Adam Lambert’s jacket auctioned for $2,000

by on October 05, 2009 | 135 Comments

adam_lambert_jacketAdam Lambert has been raising money for DonorsChoose.org and in doing so subsequently, has had his jacket from the Idols Tour auctioned off.

The jacket looks like it has a drawn picture of Iron Maiden’s “Eddie” character on it. Alongside Eddie, there’s a couple of Hindu symbols that resemble swastikas.

I know he’s not racist, and this is probably something that the media is blowing out of proportion. If there were the dots surrounding the symbol, it would look more authentic. Poor guy, he’s probably going to get a lot of backlash for this.

Having said that, I still want his new album.

For “journalistic integrity” as one reader pointed out, this is in fact the same jacket that Adam wore during the tour. This is not slanderous or defamatory, he wore the jacket. You guys spew hate for nothing, I swear this man could kill a kitten and have your support.

Here’s a photo from the auction. Are you yelling at the guy who posted these pictures on eBay?!??

You guys really don’t know how to play nice. YOUR IDOL WORE THIS JACKET.

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Not a figment of my imagination.

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  • RoRo

    I do to! (Want his new album). As the Nazis didn’t exactly invent the swastika, for someone to start claiming that Lambert is racist is to show their ignorance. After all, his mother, whom he seems very close to, is Jewish.

  • staciegirlie

    “I know he’s not racist, and this is probably something the media is blowing out of proportion.”

    Um, Roberta, the only media I’ve seen blowing this out of proportion and even reporting on it is you. It’ funny how another “Roberta” from Allie is Wired Entertainment blog is the only other reporter reporting the same thing. Coincidence? I think not. Coincidences are fairy tales.

    Has it ever once crossed your mind that Adam’s jacket could have been revamped from a second hand store, which many cutting edge underground singers, and one of a kind designers get their stuff from? You know the type who find a simple jacket, then do their own thing with it?

    • roberta

      There’s no coincidence there. He’s in the public eye and he wore a swastika, it’s news.

      • staciegirlie

        I take it your among those within the Jewish community whose taking this harder than need be. Also here’s somting else I doubt is a coincidence. Your article coincides with Adam’s CD being available for presales. His Album WAS at #1 before your article and now has been slipping all the way down to #5 since your article.

      • Oberain

        That’s a bit absurd calling it news. I’m sure the world revolves around whether or not some pop idol wore a jacket that may or may not have had a nazi symbol on it.

        Regardless it’s not as though a gay jew is going to be walking around wearing nazi regalia on his clothes, if it is a swastika it is obviously hearkening back to the millenia before the nazis rose to power where it was a positive symbol, since you even said it was surrounded by other hindu symbolism.

        Also you seem to imply in your comments that he’s an evil bad man for wearing this and it is some great crime and blah blah blah. Again? Gay jew. Obviously not meant as a nazi symbol.

        Thank you for sincerely for bringing this direly important news story to our attention, when is your action packed expose on the Iranian revolution coming?

  • Janet

    Adam is jewish, you’re right RoRo, the swastika was not invented by the Nazis, that symbol had been created a long time before the nazis were founded and has a totally different meaning and is far removed to what the Nazis tried to blemish it with, people should research and find true facts before they write and judge. I just wish people would lighten up and stop putting dirt on Adam Lambert, chances are it’s a totally different symbol, but some ham writer has to assume and run with it.

  • Kate

    Too bad this gifted man is a lightening rod for such garbage like this.

    Here for anyone who is rational and wants to educate themselves and this ancient symbol are some further explanations for it other than the one we currently (hysterically) apply to it. Thanks to the evil short guy with the tiny mustache known as Hitler, we as a society go completely insane if we see that symbol. Are we letting him dictate from the grave how we should feel seeing an ancient Egyptian or Greek symbol? He stole it but he did not invent it.

    http://www.sacred-texts.com/lcr/eod/eod37.htm

    Let’s stamp out ignorance by refusing to let our emotions be hijacked by this stuff. Educate yourselves and refuse to buy into this.

    Let’s evolve into rash and educated beings that will not be hijacked by lesser intelligent beings who use a symbol for controversy.

    This is about success, the success of Adam Lambert. Too bad that people cannot stick to just his ability to sing. Small minds can be so destructive.

