I don't suppose that any of you viewers have heard of the recent problems with the incredible Michael Phelps or the seemingly unstoppable A-Rod? Is it just me, or has the media had too much of a field day with this? Please, let these people have some space! Heaven forbid that they slip up! I'm not condoning weed and steroids, but people make mistakes, including us "nobodies," so who are we to judge? Yeah, they slipped up... but who hasn't? I'm not going to judge, and neither should the paparazzi or the rest of the world. It stinks that they have to be put under a microscope. Their privacy should be respected, not violated. Would you like it if people were constantly prying into your lives with cameras asking you questions that you don't want to answer? If "normal" people get caught with drugs, we get yelled at by our parents/family and then go to rehab. The paparazzi almost makes it glamorous and acceptable. By showing the world this behavior, the photo hounds make bad behavior alright because that's the standards that we are given to emulate whether it's right or wrong. Does any one remember Brittany Spears? Her life went down the drain and the press made it into such a huge saga that people hardly paid attention to anything more than the fact that she was getting attention. What's that saying to the world, especially the youth who still have minds that can be easily influenced?
Monday, February 9, 2009
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Taylor...you wrote, "By showing the world this behavior, the photo hounds make bad behavior alright because that's the standards that we are given to emulate whether it's right or wrong." How much responsibility do you think media plays in the formation of teenagers? ideologies/values/purchases/idols/celebrity? Thoughts?
I think that the paparazzi give us "normal" people a window into a world that is other wise rarely accessible to us. To those of us not appearing in the gossip mags, it can be very glamorous. The danger is when we mistake the wild antics of celebrities for acceptable behavior- why not, right? They're the ones who are having their pictures splashed all over the media, whose make-ups and break-ups are tallied constantly and whose paychecks equal more money than most of us will ever see in our entire lives. The press show teens that this is approved of by using it in their stories and focusing mostly on the negative. I know that when I look at women like Scarlet Johanson or Catherine Zeta-Jones, I see beautiful people and do sometimes wish that I could be even half that stunning. However, I realize that most all of them are likely wearing "Spanks" or have their stomach duct-taped flat. Some girls actually may find their weight and appearances to be achievable by natural means, and most of the time they're not. Same goes for bad behavior. Girls that I grew up watching (i.e. Brittney Spears and Lindsay Lohan) are now train wrecks who make it seem like partying every night until 2 in the morning is acceptable. They make it okay to lower their standards for men (or whatever, Lindsay). They both had promising careers and those are now down the tubes and it's sad. I used to sing Brittney tunes in the car and I loved Lindsay in "Freaky Friday." It's sad to see these girls who could have been great role-models turn around and show the world that it's okay to be trashy. It's not only demeaning to women but also showing girls that it's alright to live that way and behave inappropriately. The tabloids ought to read "NEWS FLASH: THESE STORIES YOU ARE ABOUT TO READ ARE PROBABLY FAKE AND THESE PEOPLE PROBABLY BELONG IN A MENTAL INSTITUTION."
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