This is not a subject that necessarily concerns me as I'm not a celebrity and I don't have the paparazzi chasing me down on a daily basis, thankfully. However, the celebrities interviewed shared their frustrations and insightful, which I was actually surprised about, perceptions on the trauma and fear forced upon these little ones who have no say in who takes their pictures.
It appears that the laws here in the United States are much more lenient regarding the personal space of children than the laws across the pond and, after watching the program and seeing the emotional upheaval of the children, I feel a change needs to be made on their behalf.
Understanding that a celebrity has a certain amount of responsibility to the public, as that is career decision they made, their children are not part of that and their privacy should be protected. If a parent states their child's picture should not be taken, don't take it. If the child tells you to stop taking their picture or don't take my picture, respect that!
I'm not going to puff on that pipe and think the paparazzi is going to change their colors and suddenly change the way they do things, you don't sell pictures to magazines that way so the consumer is going to have to change the way they consume.
Are not YOUR OWN children, grandchildren, nephews, and nieces just as cute as the celebrities' children? Do you buy those magazines to compare their cuteness? WHY do YOU feel the need to see what a celebrity's child looks like anyway? Who really cares? You're never going to meet that child, or his or her parents. You're not going to babysit. There's not going to be a play date with your child and theirs.
Consumers are the means by which the paparazzi make their money. Paparazzi make their money by basically exploiting another human being's image. If that image is of a celebrity, fine. If it is the image of a child of a celebrity, it's not fine. The only way to help the children from the trauma of being chased down and harassed by photographers, possibly be involved in vehicle accidents (remember Princess Diana?) is to stop buying the pictures of the children! Stop buying the magazines that exploit the children without their consent.
I am an optimistic pessimist, therefore I'm certain very few will stop doing what they're doing and most, if not all, will continue to buy the celebrity magazines and live vicariously through them, but I would hope that at least one would take to heart the thought that, if it were your child, you would be all over that photographer to protect your child.
This was a good perspective, celebrity Gossip is like a guilty pleasure, but I feel as if it come with the title you know? You can't be center spotlight have fans support your work and essentially make you famous, and then turn around and be angry that people care about your life. Not saying paparazzi or justified in some of the rugged tactics they use but, celebrities aren't famous because they shy away from the camera's.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you completely Hailey. Celebrities chose that career path, but their children didn't. I can't imagine how difficult it is to protect your children when you're so high profile and being bombarded by photographers all the time.
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