Double Standard: CBS Early Show Blurs Adam Lambert Gay Kiss, Then Shows Britney-Madonna Kiss Moments

[BR_Parkway]

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http://www.towleroad.com/2009/11/double-standard-cbs-early-show-blurs-adam-lambert-gay-kiss-then-shows-britneymadonna-kiss-moments-la.html

"I think that if it had been a female pop performer doing the moves that were on the stage, I don't think there would be nearly as much of an outrage. At all. Like I said, there were other performers doing risque things. I think it's because I'm a gay male, and people haven't seen that before."

And then what did the Early Show do?

They proved Lambert ABSOLUTELY RIGHT by blurring out the AMA footage of his gay kiss, and showing the Madonna - Britney Spears kiss moments later — while at the same time calling out ABC for editing the AMA footage for the west coast.

[marmar]

1. Clearly a double standard.....

.... and didn't Good Morning America drop his as a performer?

[YOY]

2. Am I the only one who doesn't care about this?

I mean kiss...kiss like a crazy person...sraight/gay/whatever...as long as nobody is being hurt, what's the big freaking deal?

[Divine Discontent]

4. you should ask CBS that question of what the big deal is. they encourage homophobia by blurring out

Adam kissing a man. It's ridiculous.

[Divine Discontent]

3. oh good grief, so they actually give him merit to his comments! stupid asshats. CBS suck it.

some of the stuff he did on the prime time show was extreme (basically just the shoving of people's faces into his crotch), but they prove they're homophobic of Gay males by blurring the kiss with Adam, but not the Madonna/Spears slurpfest.

[tigereye]

5. are you serious? That's crazy.

Men have been kissing each other on tv shows, etc. for years. :wtf:

[truebrit71]

6. I saw that too...WTF?

:shrug:

[DainBramaged]

7. I saw that this morning BUT they used the ABC provided footage

so I am not sure if they are at fault.

[left coaster]

8. two gay's kissing vs. two straight women kissing as an obvious publicity stunt..

Now, find a lesbian couple on the tube smooching, who were censored or edited, and you might be able to fairly compare the two situations..


(not that I agree with double standards or editing, etc!)

[SemiCharmedQuark]

12. They have no probelm showing straight couples kissing.

They certainly wouldn't have censored that.

[Cirque du So-What]

9. By coincidence

I was passing through the room where my wife was watching a soap opera yesterday - One Life to Live - and noticed two male characters sharing a very brief kiss. Although it was heartening to realize that such a display of affection couldn't even be depicted on TV a short time ago, I wondered how long it would take for the religious right (who need to focus on their OWN damn families) to gear up for another round of exposing 'teh ho-mo-SECKS-you-all agenda."

This censorship on the part of CBS proves that this country is not far removed from the Puritans and the Victorians - sexual prudes who, for the most part, are the most sex-obsessed people on the face of the earth. When it comes to acknowledging sexuality that falls outside their narrow definition of 'normal,' however, they're sent reeling for the fainting couch with a case of the vapours.

[berni_mccoy]

10. Extremely clear example of the double standard. Thanks for posting.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

11. Last night on Conan he briefly mentioned this and the audience started APPLAUDING when he said that

ABC had revoked Lambert's invitation to Good Morning America.

Half the audience applauded that and half the audience booed it.

It was disgusting.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

13. That's pathetic! Double standard.

I loved the gay kiss.....

I just thought the performance overall was tacky for primetime television, but the kiss alone wasn't.

[Nikki Stone1]

14. Two straight women kissing is light porn for straight males. Two men kissing, not a turn on for

straight men. This isn't about the act itself. It's about the reactions of straight males. Which, come to think of it, is what most of television and the media is about.

[imdjh]

15. The number sucked and I couldn't tell whether the person he kissed was male or female.

A friend called to see if I was watching, and I turned it on. The number was disappointing both in design and delivery. I literally asked my friend on the phone, "Didn't Madonna do this routine about ten years ago?" Then when he kissed the blond punk relic, I asked my friend "Oh dear, did he just kiss a man? The fundies are going to flip." but I wasn't sure it was a man. It looked kind of like Wendy Williams, which fit right into the whole dated mess.

[Sultana]

16. It's double standard

:thumbsdown:

[JonQ]

17. Yes, that is a double standard.

[Blue For You]

18. Well, in all fairness to CBS,

they once showed an uncensored clip of Michael Corleone giving Fredo the kiss of death. Maybe Lambert should join the mob.

edit:got my Corleones mixed up, lol

[Javaman]

19. It works like this...

the media is okay as long as the people kissing are considered "hot" by the many moron rightwing pundits out there.

Now, say it was Rosie O'Donnell and her partner, more than likely it would too be "blurred". Rosie, to them, I am sure, is not considered "hot".

Now as far as men are concerned, anything remotely gay, leading up to gay or outright gay is blurred. Why?

Because the right wing pundits have massive issues with their own sexuality and fear that if they look at two men kissing they might question their own sexuality and get "the gay".

So, it's not so much a double standard as it is just half witted selective homophobia based upon their inadequacies as a rightwing blowhard jackasses.

:)

[Kaleva]

20. men like woman on woman action

[butterfly77]

21. I don't watch American Idol but,,

I usually look at it at the end just to see who they are choosing and he is nothing to shout about. I think that he has let it go to his head because he won,he was over the top with his disgusting ass simulating oral sex..And I don't give a damn who else did or does it the same goes for them.

[footinmouth]

22. He didn't win

I usually look at it at the end just to see who they are choosing and he is nothing to shout about. I think that he has let it go to his head because he won,he was over the top with his disgusting ass simulating oral sex..And I don't give a damn who else did or does it the same goes for them.

He wasn't the winner, he finished second on AI.

[Warren DeMontague]

23. People still watch those old networks?

Wow. Who knew? :shrug:

[Mimosa]

24. Lambert's choreography was crude, the thing was vulgar

It wasn't the kiss which repelled me (saw the number on YouTube not on award show). The whole thing was crude and unsensual. How about when he stuck his hand and a finger between a female dancer's thighs?

I'm not straight but I equally dislike the crudeness shown by people who slobber in fake erotic displays whether it was Madonna/Britney or Lambert. Erotic and sensual performances don't bother me. Crudity does. If Lambert had more talent he might be able to 'push the envelope'. He's no David bowie or Iggy Pop.