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Originally Posted by Arwen
I cannot even begin to express how incredibly angry this news story made me. This is the direct result of our society's unhealthy obsession with the lives of other people. We have NO RIGHT to personal information about anyone that they do not care to divulge.
And yet, two DJ's felt it necessary to pose as Royals to get information. From the sounds of this article, this nurse self-terminated because of this.
At what point do we humans get that it's not our right? I blame reality TV and gossip columnists of old for this mind set--this self-righteous sense of entitlement.
Yep. This truly pisses me off.
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Arwen, I completely agree with you. In fact I was trying to figure out how and where to start a thread to talk about Media, Reality TV and such. I want to know what other people are thinking. Do any of us take any responsibility for the TV programs we watch, media we read, buy? Does this seemingly cultural obession with celebrity and observing the lives of others, (Reality TV, Radio DJs with morning shows that do the "pranks." Thank you Howard Stern.)
What is the role of the consumer and the media? Have we had enough yet?