Paparazzi, 1-3

One of the current pop culture topics that interest me is paparazzi. It’s amazing to me the lengths these journalists will go to; to get their story.

The paparazzi are mainly known as nuisances that prey on the rich and famous and try to get pictures of them doing the most normal, mundane tasks. Every time you enter the line at the grocery store you see tons of magazines with pictures taken of the Hollywood stars that they didn’t know about. A lot of times, the paparazzi want to get scandalous pictures of the stars without makeup, dressed up as bag men or women, or in their swimsuits—this one especially if they don’t have the perfect body that’s so highly valued in Hollywood. You always see that magazine in line at the store that has the bodies of people in their bathing suits showing imperfections with the dark black line crossed out over their eyes while reading, “Guess who?”

My personal opinion is that the paparazzi are just too intrusive and use aggressive tactics especially if it’s just their job, I mean, do they really have a right to do what they do? I know that people that get into show biz and become big stars lose their anonymity but the tactics that these paparazzi go to can be incredible! They hide in bushes, they stand in front of a cars when people are trying to drive off, they follow the stars around shopping, or while they are eating at restaurants; or even at a park or beach with their kids. I can come to the agreement that the stars going into this business to be famous and they’ve lost a lot of their privacy, but the way the paparazzi handles the taking of their pictures and practically stalking them is goes way overboard.