Paparazzi - right or wrong?

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#1 gamedude2020
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What is your opinion of the Paparazzi? Do you think what they do is immoral? I don't like them but everyone in fuels their trade, by buying them magazines etc

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#2 Legendaryscmt
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I just think it's pathetic how a lot of people are too involved with the lives of celebrities and that they can't leave them alone to their own personal business. I really have to give credit to the celebrities that can't go anywhere without having their pictures taken constantly and being able to put up with it.

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#3 Joshywaa
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They seem like very annoying people.

BTW i love your sig.

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#4 JustPlainLucas
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Well, people "have the right to know", but paparazzi take it way too far sometimes, like camping out on someone's property waiting for t hem to walk out of the door.
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#5 Miyomatic
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Hm, spending your life in obsession over another's life whom you've no part in? I'm gonna go with wrong on this one....

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#6 deactivated-5ac102a4472fe
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I am not sure what I dislike the most, the paparazzi or the millions of people who buys the mags for those pictures.

I am one of those people who really value privacy, not just my own, but other peoples aswell.

I do not care about, nor want to know what famous people are doing and what beach they went to, and if I were them I would loathe some jackhat, to run after me taking pictures at my time off, to spend with those I care about.

I truely think it is wrong, But as the OP stated, the paparazzi exists because there is insanely good money in what they do, the people who should really be shamed are the people running out the door to buy those mags, whenever a juicy tidbit about some celeb hits the frontpages.

Honestly, Celebs are people too, in an ideal world, when thier workday is over they should be able to go home, and enjoy a peaceful life with friends and family without people stalking them with cameras.

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#7 Kenny789
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Well I think they're their biggest fans and they'll follow them until they love them.
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#8 Foxi911
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Disgusting.
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#9 gamedude2020
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Well I think they're their biggest fans and they'll follow them until they love them.Kenny789

i was waiting for that reference:P

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#10 pierst179
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They are as annoying as the people who pay money to read gossips about celebrities, therefore allowing paparazzi to even exist.

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#11 topgunmv
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Parasites. I've heard too many stories of them doing what would more than pass for assault in courtrooms. I'm surprised we don't hear more stories of paparazzi getting worked over by someone that they provoked too many times in an attempt to get a money shot.

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#12 scorch-62
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What makes them immune to harassment charges, exactly? If us regular folk can get charged with harassment, why can't they? What they do DEFINITELY classifies as harassment, and when Octo-mom took her kids home, they even damaged her property and tried to tear down her garage door. How the hell is being paparazzi legal?
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#13 Kenny789
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[QUOTE="Kenny789"]Well I think they're their biggest fans and they'll follow them until they love them.gamedude2020

i was waiting for that reference:P

Glad I delivered :P
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if i was a celebrity, i would shoot them in the face, with a barrett. :twisted:

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#15 Nifty_Shark
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Here is the thing. I don't care and it is their job but I would not play ball if I became a person that the paparazzi would chase all over the place.
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#16 weezyfb
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celebs are fair game.
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#17 Jaguar_Shade
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Celebs are open game to a degree. Made fun on southpark... ok. snapshotted if seen around, ok. etc But when you see and hear the stories of the paparazzi they are all very proud to be bending the law to extremes. Oh, one guy wants a pic of Maria Carey, but she drove off. So he rammed her car. 2000 dollar repair bill but he snapped about 50k worth of photos. That's going too far. I think it was ACA or 60 mins that recently had a thing about paparazzi and the reporters asked some actors. In particular they spoke to Pierce Brosnan as he was out with his family. And any DECENT HUMAN BEING, would have been disgusted. He was just walking down the street with his wife and kids and they were mobbed by around 30-50 paparazzi who were non-stop snapping with their cameras, stopping them and harassing them in general. The reporters approached him very carefully and respectfully and explained they were doing a story on the paprazzi and asked for some words and it was clear Pierce was pissed. He gave a few words to the reporter when his little son exclaimed "Dad, can we go now?" It's not just the CELEBS which the paparazzi harass and hound, it's their families. Imagine how you would react if suddenly hordes of people who dont at all care for you mobbed you and started blocking your movement, stalking you and your family, taking photos, taking photos of virtually anything, you eating etc and then sending it off to mags for thousands of dollars. Oh you ate a burrito today. FRONT PAGE NEWS! You ate burrito, diet not working, looking bad, etc. It's simply disgusting and inhuman. Sure, many celebs make more money than most people and people think that makes it A-ok for the paparazzi to do what they do. Hmm... but if someone behaved like the paparazzi... and did that to an attractive male/female who wasn't famous. We call that stalking, harassment and a host of other things. But we somehow shrug it off for celebs because they earn more, like they deserve it. What do they deserve exactly? Is it like they won the lottery? No. They earn that much freaking money because they have either proven they have talent, can act, are creative or have sacrificed elements of their life to get ahead in the entertainment industry. What about people on a low income perhaps they too are free to hound, harass and stalk anyone who earns more then they do because they are more successful and earn more. What's wrong with that? Didn't that person make the decision to be successful? Oh but thats different because being an actor is so glamorous and its such an easy lifestyle. Oh yeah it sure is. Who doesnt love travelling to remote and often dangerous locations and spending 3 hours in a make up trailer to stand in a desert for 4 hours doing take after take of a scene. Or maybe ask those music stars who never had a childhood because they were forced to perform and that essentially was their life. It all boils down to Joe average being jealous someone is getting more money for a perceived easy job. If it really WAS that easy then why on earth aren't we all successful entertainers? If its ok for the paparazzi to hound them because they are successful in entertainment and are wealthy then why is it inappropriate for say a homeless person or someone on welfare to stalk someone like a doctor who earns more than them? How about stalking an attractive male/female? That cool too? If anyone ever has been stalked before you'll know just how unpleasant and frightening it is. It all boils down to Joe average who desperately needs to grow the hell up. Omg someone earned more than you, omg you think they do less work and deserve less than you. There's millions of starving people around the world who would look at you and think you dont deserve ANY of the damn freedoms or income you enjoy.
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#18 LJS9502_basic
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The second option is the correct answer. If celebrities don't want their private lives invaded they don't have to live and party where that is going to happen. And no one wants the pictures...no one takes the pictures. In many cases, the paparazzi are tipped off by celebrity press agents. It's all about staying in the news. To merely press the photographers is not looking deeply into the subject.
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#19 bluezy
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Paparazzi bug me, and they give people the wrong impression of journalism.
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#20 Xx_Hopeless_xX
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I don't really care about them..

