This is a song for the Paparazzi...

[ht_murray]

Um, 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.

Comments

[bonspiel.livejournal.com]

Ah, so that's what the wank was about. It's funny, I don't even go to cons because the idea of them skeeves me out (not in general, I just can't imagine not being utterly embarrassed the whole time I was there); I can't even imagine what state of mind makes it reasonable to stalk someone in an airport during their off hours with their family.

[tru-faith-lost.livejournal.com]

Haha, I know. If I didn't know they make like 50G's for doing one of those cons, I'd feel bad for 'em there, too, but you know, at least that's organized, and they're compensated. It's all cool that they love their fans and want to accommodate them, but how long do you think someone can maintain that attitude if people insist on taking advantage? 'tis sad.

Um, it's twenty pounds of crazy in a five pound bag! Love that slogan, lol.