aladinhislamp
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Yesterday in one of my classes this topic came up when a student mentioned Mel Gibson and the tape where he allegedly cusses out his girlfriend, the pictures of his girlfriend with chipped teeth, and a new tape where he (if it's actually Mel Gibson) tells her that it "wasn't safe" for her to be with him. We got into a larger discussion of celebrities and anger management (Mel Gibson, Alec Baldwin, Naomi Campbell, Russell Crowe) and whether or not they have a bigger responsibility to deal with their issues since they're in the public eye. What do you guys think?
On one hand, I think famous people have the right to privacy--it's got to be very tough living life under a microscope all the time, with people photographing and talking about your every move (much more problematic if you're a parent), going through your trash, etc. etc. On the other hand, because they're role models for a lot of people, especially young kids, I think they need to really need to take that seriously. I mean, they're getting paid HUGE amounts of money, so if being in the limelight is part of the job, then so are the responsibilities that go with that.
Personally, I was disgusted by Mel Gibson's anti-semitic comments a while back, and I was not surprised to hear that he was dropped by his agent over this latest incident.
On one hand, I think famous people have the right to privacy--it's got to be very tough living life under a microscope all the time, with people photographing and talking about your every move (much more problematic if you're a parent), going through your trash, etc. etc. On the other hand, because they're role models for a lot of people, especially young kids, I think they need to really need to take that seriously. I mean, they're getting paid HUGE amounts of money, so if being in the limelight is part of the job, then so are the responsibilities that go with that.
Personally, I was disgusted by Mel Gibson's anti-semitic comments a while back, and I was not surprised to hear that he was dropped by his agent over this latest incident.
