Adam Lambert gave a performance at the American Movie Awards that was extremely reminiscent of David Bowie's over-the-top performances. He was pretending to hump a male dancers face one minute, then moving on to lead leather clad men around on leashes with a whip. Near the end of the song he grabbed his male keyboardist and kissed him fully on the mouth. He also flipped off the audience.
People are upset, ABC has reportedly logged about 1,500 complaints. However, he was the last act of the night, airing around 11 pm in most places. The FCC general rules cover only between 6am and 10pm but leave open the possibility of fines after this time period for obscene material. ABC has said that the offending material was not included in Lambert's rehearsals.
Some people, including Adam Lambert, are saying that the uproar is a double standard because women have done the kiss before, at award shows. There may be a double standard but I would also like to point out a distinction. The other award show with the Madonna/Britney Spears kiss was the MTV Video Music Awards, MTV is a cable channel, ABC is a broadcast channel and as such, is generally held to higher standards by the FCC.
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