Morah Rach, I agree with your thoughts in your last post. Well put.
Minor note. Kid’s siblings go to Camp Moshava, not Morasha. Not a huge difference, but Morasha is YU type MO (in Lake Como, PA), and Moshava is B’nei Akiva MO (they go to the one in Wild Rose, Wisconsin, where Edon sent the campers a video message right after his performance a couple of days ago).
I’m not sure if it is a KH, but I don’t think it goes as far as a CH. There are certainly much, much worse shows and competitions on television, and, as I have said elsewhere, it is interesting that this particular mode of public talent competition is a throwback to values and culture from the 30s, 40s, and 50s, which had in general more wholesomeness than what is prevalent today.
I did want to respond to the comparison to Matisyahu. The situation is vastly different. This young man comes from a frum home, has been shomer mitzvos his whole life, lives in a close knit community, will be going to Ida Crown in September for Yeshiva high school. He has the background and the surroundings to continue to live an MO Torah lifestyle with the guidance of his parents, who are also both involved in community leadership and learning. Matisyahu did not have the benefit of these foundations, and so I don’t think the comparison is valid.