TeamSugar: Clay Aiken "Cute and Sexy"

Even as a Claymate, I can admit that the media has always treated Clay more negatively than most other celebrities. 'Why?' is a difficult question to answer, but TeamSugar has some wonderful insight on why it is so popular to "hate" Clay Aiken and why they "like him":

I like him. I think he's a great guy, a very talented singer, a humanitarian and I believe that he is telling the truth that he isn't gay. I also think he is cute and sexy.

How did it happen that people bash him without knowing anything about him except that he was on American Idol and that some nasty gays and ignorant people bash the daylights out of him? Why has he become a punching bag for anyone and everyone when he's never done anything to deserve it? Is it because he isn't doing drugs, isn't night clubbing and getting trashed or whoring around with any girl that lets him? Is it because he's a Christian and doesn't hide it?