The god of the Whiter Brighter Smile

As I made my way through the dark and deserted streets the first night, the statues on the corners disturbed me. In judgment, my heart thought "see, those gods in their enclosed glass containers didn't protect you!" But the more I think of "idols" and "idol worship", it came to me that the "American Idol" is not perched on some streetside in a glass case - but ours does scream out from the billboards "but me for: More.... Better... Bigger... Whiter Brighter!