Adam Lambert is Disgusting
Well, I wasn’t sure if I was going to post anything about this today. But since a lot of searches are using the terms “Adam Lambert is Disgusting” and lots of people are finding themselves here, I may as well address the spectacle that was Adam Lambert at last night’s American Music Awards show. If you don’t know what I am talking about, you can view the video here:
Before I give my opinion on this, here is what Lambert had to say post performance:
You know honestly, if I offended some people… it’s apples and oranges. I’m not an artist that does things for every single person,” Adam told Access‘ Shaun backstage following his racy performance of “For Your Entertainment,” where he kissed male keyboardist Tommy Ratliff, who is straight.
“I believe in artistic freedom and expression, I believe in honoring the lyrics of a song, and those lyrics aren’t really for everybody either,” he continued.
So… first of all, while I agree that some female performers have been getting away with questionable crap for too long, it doesn’t make it right that Lambert should try and do it too. For a guy who has for so long claimed that he didn’t want the focus to be on his sexuality but on his work as an artist, he sure did look like he had something to prove on that stage last night. Having recently been criticized by a publication for homosexuals for being NOT gay enough, he sure was over the top and down right gross. It’s this kind of junk that people like me find so disgusting and why people like him get mad at people like me. I don’t care if he was doing what he was doing with a woman and well, I guess he was in some parts…it doesn’t matter if he’s straight or gay, you just don’t pull that kind of stunt on television during family viewing hours. There are reasons why there are rules and just because he’s gay doesn’t make it discrimination to alter his performance. What makes him so special?? Why should he get away with it when others can’t? ABC is responsible for what it shows on the air. They face stiff penalties if they break those rules. They had every right to keep what was shown live on the East Coast from being shown on the west.
But back to Lambert….I never really saw the attraction during AI…I was amused by his theatrics at best. He did make the competition interesting because we never really knew what he would do next. But we never really had to worry about him simulating oral sex or kissing another guy or feeling up a woman’s crotch. And this is what he did last night. It was gross. It was deplorable. Seeing him behave in such a way just makes him another angry gay person who has seen their time come and gone. And he just barely arrived. Will his career survive? I dunno. Not if he keeps pulling crap like this. His ego has outpaced his 15 minutes ten fold.
