Adam Lambert is thankfully never short of an opinion, and on Friday night the "American Idol" runner-up was having a good time chatting it up with his friends on Twitter. The topic at hand? Subjects that are considered "camp:"
"Goldfrapp's video for ALIVE is hilarious. CAMP so often goes over the general public's head... so sad... video put a huge grin on my face. Other things CAMP: Mika. Scissor Sisters. Gaga. My FYE album cover... lol. None of them to be taken too seriously... until they want to be. GLEE is the campiest [expletive] ever."
After likely getting a thousand tweets about "Glee," Adam then put up this response:
"'Glee is the campiest [expletive] ever' doesn't mean A) I dont like Glee (was saying how much i enjoyed campy stuff) or B) that Im gonna be on it."
He then commenced another discussion about "camp" entertainment:
"CAMP: willfully over-emphasizes certain elements of a genre or theme, creating an almost self-satirical milieu. Campy: being so extreme that it has an amusing and perversely sophisticated appeal. I ENJOY CAMPINESS... got it!?
Rocky Horror is so so Camp one needs a TENT to watch it"
The biggest accomplishment from Adam's tweets? This may be the first time a performer has ever said the word "milieu" in a Twitter post.
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Comments
Yes, I loved Adam's comments about Camp and totally agree with him...he is soo intelligent and talented ...oh and HOTT
Us fans had a lot of fun with Adam last night. He is campy, no doubt about it. I hope he goes on Glee one day.
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I think he was right on target with his comments.
yay! glee hooray
Betcha can't find that kind of sophisticated jargon on any other twitter artist posts. ADAM = eloquence = articulate = tongue-in-cheek humor = bright & witty! ADAM = MISquoted = MISinterpreted = MISunderstood. Such an INTELLIGENT YOUNG MAN!!
this guy is so stupid. not for calling anything camp or not calling anything camp... just for straight-up being stupid.
I don't think some people "get" camp.
And I dont mean over the top just sooo over, I cant wait for him to disappear since hes to old to sing the songs he does,its just stupid. Hes Fake.
i loooooooooooooooooooooovvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
glee,and cory monteith is my favourite along with tina and artie and rachel.the best singer is between two people and i think you know who they are.finchel,tintie,puinn,and wemma are the best couples of the show
IAM TOTALLY OBSESSED WITH GLEE BUT IM NOT THAT OBSESSED WITH ADAM LAMBERT-NO AFFENSE TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO LIKE HIM......................SORRY THAT MY OPINION ON THE SUBJECT!
P.S CORY MONTEITH IS SO CUTE/HHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOTTTTT
I LOVE GLEE, I LOVE GLEE
I LOVE CHRIS COLFER
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