The whole look debate is one that just does not run as deep for me as it seems to do for others.
Of course, I do have some kind of opinion, think that look A is better than look B and so on, but ultimately, I really think that there are only three things that matter:
a) does Adam like it himself
b) do guys 25-35 in his surroundings like it (or whatever you consider the friends and dating circle to be)
c) does it give him a bit more of an anonymity on a daily basis
I presume a) is a given, otherwise, why would he wear it/do it that way.
I have heard or read on twitter plenty of positive feedback, and I especially notice that the negative feedback is gone. So those folks that were complaining about the make-up/gender-bending look, they are quiet now. How that general observation translates to the immediate circles that Adam is living in, I don't know...but obviously, he does, and I'm sure he can work that one out on his own.
I think that especially c) is a given. Of the 30 + million that have seen him on idol, only a few thousand follow him closely like we do, and only a few 10 thousand would recognize him in this look, especially if you add a baseball cap, etc. He can probably hide a bit better. And that is way more important than the question, whether I personally find this look my favorite or not.
He is still very good looking, even if a different look happens to rank higher in my personal opinion. I doubt he cares, and certainly he should not have to care.
So, all this debate here, just seems small talk to me, and I am not pressing any panic buttons one way or the other. And when I see people overstate things here or see them posting some tragic, teary, anxiety inducing pictograms, then tbh, it secretly garners an eye-roll from me, or a laugh, and on I move. But, I do admit, that when I get 50 of those over 7 pages, then it gets tiresome.
So, in that sense, I applauded that comment, especially, that it came from a brave newbie.
And as an old-timer I got to contradict lifeguard here big time (just my opinion, as always). I love a lot of our younger posters very much, love that I get to know them better, and appreciate that new folks are joining. And while there are among the older ones that have left some that I miss very dearly, there are also a few opinion-makers that tbh I don't miss all that much.
Things are fluid in any blog, and same is here. A lot of wonderful people have joined and a few wonderful people have left. All in all, it has always remained a great site, and I hope it will continue that way, and many new ones will continue to become active here, and not will feel chased away, by some 'this is a closed circle' - kind of sentiment. That would be terrible, and I sure hope that not many of us perceive the site as such.
