PTC calls Lambert's AMA performance 'tasteless and vulgar'

If San Diegan Adam Lambert is looking for a little attention these days as it seems he is, he sure got it.

A sexually suggestive performance by the 2009 "American Idol" runner-up Sunday evening on the American Music Awards that included groping and walking a man and a woman on leashes was called tasteless and vulgar by the Parents Television Council.

Lambert "chose to treat American families to simulated oral sex and other demeaning behavior," said Tim Winter, president of the group that promotes itself as advocates for responsible entertainment.

"ABC and Dick Clark Productions had every reason to know what to expect, as Lambert himself proclaimed that his performance would be 'very sexy' and would include leather and chains. But the producers and the network chose to bury their heads in the sand."

The performance, which came a day before the release of Lambert's album "For Your Entertainment," was shown live in the Eastern and Central time zones. It was edited when the American Music Awards were showed on a delayed basis in the Pacific and Mountain time zones.

Lambert stated to CNN following Sunday's performance "there's a bit of a double-standard" in television and radio.

"I feel like women performers have been pushing the envelope sexually for the past 20 years," Lambert said. "All of a sudden, a male does it and everybody goes, 'Oh we can't show that on TV.' To me, that's a form of discrimination and it's a double standard. That's too bad."

Lambert added that during a live performance "sometimes things just happen."

As I said in an earlier piece, Lambert has a singing voice and talent to show it off. The problem is, trying to push his sexual views on society is going over the top.

Adam, we know you are gay and you support the lifestyle that others choose. That being said, stop going for the shock factor and stick to singing.

One only has to look at Kayne West and his actions a few months back against Taylor Swift. West looked like a child afterwards and the move actually pushed Swift's career further ahead.

If Lambert is looking to move his career forward, Sunday's performance leaves a lot to be desired.