Being authentic does not mean you can say or do anything your heart desires. Authenticity also entails a level of tolerance for who the other person is. If for example, Adam Lambert was truly authentic, he would have thought about the implications of his performance. He would have thought about the audience to which he was catering. I highly doubt most parents ran to the shelves to pick up that CD for their teenage sons and daughters. He would have cared more about the people buying his CD than the fame he would gain for singing it. For that, he single handedly sunk his own ship.
I know it seems like I am picking on just one guy. It isn’t like he is the first to take a risk on stage only to have it blow up in his face later on. But, it is the fact that the world views him as “ authentic” and “ honest” that I question. If this is what is construed as authenticity, we have our work cut out for us in terms of redefining the topic.
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