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#21 Filipino_Rambo
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If I was a celebrity i'd spend most of my time in court due to constantly assulting the paparazzi.

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#22 needled24-7
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What is your opinion of the Paparazzi? Do you think what they do is immoral? I don't like them but everyone in fuels their trade, by buying them magazines etc

gamedude2020

i don't fuel their trade, i never buy any of those magazines with embarrassing photos of them.

i don't necessarily thing it's "wrong" to try and get pictures of them that don't show them in good light, but i don't think it's good either.

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#23 XilePrincess
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Well they're not following me around or anything :P I think that when they get pushy, rude or abusive there's a problem. kirstie alley has said paparazzi have called her a whole host of names and insults to try and get her to turn around so they can take pictures of her. i think that's terrible. On the other hand, angelina jolie apparently has one photographer with whom she is friends, and she's made a deal with them that she'll allow them exclusive shots as long as they never publish things angelina wouldn't approve of.
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#24 comp_atkins
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they fill a need. people eat that crap up so they provide.
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#25 comp_atkins
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If I was a celebrity i'd spend most of my time in court due to constantly assulting the paparazzi.

Filipino_Rambo
assuming you have lots of money.. just hire a bunch of people to chase them around all their lives and take pictures of them.. :P
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#26 jherbach1222
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This reminds me of a certain south park ep.

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#27 metallica_fan42
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I think they are annoying. The fact that they get paid so much to follow celebrities is down right pathetic. In conclusion, they're asshats.
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#28 muller39
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If your talking about the lady gaga song, I love it. If your talking about the stalking photographers then no.

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#29 Fuhgeddabouditt
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I dont feel sorry if one was to get knocked or beat down because they couldnt stop snapping pictures in ones face. Everyone has a button and paparazzi loves to push them.
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#30 Mr_Leonis
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Paparazzi is kind of he entertainment of watching people fall. Kinda the same reason people watch Maury....that kind entertainment might makes us feel better for that short period of time but it is slowly but surely ripping mankind apart.
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#31 mrbojangles25
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I would not say their job is wrong

but they are performing their job incorrectly imo. A lot of them harass people; celebrities made the choice to be in the public eye, that is one thing, but calling that celebrity a bad name (or worse) so you can get a picture of them giving you the finger is wrong

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#32 GazaAli
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I hate them so much that i wish they would be treated like how you treat someone who broke into your house. You can kill them without being questioned lol.
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#33 quijeros
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Well I think they're their biggest fans and they'll follow them until they love them.Kenny789

I hate you... :lol:

Paparazzi are pretty much like parasites, feeding off of all the little things celebrities do. Plus, I think that publications like TMZ and Enquirer are just garbage. It just blows my mind how much people are obsessed with celebrities and every little facet of their lives.

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#34 black_cat19
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I don't have a problem with the paparazzi; they are just a symptom of the real disease, which is the fact that "celebrities" exist in the first place and that people think what they or don't do is somehow relevant enough to be worth reporting...

Seriously, who gives a damn what Brad Pitt or Lady Gaga had for breakfast this morning? That's like having a bunch of annoying idiots (the paparazzi) following a world renowned architect or lawyer around, taking pictures and reporting every little thing they do, and people ACTUALLY BUYING IT.

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#35 vidplayer8
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The only reason they exist, is because people will pay so much for these pictures. It sure sucks for the celebrities, but oh well.

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#36 mrbojangles25
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[QUOTE="Kenny789"]Well I think they're their biggest fans and they'll follow them until they love them.quijeros

I hate you... :lol:

Paparazzi are pretty much like parasites, feeding off of all the little things celebrities do. Plus, I think that publications like TMZ and Enquirer are just garbage. It just blows my mind how much people are obsessed with celebrities and every little facet of their lives.

honestly, I think as fascination with celebrities increases, happiness with one's own life decreases

not trying to generalize, it is just something I have noticed.

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#37 -sharp-shooter-
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I only think it is acceptable at award shows like on the red carpet at the grammy's and other such events. But I think its wrong when they follow the Celebrity around when they are just doing normal daily things that any other person would be doing.

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#38 Film-Guy
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While I think celebrities should expect that kind of attention, some of the paparazzi can be very pushy and rude. I actually had an idea to follow around paparazzi with some friends and take pictures of them while they are trying to follow someone else. Problem is I think that could be a stupid idea.