The above status was posted on Facebook by a good friend of mine yesterday and I have to say, she has stated her point clearly.
This recent uproar by many on not allowing Adam Lambert to perform at Singapore's New Year's Eve Countdown party has had me feeling disgusted. I am mostly ashamed. Ashamed to call myself a Singaporean only because majority are such hypocrites and narrow minded fools. Imagine being known as a First World Nation yet we have so many narrow minded people still living here....
"Within two days, more than 7,400 people signed an online petition to remove gay American singer Adam Lambert from the line-up at the New Year countdown concert organized by MediaCorp."
Even the reporter from Straits Times blatantly called Adam Lambert a gay American singer as quoted above. What does being gay have anything to do with his singing capabilities or talent? I am almost certain this whole petition nonsense was started by some Christian fanatic. If so, then I have to ask, "Why was is not a sin when Sun Ho made that China Wine video?"
It's just nice to know that another petition was started and it's to keep Adam Lambert as one of the line-ups for the countdown. Sadly, the votes are less than a thousand which means, narrow mind idiots rule this goddamn so called First World Nation I call home.
Nevertheless, even if the petition gained enough votes for Adam Lambert to remain as one of the line-ups, I am pretty sure he would not want to step on to Singapore soil after this bullshit!
Sadly, this is really destroying Singapore's image as a cultural and united country. First world? Kiss my ass. People here have third world minds. Actually, to be honest, people from the third world countries are more accepting. The problem with the people here is they think too highly of themselves. "Atas" as what we could call them. They think they are perfect and live in their perfect little world. I say, wake the hell up!!!
Singaporeans are calling Adam Lambert an inappropriate choice because it will turn a family friendly event into something offensive and potentially divisive..... Are you serious????? These are the same blokes who would watch home grown drag queen Kumar on TV .... or Jack Neo cross dressing as Liang Po Po ... or Dennis Chew as Aunty Lucy!!
Singaporeans should just stop all the bullshit....their pretentious ways and stop being so contradicting!
Another bloke commented "Adam Lambert is hardly the kind of performer to send off our historic Jubilee Year or to usher in the New Year"..... What the hell is he talking about? What so historic about the same stupid countdown with the same people hosting and performing each and every year.....if not Gurmit Singh, it would be Patricia Mok or Nat Ho.....
I have nothing against Gurmit or Kumar. In fact I personally know them but I am trying to prove a point here with these stupid comments and remarks by ignorant Singaporeans.
Someone else commented "we should have our own wholesome home grown talent instead" .... again I say... Kumar? Aunty Lucy? Any home grown talent? Not many these days....
I am all for local talents if they have it (talent that is) ... those who know me well enough know I am all for local talents. But some of these so-called talents chosen for these variety shows are just pathetic.
I would like to make one last comment. A Mr Goh had commented, "I stand for family. We should encourage pro family events for our celebrations"..... What the hell does he expect? Barney the purple dinosaur? The Smurfs?
If being gay is such a big deal then I have to question, why was Adam Lambert allowed to perform at the Star Theatre when he was in Singapore the last time? Isn't the Star Theatre a Christian Church? Why isn't anyone making a fuss about Elton John performing there? He is gay too. Thus why I say folks around here are full of shit and so damn contradicting!!
They say Adam Lambert is provocative with his tight leather pants and heavy eye liner.... last I checked, BigBang from South Korea performed at last year's New Year's eve countdown and they wear tight leather pants and some members have heavy eye liner as well.... How come they are not considered provocative??
Don't even get me started on Aaron Kwok who is performing in Singapore soon. Why is he allowed to even step on our soil if we are so concerned about provocative performances? Have you seen what he wears on stage?
Lets hit closer to home....what about Kumar?? Again I say, don't get me wrong.... I like the guy and I also know him personally... yet I feel he is provocative. He is casually labeled as a drag queen and have his posters splashed around MRT stations where we have families with kids looking at these ads all the time. Why is that ok?
Wake up Singapore. Before you decide to run your mouth about what is good and what isn't..... look around you first. Ask yourselves why two things of the same subject can be good and bad?
I don't even like Adam Lambert and I still find the attitude of Singaporeans absolutely disgusting towards his upcoming performance especially when we allow and accept nonsense like Singapore drag queen and cross dressers on National TV!
