pop culture break

Adam Lambert, whatever.

Yes, the pants are tight. But frankly I am more concerned with how DANGEROUS those greaves and shoulder pads look. I mean what if one of his love slaves stage dancers accidentally made forceful contact with one of those things? Not too mention his own face. Oh dear. Also, as from someone who loves gay things with spikes, I still think this outfit is ugly. Good idea, bad execution.

But what I'm interested in is the horrified reaction this gets compared to the passé response to the female equivalent. Ladies appear on stage with mile-high cleavage and no pants all the time. All the time. And yeah, it's kind of gross (unless you're Gaga, but I'll talk about her another time). But why do they do it? Because the industry is run by, and therefore for, straight men. Because women are seen as objects whether they dress this way or not. Wonder why everyone does it? Because they believe have to in order to get noticed. Whether it's true or not is debatable; the point is that regardless of talent the female stars are pressured to flaunt their assets. It's perfectly okay (read: expected) for Britney or Rihanna (or - flashback! -Janet Jackson or Madonna) to risk cameltoe or a nip slip (which is almost a rite of passage in the pop starlet's world), but Adam Lambert, well, that is way over the line. Makes sense to me. Poor Adam. He's just trying to be one of the girls! Leave Adam alone!!

Oh, but Adam, I'd still consider taking some style pointers from Johnny Weir. And by pointers I don't mean giant spikes on your extremities. Although...oh my, are we conjuring fun mental images? I think we are.