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		<title>Adam Lambert claims discrimination after American Music Awards performance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Damien Baldino</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adam Lambert]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I usually don&#8217;t watch music award shows any more. As a fan of rock and indie bands, there usually isn&#8217;t much that would interest me. Thankfully, I also missed this year&#8217;s American Music Awards. I could certainly do without seeing Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Janet Jackson, and of course, Adam Lambert. As a matter of fact, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>     I usually don&#8217;t watch music award shows any more.  As a fan of rock and indie bands, there usually isn&#8217;t much that would interest me.  Thankfully, I also missed this year&#8217;s American Music Awards.  I could certainly do without seeing Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Janet Jackson, and of course, Adam Lambert.  As a matter of fact, if it wasn&#8217;t for Adam Lambert&#8217;s performance, I probably wouldn&#8217;t have known about one thing that occurred on the show, which tells you something about the quality you can expect.</p>
<p>     As you might have heard, Adam Lambert&#8217;s performance involved him groping women, kissing the male keyboardist, then shoving a dancer&#8217;s face into his crotch to simulate oral sex.  The performance was edited for the west coast audience, and Good Morning America has cancelled a scheduled concert because of his antics.  What&#8217;s Adam Lambert&#8217;s reaction?  He feels discriminated against!<span id="more-197"></span></p>
<p>     Lambert had this to say about the reaction to his performance:</p>
<blockquote><p> &#8220;If it&#8217;s going to be edited, then, in a way, that&#8217;s discrimination. I don&#8217;t mean to get political, but Madonna, Britney [Spears] and Christina [Aguilera] weren&#8217;t edited.&#8221;</p>
<p>He went on to add, &#8220;It&#8217;s a shame. Female entertainers have been risqué for years.</p>
<p>&#8220;Honestly, there&#8217;s a huge double standard . . . It&#8217;s 2009, it&#8217;s time to take more risks. It&#8217;s about entertainment. People want to be surprised. It&#8217;s too bad that people are so scared.&#8221;</p>
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<p>     It&#8217;s about entertainment?  The last time I checked, people like Britney Spears needed to resort to side-show routines in an attempt to cover up the fact that they are talentless hacks.  This is what Adam Lambert aspires to?  By the way, I disagree with his assertion that women aren&#8217;t criticized for their behavior on stage.  Does anyone remember Britney Spears performance with Christina Aguilera and Madonna at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards?  If you missed it, take a look:</p>
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<p>     If I remember correctly, this performance received a lot of criticism.  As for Adam Lambert&#8217;s discrimination claim, it is nonsense.  However, I couldn&#8217;t agree more with his comment about people wanting to be entertained.  Although, there are some musicians who are able to entertain solely with their voice, instruments, and lyrics.  There&#8217;s no need to turn their performance into a circus.  The fact that Adam Lambert feels this is necessary to entertain an audience speaks volumes about his lack of talent and his knowledge of this fact.</p>
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