if a celebrity or someone in the public eye is criticized, is it justified just because they are famous? where (if at all) should their right to privacy pre-empt personal or professional criticism? what gives us the right to criticize terrell owens, al gore, or pope benedict? what purpose do you think it serves?
2006-10-21 11:24:19 · 5 answers · asked by patzky99 6 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
The logic is that when someone puts themselves in the public eye, they are fair game. But who says that they WANTED to be in the public eye. Most legitimate actors and athletes just want to act or play the game. Granted there are many perks to celebritidom, there are also many draw backs - like that piece of spinach between your teeth after lunch at the Ivy that made the front page of every grocery store "news" magazine.
But I think that it is those actors and athletes that reach for that celebrity status that get the most negative attention. But probably to them (like Paris Hilton) all publicity is good publicity.
When it come to politicians, I wish we would stop treating them like celebrities. They ARE NOT! They have a real job to do, and all this vanity really gets in the way. For instance, who the hell is Barack Obama? Yes he is attractive, and yes he is a good speaker (those seem like the only key necessities to being a GOOD politician these days)...but serving a few years in the State Senate, and not even one whole term in the US Congress makes him qualified to be the next President? He is just on the IT-List right now.
2006-10-24 06:33:24 · answer #1 · answered by smellyfoot ™ 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Its natural for people to criticize others in their everyday life-for whatever reason. We are social creatures. Those who are public figures are therefore typically criticized openly in a public forum. I dont think its a matter of being justified as much as it is a matter of free speech. Now, the level of which journalism goes to target famous people to make money off it is another matter- but those types of stories sell and the public eats it up.
2006-10-21 11:32:29 · answer #2 · answered by AGNY 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's fine to criticize our elected officials, but not necessarily celebrities, unless they're trying to affect public policy.
Just because one is an actor DOES NOT mean they are a public figure. Public figures are those we ELECT to office. Actors are not.
2006-10-21 11:34:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well you are mistaken, celeberties are not the only ones that get critized...We critize our family on small little things everyday, or we critize our freinds, in other words we just change the name and call it complaining.....so if anyone makes a ignorant comment, i think they deserve to be laughed at, seriously.....There is a limit to stupidity, and some people go far beyond it....And what purpose does it surve? welll if you do something stupid and your freinds make fun of you in other words critize you , then you learn to not to do that thing again because you will get made fun of....so thats the purpose of critizing idiotic things...its sets the world on balance....nice question by the way
2006-10-21 11:34:59 · answer #4 · answered by 0_0 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Criticism serves an educational purpose. If you couldn't criticize, you would be living under a totalitarian regime.
If someone says "I'll be the judge of that" you say, "No, I'LL be the judge of that."
2006-10-21 11:27:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