Kris Allen finally becomes MY American Idol - in how he reacts to Adam Lambert's thinking he's hot!

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American Idol champ Kris Allen says he is "flattered" that runner-up and former Idol roommate Adam Lambert found his good looks "distracting."

"I'm flattered," Allen told People. "And think it's hilarious."

In the same Rolling Stone interview in which he said he's gay, Lambert described his reaction to the news that he would be rooming with Allen: "I was like, 'Oh, s--t, they put me with the cute guy.' Distracting!" Lambert said. "He's the one guy that I found attractive in the whole group on the show: nice, nonchalant, pretty and totally my type — except that he has a wife. I mean, he's open-minded and liberal, but he's definitely 100 percent straight."

This is how the world changes, people! When a straight guy realizes that a gay guy finding him attractive isn't threatening, but a compliment!

Kris, in this simple comment, you've become a huge Ally to the GLBTQ community.

Welcome!

Namaste,

Lee

This was going to be Hope Part 3 - but, scratch that. Kris Allen wins American Idol.

Adam Lambert (Left) and Kris Allen

Just after announcing Kris Allen as the winner of this year's American Idol contest,

Ryan Seacrest: How does it feel?

Kris Allen: It feels good, man, but um, Adam deserves this.

Yes he does.

Sigh.

Oh, America. What the Hell? Kris is cute and a good singer, but Adam is a star and an AMAZING SINGER!

I guess the best revenge will be that Adam will end up being the biggest star that was ever on American Idol.

And I'll be first in line to download all his songs!

I guess we'll get back to "Hope" tomorrow.

Heavy sigh.

Namaste,
Lee

***UPDATE***

this post-show interview with Adam from EW:

I want to just get this question out of the way first, something that's been dangling a bit over you for the whole season: Would you like to put to rest all the speculation about your sexuality?
It's not dangling over my head. [Laughing] It may be dangling over yours, but it's not over mine. Yeah, I think speculation keeps things really interesting.

So you don't want to say anything one way or the other?
Like I said, I think speculation keeps things very, very interesting. [Laughs]

All I can say right now to that is:

Aaargh!!!

On Being a "HOT" celebrity: If Kris Allen Can be Openly Married, why can't Adam Lambert be Openly Gay?

Once again American Idol (much as I love the show) allows us to look at the heterosexist machinery of FAME. And I'm not talking about Paula's comments about Kris shopping in the women's department - uh, Simon, I think she meant for SONGS, not for underwear. But thanks for taking it to that awkward place. Kudos to Kris for laughing it off! What I DO mean is this:



Kris Allen can be "HOT," even though the masses of women (and men who are Gay and Bi) in America know they can't have him. They want to believe that Kris is singing to them, and they fantasize they are the object of his affection. BUT HE'S NOT REALLY AVAILABLE.

So if Adam Lambert came out as GAY and talked about his boyfriend like Kris talks about his wife (not a lot, but enough to let everyone know what's what), what calamity would befall him?



Suddenly, I suppose, all the masses of women (and gay and bi men) in America would know they can't have him. They want to believe that Adam is singing to them, and they fantasize they are the object of his affection. BUT HE'S NOT REALLY AVAILABLE, EITHER.

What's the difference, exactly? So are women watching Kris thinking,

I'll make him leave his wife for me!

Is that much more realistic than watching an OUT and gay Adam and thinking,

I'll make him leave his boyfriend for me!

Is the disappointment of fans that Kris is unavailable different than the disappointment of fans that Adam is unavailable?

I'm sure I can't be the only one who's noticed the show's soft-pedal on Kris' wife. Heck, they're practically NEWLYWEDS, and it's not something that comes up a lot on the show. I'm thinking that's on purpose. They wouldn't want to ruin anyone's fantasy now, would they?

Would actually saying

"I'm Gay"

cost Adam the Title of "American Idol," because then people couldn't pretend they might someday get it on with him?

Doesn't this blow away the whole "reasoning" for why someone shouldn't come out on the show?

Or am I missing something here?

What do you think?