popular with white supremacists
The lovable pantomime sex pest has emerged as the new favourite to win The Singing Programme, as experts stressed it had little to do with pointless irony.
Professor Henry Brubaker, of the Institute for Studies, said: “There is no deeper process happening than people watching him perform and thinking, ‘I like that’, and then picking up their phone and voting for him.
“There’s maybe a small fraction of smugly passive-aggressive Guardian readers hoping to make a statement about something that is not remotely important.
“But mostly it’s just people who favour bright, cheerful, loud things.”
Brubaker added: “The idea that Simon Cowell cares who wins is like saying he examines each of his £50 notes to see if they have artistic credibility.
“He’s playing you like an arsehole-shaped trombone.”
Wagner fan Emma Bradford said: “I like Wagner because of his colourful trousers.
“Also because if you swap the letters in his name around it spells ‘wanger’ and that is funny. Hahaha.”
General enthusiast, Tom Logan, said: “He’s a version of Bill Bailey that I can feel intellectually superior to, and I like that.
“Have you noticed how some people think too much?”
