Adam Lambert detonates the Gay Bomb at the AMA Awards | 3 comments (3 topical, 0 hidden)
That may be the world we live in... (none / 0)
........but does it have to stay that way?  

Maybe Adam Lambert doesn't want to please the mid-Western Soccer moms.  Madonna didn't. David Bowie didn't. Perry Farrell didn't. It's his choice who he wants to be now and why shouldn't he be able to choose?

His behavior shouldn't be acceptable for straight people and yet be a problem for him because he's gay. It's a double standard. Why should we all try to align to perpetuate it?

Think of all the artists who were in the closet, like George Michael, for example. Do you think that mid-Western soccer moms bought George Michael's albums for their teenage kids (when he was still in the closet) because they thought he was straight? I do. Yet, think about the cost to George Michael personally to have been in the closet all those years.

I would much rather see a young gay man being edgy and "out" (to the chagrin of millions of soccer moms) because that's what HE WANTS TO BE.  The problem with America is that even tolerant people just can't stand to see a young sexy gay man living the life he wants... and that's sad...

by ilovecenk99 on 11/25/2009 05:51:26 PM EST

I agree completely (none / 0)

I agree with everything you said. I don't have a problem PERSONALLY with what he did. I mean it's not my thing, but if he's fine with it and he's fine with the consequences of it, then go for it.  It'd be foolish for him to think there won't be consequences. 

It boils down to whether he A. realizes there will be consequences, and B. if he's willing to deal with them.  

If the answers to both of those are yes, then there shouldn't be a problem.

I think the difference in Lambert's situation and Bowie/Farrell/etc is that they didn't (at least I don't believe they did but I could be wrong) start out as a hearthrob of millions of teenage girls in the vein of an American Idol type situation.   

As for George Michael, my favorite album of his is (I believe) the first one that was released after he came out, and that's "Listen Without Prejudice Volume 1".   

And yes he was a heartthrob for teen girls who imagined he was straight.

What happened to him afterwards though?   His first album was platinum several times over.  Everything after that essentially tanked, whether they were good or not.

So this won't be all flowers and bubblegum for him, but hopefully people are more tolerant and are able to get past prejudices.  


by Quo Vadimus on 11/25/2009 06:23:59 PM EST

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Adam Lambert detonates the Gay Bomb at the AMA Awards | 3 comments (3 topical, 0 hidden)