Sunday, March 23, 2008

Subtopic 1- Privacy and Respect

For my first and strongest argument I am using the factor of privacy and respect in a celebrity's life. Celebrities are not given the proper amount of privacy or respect. The paparazzi constantly invade the personal privacy of others. They disrespect celebrities by being intrusive and obsessive. Many celebrities have spoken out against the paparazzi in a hope to get the privacy they deserve as human beings. There have been many cases where the paparazzi takes things too far.
Confrontations between paparazzi and the stars has truly escalated. As a photographer, their job is to be intrusive. Some photographers wait outside of hotels, homes, or restaurants just to get one shot of a famous person. They constantly stalk and harass celebrities. The personal lives of celebrities becomes a sport that photographers fight over. All people have the rights to secrets and persona space, why don't the paparazzi get any? They prevent celebrities from leading private lives.
Another big problem with the paparazzi is the respect that they don't give the celebrities they try to get a picture of. Photographers constantly pester and bother the celebs. Famous actors such as Alec Baldwin, Will Smith and Robert DeNiro have gone through situations where they have physically retaliated against the paparazzi.
New technology has been used to become more intrusive, such as video cameras. These allow tabloid TV shows to air the private lives of celebrities all over the nation through the television.
Celebrities are not given the respect and provacy that they deserve. Why not? Don't they deserve it just like everyone else? Just because you're famous doesn't mean you're different.

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