Good Afternoon Everyone!
The countdown has begun to setting up Christmas at the Schwab house! Yahoo!!!!! Anyway, little bit of excitement there, can you feel it?
Today I am finding myself sticking up for someone that I truly don't feel like a give a rats behind about but, I feel like people are over-reacting all over the place and I feel like the guy needs someone in his corner.
Yep, talking about Adam Lambert, who?! Exactly but, if you must know, he is the runner up from this past season of American Idol. He was the last entertainer on the AMA's this past weekend and had a rather interesting performance. I sat there and watched the whole thing and frankly, I wasn't quite stunned, actually not really sure what I thought of the performance. But, I will say the backlash he is getting is very unfair and I think people need to relax!
First of all, it wasn't like he was the opening act or anything! He was the last act of the show, he closed the show and so most viewers had probably already gone to bed or started watching something else by then. Also, if children did watch the beginning of the AMA's most were again, probably sleeping by then and if they weren't, well anything on after 9pm at night is sort of 'free game' and take your chances! Hello?! Anyone remember David Caruso's butt shot on NYPD Blue's? That was a HUGE controversy!
Yet, let me remind you of a few other performances that have been on award shows including the AMA's and yet, no one banned that singer or canceled their performances on GMA the next morning nor were they talked about all over the internet. Ok, so the internet wasn't around but, really, get over yourselves people! He is a performer! He performs! He is over the age of 18 (NOT like pole-dancing Miley Cyrus), he told you he is gay and he loves over the top glitz and glamour and Broadway type performances. He was compared to Freddy Mercury of Queen during the American Idol show and frankly, I think he is a cross between Madonna, Meat Loaf and Freddy Mercury with a little bit of a drag queen thrown in for good measure.
So, oh yes, other performances...how about Madonna's 1984 performance of Like a Virgin on the MTV awards? Yes, it was cable however, I didn't have cable and I saw the performance! I was only 12 years old at the time and it was just chalked up to the time and everyone's daughter's were going to her concerts wearing BoyToy belt buckles and lace. Or what about Prince and any one of his performances!? Hello, he wore pants without a butt one year! Not to mention all the girls writhing and crawling and such all over. Then how can we not mention Michael Jackson and his never ending crotch grabbing. Yet, for a grown man to constantly grab his crotch it is OK and in fact, we think it is OK to let our little children emulate him and hang with him.
OH, however, when Madonna grabbed her crotch in a video during her Blonde Ambition time it was horrible! Then, when she rubs her cone shaped bra oh watch out people! She was slammed for that yet, Michael Jackson grabbed his constantly. Double Standards, they are all over the place in the world, especially in the entertainment industry.
Yes, Adam Lambert's performance was a bit over the top, a bit 'showy' but, isn't that who he is? Again, if Madonna would have had women on leashes (which I know she has had men), and would have kissed a girl, OH WAIT! Hello, do you NOT remember Brittany Spears, Madonna, and Christina Aguilera's kiss?
Listen, all I am saying is I can't believe how many people are beating this guy up about something that really a lot of the bigger names have already done. Crotch grabbing, grinding, same sex kissing, and simulated bj's have all been done before. If anything you should be mad that he wasn't more original.
Blessings to you all,
-Liza