This is a song for the Paparazzi...
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ht_murrayUm, Comments Disabled Again .
You know, yesterday I just kinda sat back shaking my head, because in my opinion, there was no way to stop it from happening. And if you don't know what "it" is, then it's not really important.
Of course, I have an opinion, but well, we know how well that goes over in fandom, so I didn't chime in and voice what appeared to be the majority anyway.
But here's my two cents. Regardless of how the pictures were obtained or whether you agree with that, (I don't) there's no way they should be reposted in a public forum. It's basically like the groundhog day scenario.
You poke 'em til they come out of their hole, snap a few pictures of 'em looking like they just crawled out of a hole, and feel like, since you poked 'em and brought your camera, you're entitled to whatever personal celebrity you get for showing them and their shadow looking for the hole to climb back into. Whenever I see stuff like that, it makes me want to go in these people's journals and myspace's and facebooks, and blah, blah, find all their less than flattering pictures (most likely just posted for lulz) and post them on fan boards for the celebs to comment on.
He's not getting paid for any of that. He's not prepared for it. I bet all those girls who showed up made sure they looked their best for the occasion, and yet, I bet if any of them accidentally ended up in one of those pictures, someone asked them if it would be all right to post it or blacked them out. If not, I can bet they'd expect the person to take them down if they asked.
He's not getting paid for those pics. They aren't promoting him or the show, as far as I can tell. They don't tell a story. They're not especially unique. If I paid paparazzi, I wouldn't pay for those pictures. So, as I see it, the only reason to post them at all is for the person who took them to prove he/she/it was there. Not really something I'd be proud of at this moment. You know what, journals have a friends-locking, privacy function. That's where these pics belonged.
Next time there's a photobook project, I think we should all send pics of ourselves after we just get out of bed, or the way we look sitting here in front of our comps while we're ogling private pictures of them. Now, that's a show of support.
ETA: Um, there's a lot of hits on this entry that I can't really explain. Don't mind y'all stopping in, but, um, don't be afraid to say hi, or... I dunno, tell me I'm batshit crazy or whatever.
You know, yesterday I just kinda sat back shaking my head, because in my opinion, there was no way to stop it from happening. And if you don't know what "it" is, then it's not really important.
Of course, I have an opinion, but well, we know how well that goes over in fandom, so I didn't chime in and voice what appeared to be the majority anyway.
But here's my two cents. Regardless of how the pictures were obtained or whether you agree with that, (I don't) there's no way they should be reposted in a public forum. It's basically like the groundhog day scenario.
You poke 'em til they come out of their hole, snap a few pictures of 'em looking like they just crawled out of a hole, and feel like, since you poked 'em and brought your camera, you're entitled to whatever personal celebrity you get for showing them and their shadow looking for the hole to climb back into. Whenever I see stuff like that, it makes me want to go in these people's journals and myspace's and facebooks, and blah, blah, find all their less than flattering pictures (most likely just posted for lulz) and post them on fan boards for the celebs to comment on. He's not getting paid for any of that. He's not prepared for it. I bet all those girls who showed up made sure they looked their best for the occasion, and yet, I bet if any of them accidentally ended up in one of those pictures, someone asked them if it would be all right to post it or blacked them out. If not, I can bet they'd expect the person to take them down if they asked.
He's not getting paid for those pics. They aren't promoting him or the show, as far as I can tell. They don't tell a story. They're not especially unique. If I paid paparazzi, I wouldn't pay for those pictures. So, as I see it, the only reason to post them at all is for the person who took them to prove he/she/it was there. Not really something I'd be proud of at this moment. You know what, journals have a friends-locking, privacy function. That's where these pics belonged.
Next time there's a photobook project, I think we should all send pics of ourselves after we just get out of bed, or the way we look sitting here in front of our comps while we're ogling private pictures of them. Now, that's a show of support.
ETA: Um, there's a lot of hits on this entry that I can't really explain. Don't mind y'all stopping in, but, um, don't be afraid to say hi, or... I dunno, tell me I'm batshit crazy or whatever.
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Date: 2008-12-28 08:25 pm (UTC)I really think fans show a real... lack of respect sometimes. *sigh*
Damn. Here I am commenting and I swore I wouldn't come on LJ for a few more days... Wank appears and I have to make my own pointless, rambling comment on how it passed me right by!
Hope you had a good Christmas, honey :)
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Date: 2008-12-28 08:32 pm (UTC)Don't stay away. LOL. To be honest, everyone has been away. I don't even feel guilty for not posting that Christmas fic, since this place is DEAD.
Holiday was not terrible. I got a new Mp3 player, and now I have one for music and one for vids. Yay me! Hope it was good for you, too. MWAH!
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Date: 2008-12-28 08:41 pm (UTC)LOL I feel kinda lousy for not posting my own Christmassy fic but the longer I leave writing alone, the less I give a crap about y'know. Anything.
Eeeeeeee for new mp3 player! \o/ I was terribly disorganized about getting my cards out this year, but next year I want your address and I want to send you a gift! *is all demanding*