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Local lass
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 Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:35 pm Post subject: Privacy vs the freedom of press |
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Britney spears has been hounded by the press,The beckhams live with photographers outside there house every day.
Is it justified just because they are in the public eye that they are subject to every aspect of there life being in the papers or does it serve them right for being famous.?
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rosco
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:56 pm Post subject: Re: Privacy vs the freedom of press |
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| Local lass wrote: | Britney spears has been hounded by the press,The beckhams live with photographers outside there house every day.
Is it justified just because they are in the public eye that they are subject to every aspect of there life being in the papers or does it serve them right for being famous.? |
Neither - it's got to the point where I just can't be bothered to read or see anything more about them: they appear as complete vacuous media figurines which have no useful purpose in life I'm afraid. |
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| I'm sorry but it is we the great British public who put these people in the spotlight not the press. If they didnt sell papers they wouldnt be in them |
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Local lass
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:37 am Post subject: |
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| Its the publics demand for information.i do not think they deserve it though.take daavid beckham he can not just take his kids for a walk in the park,walk them to school. |
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Peter Dolman
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:34 am Post subject: |
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the "celebs" use the press to help publicise themselfves and what they do.
David Beckham is a prime example. he is now a comodity rather than a football player (he has not been worth his place in the England team for many years) and his name sells millions of replica football shirts and other products. he has been happy for his name & image to used to do so and as a result earnt sums of money which the ordinary man in the street can only dream of.
that is a justification
I agree if the masses stopped buying the magazines and papers which report the "celebs" at play then we will not hear about it. its a shame even the BBC news reports have articles about them instead of serious news.
it will not change its justs another manifestation of modern consumerism. |
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Peter Dolman wrote: | the "celebs" use the press to help publicise themselfves and what they do.
David Beckham is a prime example. he is now a comodity rather than a football player (he has not been worth his place in the England team for many years) and his name sells millions of replica football shirts and other products. he has been happy for his name & image to used to do so and as a result earnt sums of money which the ordinary man in the street can only dream of.
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You can't blame the public for that wretched "Beckhams in America" program, there was no need for it to have been created as a series. Frankly, who cares about their 'problems' in adjusting to US society? |
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Local lass
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did anyone see that programme?victoria beckham looked a complete idiot .who the hell would turn up to base ball in 6 inch heel  |
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Peter Dolman
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:30 am Post subject: who cares |
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| sorry local lass but you are contributing to the continuing saga by watching and commenting on such an apparently worthless programme! |
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Beckham earns more than all the people who stitch all the balls and all the shirts with his name and number on combined!
He worries about taking his kids to the park? TOUGH! There are people who stitch his profits who would LOVE a chance to be noticed and who would love to have time and energy to take their kids to a park, if they even have access to one!
Vacuous is a compliment for parasites.
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