The Record Crate

In case you were wondering, it’s 2009. In a couple short months, it will be 2010. Yet, the general public still has a problem defining the “Gay Line.” That is, what’s appropriate for two girls to do and what’s appropriate for 2 guys to do seems to be vastly different. Last time I checked, whether it be two guys or two girls, gay is gay.

This is the huge argument surrounding Adam Lambert’s recent performance at the AMAs. I’ve heard it coming from all ends. Either what he did was supremely inappropriate, or completely tolerable. The general consensus says that what he did (i.e. snorkling another dude, kissing another dude, dragging a girl around by her leg) was uncalled for on TV. Here’s my bottom line…I completely agree.

I’m tired of people comparing Lambert’s performance to Madonna kissing Brittney. THEY ONLY KISSED. The only comparable thing between these two raunchy performances, is that they involved parties of the same sex. Much less, the whole Brittney kiss lasted maybe 2 seconds. Lambert’s performance went on for a full 3 and a half minutes, or however his shitty music lasts.

I have no problem with same sex activity. Not my personal preference, but whatever makes your meat loaf, ya dig? I have a problem with people creating a new topic of controversy on top on something that’s completely unrelated. I can understand why Lambert was booted from Good Morning America. The issue here isn’t guy-on-guy, versus girl-on-girl. Watch popular American television for an hour on any given night. Chances are, you’ll see two chicks or two dudes lock lips. I think the American public is mature enough to handle two people kissing, regardless of their respective genders. The controversy here, is the peep show garbage in Lambert’s performance. However, I’m only one person. I’ll probably be called a homophobe by someone for writing this, but as I say in just about every post, I really could care less about what you think. This is America. We still have free speech (at least for now). But then again, that could be another level of the whole debacle. Was Lambert’s performance just an enhanced free speech demonstration?