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"Another group that rates right up there, maybe even #1 is the mentally ill. The mentally ill are bullied, misunderstood, feared and avoided by the public. That is so heartbreaking for them and their families. Try having a family member who is mentally handicapped AND mentally ill as well - double whammy. People can be so cruel, and whether intentional or out of ignorance, the hurt is the same."
FanOfTheMan...I am not sure whether you did not see it or had misunderstood my post, but I wrote exactly the same as you did, just not quite so succinctly. But we are in total agreement. Many others have chimed in here too, so thank you.
As a mother of an adopted child who has to constantly deal with being called a 'retard' by somebody, sometimes even adults, I can assure you, this is a battle well worth fighting and creating awareness for. At the same time, I think it is important to educate and use the situation that happened as an opportunity to learn for both Caleb, as well as the public that happens to pay attention to what he is saying. I don't believe that vilification is helping anyone. We all make mistakes at times and have areas where we have to learn, just most of us don't have to do it in front of millions.
And yes, to whoever pointed out that Adam is no angel here either and that for some words opinions may vary too.
Adam uses the B-word quite freely. Sometimes to address others within the lgbt community, sometimes he has jokingly used it for his fans, in an attempt to combat "the over PC'ing"- kind of culture that the US can at times fall into as well. And most of us got that in the context. His comment was not insulting, but tons of FOO's jumped in and tried to stir up some drama.
One thing, Adam does not do, is use it as a swear word, or to attack. Never heard that one from him. Context matters, but not everybody is going to evaluate the context in the same way or show the same level of discernment. Just a reality.
For me, personally, I took Adam's use of the B-word for the audience totally the way he intended it and therefore excused it in the context, but when he called the two black singers vajajays, my hair were standing up on my back, every time. Found that totally unacceptable, both in context of male to female dialog, as well in terms of the racist or size/build/figure related undercurrent to it. There is a reason that Ashley Dzerigian never got called that, only the two backup singers. Think about it. It was not ok, and he was told multiple times to stop it, but was stubborn about 'not liking to be told something'.
Also, while I have forgotten what exactly was the wording, but Adam a few months ago sent a tweet that also got picked up by somebody defending the mentally disabled community, and he took offense to what Adam had said. Adam did not respond, and many fans raced to Adam's defense in typical Glambert fashion and tried to trash the guy. Again, I thought the guy had a point. But the difference (and it's a big one) to Caleb was that Adam did not use it as a slur directed at someone, he just made a comment.
But still, Adam is capable, just like many others, to miss and to not understand why it is an issue for some. We all are learning in life, discussion is always ok, that is how we learn, but vilifying someone always smells to me like some other agenda and I don't like it.
Oh and in other topics:
I don't think that Queen will be there, but I do believe that Adam will be. Gut feeling, nothing else.
And it looks like people are trying to use #throwbackthursday and #trespassing to trend with 2-year anniversary as text? Is that correct? Too many versions out, to know where to help with trending. I do think we should try to celebrate that day a bit more. The album deserves it more than idol at the moment, imo.
Maybe we could start chatting about TSP a bit here?
Which tracks do you think will have longevity?
Which track interests you sonically the most? Which one lyrically?
Strengths /weaknesses of tracks. Stuff like that?
Could we?
Anyone?
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