  • JLM

    Please! That is a replica of a picture from an Album. Adam is Jewish – so get over the whole emphasis on swastikas!! Really doesn’t need to be seen that way every time someone draws a picture.

  • Jay

    Kate, I applaud your post. This is exactly what this is about, ignorant, small minded people trying to create drama from nothing. No wonder he didn’t win AI with all this hatred and jealousy seething away. Thank you for your open mind and intelligence.

  • todd

    Um, no, the Nazis didn’t “invent” the swastika but they certainly made it their own. What kind of a Jew would put a swastika on his clothing?

  • boris

    I think this talk of the Nazis not inventing the swastika is hilarious. No, they didn’t INVENT it, but when you think of a swastika what do you think of? It’s a well-known Nazi symbol throughout the world. When someone paints a swastika on a synagogue, nobody says the Nazis didn’t invent it so it doesn’t really represent hate.

  • AdamFan

    Well here’s another website to boycott for spreading untrue negativity about Adam. So everyone – note to all:
    NEVER READ EARSUCKER AGAIN. These sites live off the advertising clicks. There is no excuse for this crap.
    DONE.

    • roberta

      Please feel free to exit stage left, I WAS NOT THE ONE WEARING A SWASTIKA JACKET – YOUR IDOL WAS! DUMB!

      • Jay

        What’s dumber Roberta, defending what is clearly much ado about nothing, or posting hateful slanderous articles on a crappy blog for hits?. Interesting how initially you were sure it was ‘a symbol resembling a swastika’ now you are openly asserting its a swastika. What next, are you going to accuse him of being a homophobe?.

        • roberta

          You seriously need to get a hobby.

          • jc

            DANG, bad economy…someone has to stoop down to the lowest of low to earn a living…Soooo sad!…oooh,

  • Marsha

    TIME TO GET ENLIGHTENED GUYS!

    The swastika (Sanskrit svastika, “all is well”) is a cross with four arms of equal length, with the ends of each arm bent at a right angle. Sometimes dots are added between each arm.

    The swastika is an ancient symbol that has been found worldwide, but it is especially common in India. Its name comes the Sanskrit word svasti (sv = well; asti = is), meaning good fortune, luck and well-being.

    The swastika is most commonly used as a charm to bring good fortune (in which case the arms are bent clockwise), but it has a variety of religious meanings as well.

    The right-hand swastika is one of the 108 symbols of the god Vishnu as well as a symbol of the sun and of the sun god Surya. The symbol imitates in the rotation of its arms the course taken daily by the sun, which appears in the Northern Hemisphere to pass from east, then south, to west. (It is also a symbol of the sun among Native Americans.)

    The left-hand swastika (called a sauvastika) usually represents the terrifying goddess Kali, night and magic. However, this form of the swastika is not “evil” and it is the form most commonly used in Buddhism.

    The auspicious symbol of the swastika is very commonly used in Hindu art, architecture and decoration. It can be seen on temples, houses, doorways, clothing, cars, and even cakes. It is usually a major part of the decoration for festivals and special ceremonies like weddings.

    The Nazis adopted the swastika because it was understood as an Aryan symbol indicating racial purity and superiority. (The Nazis propogated a historical theory in which the early Aryans of India were white invaders.) There may also be a connection with the swastika’s magical connections, for Hitler and other Nazi leaders were keenly interested in the occult.

    • kathleen

      Hurray for you Marsha & for willowisp & HACJ…..&
      everyone else who has emailed the possitive side to this THING that seems to have a life of it’s own from
      this story!What were we talkin’ about? Oh yes, Adam’s
      Jacket which has apparently brought money to the cause
      I hope so! COULD WE PLEASE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE?!
      (DonorsChoose.org) Oh, and I was hoping that Adam would
      have it set up in the price of his music for some of the proceeds to go to a charity for the arts..or is it that way now? (Or it could be where you add something to the price of your purchase to go for the
      charity. ‘Just a thought.

