Jennifer Grey of "Dirty Dancing" fame won this season's celebrity dance-off on ABC's Dancing with the Stars. Her signature dance in the finale and her touching story of overcoming physical adversity made this decision hard to debate. While the judges and voting viewers got it right, the season was probably the most controversial thanks to Bristol Palin's placement among the top three finalists. While Sarah Palin's daughter improved over time, other contestants with higher scores fell by the wayside. Add this heated political season and her mother's heavy media exposure, and you have the recipe for people on the fringes getting carried away with their irrational reactions to what is basically a massively promoted dance contest. I wonder what makes some people a "star", but I guess notoriety is the only criterion and that question didn't begin with this season. There were undoubtedly viewers who were for or against her just because of her mother, but Dancing with the Stars should be about the contestants and nothing else. There I go again - living in a perfect world.
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