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GMA- Cyrus Lesbian Kiss Alright, Lambert Gay Kiss Not
06/18/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire
Apparently, it is perfectly alright for a woman to kiss a woman, but not for a man to kiss a man. That is what Good Morning America is saying. Back when Adam Lambert kissed a male member of his band, GMA rescinded an invitation for Lambert to perform on the program. The kiss occurred on the American Music Awards. Miley Cyrus recently kissed a female member of her band without GMA being upset about the incident.
This is hypocritical, but not surprising. Truth be told, many media corporations love fake homosexuality, and especially fake lesbianism because it does such a good job of titillating the audiences into buying more schlock. Over a decade ago, when Jill Sobule recorded the song “I Kissed A Girl” resulted in a huge outcry, but when Katie Perry recorded a song by the same name, it was a huge hit. Never mind that Perry appears to be about as lesbian as a rock. Christina Agulera even tried to jump in on the lesbian bandwagon by hinting at a bit of bisexuality while not actually saying she’s bisexual and certainly in need of a man’s penis almost exclusively. Alright, Ms Agulera, you are straight stop trying to drum up business with fake lesbianism and fake bisexuality.
What is also not surprising is that fake homosexuality such as what Ms Cyrus engaged in is far more accepted than the more genuine homosexuality expressed by Mr Lambert. There is a certain message behind these actions as well. It is alright to pretend to be gay, but not to really be gay. It is a socially acceptable message which pushes the same insidious message as many of these gay conversion people. It is just not as obvious as what those people are pushing.
Somewhere within all of this miasma of conflicting patronizing heteronormative messaging is part of the problem when it comes to our LGBT Youth. It should not be surprising that this kind of double standard is picked up at some level by our young lesbians, gays and transpeople. With a lack of positive, visible, and accessible lesbian, gay and transsexual role models, it is frighteningly difficult for our LGBT youth to find a way to develop their identity with solidity and without shame.
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Carrie Stone
June 20, 2010 at 9:17 am
This is just another example of straight people obsessing about gay and lesbian sex. We want legal equality and all they think about is what we do in bed. When we ask for marriage rights, they say the Bible (or some other “holy” book) outlaws homosexual sex. Marriage is not sex. Legal rights are not sex. Adoption rights are not sex. When straights go to a wedding between other straights, they are not there to witness a couple’s right to have sex for ever after. They are witnessing a union of two people bound together by mutual love and commitment. When they celebrate their straight grandparents’ 50th wedding anniversary, no one thinks about their years of sexual intercourse. They think about and honor the successful realization of the vows they made to one another all those years ago.
tmd
June 20, 2010 at 12:33 am
Being a staunch viewer of One Life To Live daily soap … I have noticed that the ‘gay’ storyline has been either tabled or dropped. Don’t see or hear much from Kyle or Oliver since they WON custody of Oliver’s baby girl. WHY is this part of the program not being shown anymore? Just a lot of NEW faces for a ridiiculous NEW storyline. Could it be that ABC has already WON their GLAAD award & are no longer interested in continuing the Oliver/Kyle story? Just wondering ….
kris
June 19, 2010 at 4:07 pm
“With a lack of positive, visible, and accessible lesbian, gay and transsexual role models, it is frighteningly difficult for our LGBT youth to find a way to develop their identity with solidity and without shame.”
So well put. And when a fearless, honest and open role model like Adam Lambert comes on the scene, and is banned by ABC for the same type of performance that straight male and female performers engage in, what message does that send to them? Adam encourages everyone to be who and what they are, but he is certainly paying the price of going first. Mel, I don’t think you are off topic at all. I think Adam needs and deserves all of our support, because beyond his incredible talent, he is the first openly gay artist to sign with a major record label. He is going to be pushing against a lot of barriers, and does not need to fight alone. ABC’s ban is, as I perceive it, the 1st battle. That they can impose this ban on Adam for 7 months, allow Miley and others to do the same and worse with no consequences, and yet win and award from GLAAD for their portrayal of gays on their network, tells me that something is desperately wrong here.
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Mel
June 19, 2010 at 12:09 pm
You’re last paragraph is so important and relevant, thank you Bridgette P. LaVictoire!
And a bit off topic, but to any Lambert supporters reading, let’s continue to support him in the best ways possible individual to our own personal situations, doesn’t matter exactly how, just support him when and where you can. His talent is stunning, and I want it in my life for many years to come; his way of being a citizen of humanity is equally as attractive and compelling IMHO.
Kay
June 19, 2010 at 11:10 am
Lambert is STILL banned from GMA following his AMA performance. Until they invite him back, and make him welcome on ABC in general, the ol’ “double standard” is alive and well on broadcast television. If Lambert actually did kiss a man in any filmed setting again, his career would probably be over. That issue definitely hurt his rise to fame, although he is probably one of the ten best performers / singers out there right now. Madonna, Spears, Rihanna, J. Jackson, Lady GaGa, and countless others can same sex kiss (or pretend to) and grab crotches all the ding dang day on prime time, but for some reason, that is okay. Just add Cyrus’s name to that list. Although some straight stars think that they are promoting homosexuality by doing the on fake gay screen kisses, it doesn’t come across that way to me. They are doing it to beat their own publicity drum.
That thing about two women kissing is a turn on for dudes? Cool. I could say the same for two guys kissing, but because I don’t sign the checks at ABC, that statement is going in the shredder.
ItTakesAVillage_People
June 19, 2010 at 9:24 am
But two ladies ‘gettin it on’ is such masturbatory material for the doooodz. Little wonder lesbianism, faux or not is much more main stream acceptable.
Eliza
June 18, 2010 at 10:09 pm
I’m glad you addressed this for what it was – a straight girl kissing another (probably) straight girl, and not taken the usual GLBT jab that “lesbianism tolerated so much more!” It’s not a case of either/or, and I would argue that lesbian relationships are not taken seriously enough to warrant the same threat as male gay couples. Did Miley treat the kiss as an afterthought, friendly peck, or was it another obnoxious Britney/Madonna, Bullock/Johansson thing?
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
June 18, 2010 at 10:22 pm
Thank you Eliza. I really do not like the faux lesbianism that the media engages in. I think it’s demeaning and I was not going to say that it was alright in this context.