  • willowisp

    The swastika has been around a lot longer than when Hitler got hold of it. Swastika if from the Indian Sanskrit , orginally was svastika, which are equilaterial arms promoting good luck, people wore them as talismans , the root stika means well being. Any one who knows anything about Adam knows what a spiritual being he is and that he would never promote hate or evil or wear anything of the kind.Like his eye of horus tattoo which is a sign of light and protection. It’s unfortunate that the ignorant will go on to believe stupid and false meanings and create negativity and hate. It’s great to see a lot of other posts from evolved people who know something of this symbol

  • HACJECDLC

    The following is an excerpt from ABOUT.COM regarding the swastika symbol. I’m sure this is the representation of the symbol that Adam was intending.

    The Oldest Known Symbol: The swastika is an ancient symbol that has been used for over 3,000 years. (That even predates the ancient Egyptian symbol, the Ankh!) Artifacts such as pottery and coins from ancient Troy show that the swastika was a commonly used symbol as far back as 1000 BCE. During the following thousand years, the image of the swastika was used by many cultures around the world, including in China, Japan, India, and southern Europe. By the Middle Ages, the swastika was a well known, if not commonly used, symbol but was called by many different names: China – wan; England – fylfot; Germany – Hakenkreuz; Greece – tetraskelion and gammadion; India – swastika. Though it is not known for exactly how long, Native Americans also have long used the symbol of the swastika.

    The Original Meaning: The word “swastika” comes from the Sanskrit svastika – “su” meaning “good,” “asti” meaning “to be,” and “ka” as a suffix. Until the Nazis used this symbol, the swastika was used by many cultures throughout the past 3,000 years to represent life, sun, power, strength, and good luck.

  • Kate

    Todd and Boris your post made my point. Why would you hang on to the negative meaning of that symbol because a hate group used it? You can choose to believe a better meaning instead of mindlessly going along like sheep. Don’t you feel manipulated by them if you only associate that symbol with the crazies?

    Since it is also a symbol which has more positive meanings to other societies in the world why not choose to side with them instead of with the intolerant crazies?

    It comes down to which meaning you choose not which meaning has been chosen for you. You are free to believe a better meaning any time you want. There is no law that says we all have to gasp when we see that symbol. If we do, then we are letting hate groups define who and what we believe.

    Discover what the true meaning of this symbol means and go with that. If hate groups want to paint symbols on things that really mean; the sun, good luck, or various other better choices that go as far back as 3,000 years–and believe that they are scaring people than they are idiots.

  • jc

    “I know he’s not racist, and this is probably something that the media is blowing out of proportion. If there were the dots surrounding the symbol, it would look more authentic. Poor guy, he’s probably going to get a lot of backlash for this.

    Having said that, I still want his new album.”

    BWAAAHHAAAAAHHHHAAA!

    • jc

      ETA: I think the backlash is the other way around!

  • steveo

    no one has picked up on the fact that this jacket is NOT the one he wore on the tour!!,. HE wore the same jacket every night of the tour. Look it up on utube. LEATHER, full sleaved, tails, spikes on shoulders and arms. DUHH. all the blogs and media sources jumping on this and it is a grade A reporting goof up (or total fraud) and no one seems to have done a couple minutes of fact checking.

    • staciegirlie

      He did wear a jean jacket during Don’t stop believing though.

  • terie

    You contradict yourself by saying “poor guy” and you are still going to buy his album and in the same breath bring the similarity of a swastika to light. If you harbor no ill will toward ADAM then why mention it at all let alone post an inflammatory headline on Google where you said it cannot be edited or removed? I’m confused … are you FOR or AGAINST ADAM?

  • ClareS

    ” I know he’s not racist, and this is probably something that the media is blowing out of proportion “

    Really, Roberta? What media? This site and two others. The media has ignored it as the non-event that it is. I mean, a Jewish gay man wearing a Nazi symbol? Please don’t criticise someone for having sufficient knowledge about the history of symbols, religions and cultures to know that the Nazis hijacked that symbol. That is as bad as Christians being banned from wearing crosses in case it offends those of minority religions while people of other religions can wear all the symbols and garments of their religion that they deem appropriate.

  • Blondiegrrl

    This article does not make sense. First you say they are Hindu symbols, and then you go off on some rant that, “This man could kill a kitten and have your support.” Can you explain the odd, bipolar nature of your comments? I’m scratching my head trying to figure out your intention here.
    As for my opinion … I don’t pretend to know what Adam’s reason was for having these on his jacket. Perhaps they were intended to be the ancient Eastern symbols, or perhaps this was Adam’s idea of irony. Regardless, I find it ridiculous to assume that a gay Jewish liberal who was quoted as saying, “God hates hate” would have any malicious intent.

