Is physical appearance more important than one's natural talents? Ask JLo's butt.

I am a enormous fan of reality TV shows.  Not like the Real World or Real Housewives, but reality shows where people compete against one another in a variety of ways to win the grand prize. I have tried out for two reality TV shows in my life: America's Got Talent and The X-Factor.  Both of these shows are competitions, now held in various countries, which puts contestants against each other (whether it involves singing or any other talents). Since The X-Factor just started up, I've been carefully observing which contestants got cut and which ones made it through. Being an actual contestant for these shows has allowed me to experience racism/sexism first hand. After reading the Jennifer Lopez article and also watching YouTube clips about the spin off of the Cosby show in class, I realized that there was a lot of stereotyping involved during my audition process.  Whenever we were sorted into groups, it seemed as though one group was the "ethnic group" or another was the "cute girl" group, "older group", "not as attractive group" or the "weird group."  It seemed as though these two reality shows were categorizing people based on their appearances or what ethnicity the producers "assumed" the contestants were. As the rounds continued to carry on (I made it through 5 rounds, then got cut) - it seemed as though one specific ethnic group was being cut more than the others: the African american/Hispanic group. The three most dominant groups of the auditioning processes appeared to be the "pretty" white females, the "handsome" young men...and surprisingly the "weird" group. Even though I may have a bias against The X-Factor (why would they cut me......just kidding), I do not think that the producers were really taking talent into consideration. They seemed to be focusing on the physical appearances of the contestants and what the public would want. Like the Jennifer Lopez article, it appeared as though "JLo's bootayyy" made her famous and not her actual talents. I understand that her butt is ginormous and cannot be ignored, but do people need to focus on that rather than her accomplishments? I do not wake up everyday wondering how Jennifer Lopez's butt is doing or whether it grew. We, sadly, live in a world today where people tend to judge a person on their looks rather than their talents and accomplishments- which could possibly lead to a disastrous outcome. Like for example, choosing our next president. Thoughts?