2008 Woodie Awards
Tabloids in motion should mind their own business
Tameron Branch
Issue date: 9/28/06 Section: Opinion
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I do not understand why people seem to have a problem minding their own business. It seems like someone is always finding something to say about someone else.
What makes it worse is that so much of the time, these people don't even actually know the person or people they're gossiping about.
Gossip spreads like a deadly disease, and what's worse is that it's happening everywhere from the red carpets of Hollywood right down to the simple streets of the common man.
Every day, we tune into what I like to call "tabloids in motion," or television shows dedicated to informing the public about what their favorite or most hated celebrities are up to as of late.
I know that at some point, most of us are guilty of tuning in to see what so and so is wearing, who's pregnant by who and how many marriages didn't even last a year.
No, I'm not saying that there's any harm in watching what you want to watch. My issue is with the paparazzi and people like them who constantly are poking and prodding their way into the affairs of other people.
Celebrities are human just like everyone else. They have problems and choices to make just like everyone else.
The only difference is that they have a substantially greater amount of money than do most commoners.
Money happens to be the answer to many things; however, it isn't the answer to everything.
Anyway, if someone isn't posing an actual threat to the well being of others, then it's no one's business making it their business to exploit anyone.
I know our incomes don't quite gross as much, but some of us are local celebrities in our own rights.
Then, on the other end of the spectrum, we have those of us who play the role of local paparazzi. You should know which end of the equation you fall into.
Just in case you don't, here is a mental checklist you may want to consider.
If you find that your name always seems to be exercising in the mouths of other people, and you can honestly say most of what they say isn't true, you are a local celebrity.
What makes it worse is that so much of the time, these people don't even actually know the person or people they're gossiping about.
Gossip spreads like a deadly disease, and what's worse is that it's happening everywhere from the red carpets of Hollywood right down to the simple streets of the common man.
Every day, we tune into what I like to call "tabloids in motion," or television shows dedicated to informing the public about what their favorite or most hated celebrities are up to as of late.
I know that at some point, most of us are guilty of tuning in to see what so and so is wearing, who's pregnant by who and how many marriages didn't even last a year.
No, I'm not saying that there's any harm in watching what you want to watch. My issue is with the paparazzi and people like them who constantly are poking and prodding their way into the affairs of other people.
Celebrities are human just like everyone else. They have problems and choices to make just like everyone else.
The only difference is that they have a substantially greater amount of money than do most commoners.
Money happens to be the answer to many things; however, it isn't the answer to everything.
Anyway, if someone isn't posing an actual threat to the well being of others, then it's no one's business making it their business to exploit anyone.
I know our incomes don't quite gross as much, but some of us are local celebrities in our own rights.
Then, on the other end of the spectrum, we have those of us who play the role of local paparazzi. You should know which end of the equation you fall into.
Just in case you don't, here is a mental checklist you may want to consider.
If you find that your name always seems to be exercising in the mouths of other people, and you can honestly say most of what they say isn't true, you are a local celebrity.
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