    • http://earsucker.com Roberta

      I surely can explain my “bipolar” nature of my comments. I did not defame or slander Adam in my post whatsoever. I showed a picture of what he wore, which appeared to be swastikas. I didn’t have any ill intent, I stated the obvious. Commenters started ripping me a new one for posting about this. They said it was slanderous, libelous, and generally attacked me viciously for this article. I’ve changed the title of post to sate some readers who found it offensive, and yet I was still attacked at length. They said rude, nasty, and immature things towards me. I can’t get over how personal people take it when it’s been shown as a jacket he wore. I don’t understand the support that he’s garnered over wearing a jacket with swastikas on it. Having said that, I was a fan of his music. I updated the post out of frustration and my lack of understanding where all of this hate was coming from.

      • Blondiegrrl

        Ah, but in your post, you said they were “Hindu symbols that resemble swastikas,” and you expressed sympathy and support for him, but now you have changed your tune to, “I don’t understand the support that he’s garnered over wearing a jacket with swastikas on it.” That’s what I meant by you contradicting yourself. (Althought technically, they are swastikas regardless of their intent and symbolism, because that’s what the design is called.) For the record, I don’t think this article is libelous, nor did I accuse you of defamation or slander. But I also don’t think it’s worth getting worked up over because, as I’ve already stated, Adam’s actions have clearly shown that he is most definitely not a Nazi sympathizer.

  • http://everyjoe.com/ Eric J

    I’m pretty sure that I just saw this Adam Lambert guy burning a cross on a black man’s lawn while spanking a man dressed in leather and wearing a ball gag.

    That’s just sick.

    Keep in mind that I’m not saying it was him, but he hasn’t denied it. Sick racist rapist.

  • Alison

    I suppose that you’re not aware that the Nazis not only killed the Jews, but also the gays and the handicapped. So, it would be more than completely absurd that Adam Lambert would be a Nazi sympathizer. But seriously, yawn, I’m feeling rather sleepy. Wake me up when you truly have something important to say.

    • http://everyjoe.com/ Eric J

      So you’re saying that Adam Lambert is a gay, handicapped Jew? That would explain why he sucks so bad. By sucking badly, I mean his music, not penises. I’m sure he’s good at that.

  • chelsea

    the swastika was originally a hindu sign for peace, and that, if it means anything at all on his jacket, is what it means. He would never in a thousand years where the swastika that represented the nazis, the swatiska that represented the torturing and killing of Jews, gypsies, and HOMOSEXUALS. That doesn’t make sense. Adam is a genuine sweetheart, and it’s rude of you to insinuate when you don’t understand the situation fully. Leave the man alone. :(

  • Kedrick

    Holocaust. The word alone makes your skin crawl. I’m not Jewish, nor christian, for that matter…but I cannot stand a person, religion, etc., put down in the advancement of something else. We are ALL deserving of life, love, and liberty. The sooner it is accepted, the better.

    That said…Adam rocks. I’m not a fan of the “vote for your music choice” model that American Idol introduced to America’s shores, but I admire the tenacity and talent the artists who have survied this sensationalized contest receive.

    May you mature into better artists, live as you have been living (honest!!!), and reap the benefits of your talent if you choose to help people.

    People. No segment of the population. We are all…people.

    Clint

  • MAITHAI

    The Nazis used the swastika to symbolize a pure race. That meant killing anyone that was Jew AS WELL AS non-aryan, mentally challenged, GAY, gypsies, etc. Last time I checked, Adam is gay (and I've heard Jewish also???), which means he would have been a target by the Nazis as well. So there is no way he could be a "Nazi racist" unless he went back into the closet and blamed his homosexuality's bewitchment on the gypsy Jews or something.

    Plus, the swastika is one of the oldest symbols, dating back (I think about 5,000 years?) before the Nazi's adopted the symbol. It has way more history than what people give it credit for. But I believe other people have already mentioned that…. you can read their posts if you haven't already…

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