Well said. Totally agree. People have certain expectations when they watch television and they don't like it when they're surprised. It was the AMAs on Disney-owned ABC, not the MTV awards. I can't believe people are blaming parents for letting their children watch. Sorry - they didn't get the memo that there was going to be simulated oral sex. Lambert rose to fame on American Idol - a very family-friendly show - and I'm sure most of his fans weren't expecting that kind of crude and sexually explicit behavior.(shipjacked3: when did the AMAs become "notoriously risque"? And BTW, it was only 10 PM in the Central Time Zone - not unreasonably late for pre-teens and teens).
It's not just about children anyway. I watch programs like the AMAs because I enjoy live musical performances. I'm not looking for in-your-face crude expressions of sexuality meant to shock and create controversy. Not from anyone - not just Lambert. Performers should respect their audiences and learn when and where to push the boundaries. And no - I'm not a prude. I'm a lefty liberal atheist child of the 60's and I've seen many boundaries pushed in my lifetime.
That performance didn't make Lambert a pioneer for gay rights. Calling him that is an insult to the true pioneers who have gone before him. He was nothing more than a wannabe rock star behaving badly.
It's not just about children anyway. I watch programs like the AMAs because I enjoy live musical performances. I'm not looking for in-your-face crude expressions of sexuality meant to shock and create controversy. Not from anyone - not just Lambert. Performers should respect their audiences and learn when and where to push the boundaries. And no - I'm not a prude. I'm a lefty liberal atheist child of the 60's and I've seen many boundaries pushed in my lifetime.
That performance didn't make Lambert a pioneer for gay rights. Calling him that is an insult to the true pioneers who have gone before him. He was nothing more than a wannabe rock star behaving badly.