Saturday, April 14, 2007

PRIVACY or FAME?!

Do Celebrities Have a Right to Privacy? Do they have to be Responsible for each and every Action?

Almost all of us dreamt and wished to become a famous celebrity. This dream comes true only for few, and after achieving this dream celebrities start realizing the drawbacks of being under the spotlights all the time. Stars are not treated like normal people because of their worldwide popularity. They are accounted for each and every single action. They are not allowed to make simple mistakes because their mistakes have an affect on their fans lives more than the affect it has on their own life. Celebrities pay the cost of being famous and wealthy by losing their privacy.

Stalking remains to be celebrities nightmare. They are not safe from the attack of high powered lenses, cameras could be in their own room or car. Nowadays, people around the world are able to know so much about a star. Thanks to media and TV shows which spread out celebrities secrets and latest news. Media cater the public with minor details of stars childhood, relationships, health and drug problems…etc. Media focuses a lot on these people and makes them as models or heroes. As a result, fans start imitating their favorite celebrity in fashion, habits and a lot more.

I see celebrities as normal people who are known by a huge number of people. I feel petty for them and i believe that they deserve to have privacy like any other person on earth. They should not give up all of their privacy just because they are in the media industry. In my opinion, making fun of people in public and make their secrets known to every one for the sake of financial rewards is absolutely unethical. Programs such as star academy are so worthless and meaningless. I mean what’s the benefit of watching a group of guys and girls eating, sleeping, playing or talking to each other?? I see it as a waste of time, money and energy. It’s true that most of the people care about knowing each movement of their favorite celebrity, but that does not give journalists and media people the right to stalk celebrities and get involved in their own personal life.

Celebrities are normal people just like us. A part of their life can be shared with others, but the other part is personal and needs some privacy. Fans and media people should respect this fact and give them a piece of space and freedom. Media people have to draw some limits that fit their ethical and professional standards. Otherwise, governments should impose new laws which forbid media people from interfering in celebrities private life.

3 comments:

Nora said...

I agree with you Nada your right when you stated that almost all of us dreamt and wished to become a famous celebrity. This dream comes true only for few, and after achieving this dream celebrities start realizing the drawbacks of being under the spotlights all the time. Stars are not treated like normal people because of their worldwide popularity. They are accounted for each and every single action. They are not allowed to make simple mistakes because their mistakes have an affect on their fans lives more than the affect it has on their own life'.
I don’t know why people were shocked when they heard some kind of gossip about any famous actor, or singer or any popular person in the world all of us we made and we still make many mistakes or some times we could do some thing more than this people do .that's why we should see our self mistakes first then we see others mistakes for example: when Britney Spears shave her hair all people around the world were shocked about this thing and they start to sprit many stories and roamers about her and she not the only or the first women who shaved her hair especially in Europe most of women shaved their hair the consider it as anew look so whey we didn't say some thing about them and we see it some thing normal all this because they are not some thing popular or we cant see them in television.
Nora Al Ali

Hoor said...

When you say they're normal people, yes they're normal in the sense that they breathe and walk and talk, but in reality they lead very different, extravagant lives. They're not the same as you and me, no matter how hard they try to be. They know the price of fame, and they have to be willing to pay it if they wish to pursue careers in the entertainment industry.

taif alamiri said...

ya your right Nora, I believe that the press tries to attrack the attention of the readers so they can gain more profits. Also we have to consider that in our world we love to hear rumors about everybody, but we hate hearing rumors about owerselfs.