Overlooked: Paparazzi Vs. Surfers »
Posted By Dakota 1 year, 5 months ago in NewsLast weekend in Malibu, a group of paparazzi descended on the beach to take photos of actor Matthew McConaughy, who was surfing nearby. On this particular day, the group was confronted by a group of local surfers.
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Aidenag1 year, 5 months ago
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Well i found it interesting, but i am a photographer. It's instances like these that made me start carrying a weapon with me whenever im shooting in public. Well that and the fact having $10k in equipment on me, makes me a muggers wet dream.
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dissent1 year, 5 months ago
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i found it interesting too. there's a bunch of curious social dynamics going on here that are worth thinking about coz they tell us a lot about what we are as culture. the surfers are as much a part of the same bs game as both the paparazzi and the celebrity. they "protect" their "star" and throw in the usual surfer subculture crap about "their" beach. it's all entertainment taken way too seriously by everyone
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dissent1 year, 5 months ago
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celebrities and paparazzi have a symbiotic relationship. celebrities by definition are public property. the paparazzi feed public interest. do celebrities think they get paid millions of dollars to work for a few weeks on a movie or whatever it is that is their celebrated trade because they're "good"? get real! sure they just want to be left alone but they really need to put things in perspective here. they are only who they are because people talk about them, idolize them and turn them into demi-gods and then cough up the bucks that pay their astronomical salaries. if they have no public exposure nobody's talking, idolizing, worshiping or buying. paparazzi stoke public interest. if they break the law then they should be arrested, fined, whatever like anybody else would if they'd done the same. surfers beating them up is just a tribal meathead mentality. the ugly side of surfer culture. and i'd say there's a little possessive obsession with said celebrity going on there too
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peaquod1 year, 5 months ago
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Sorry but that is really naive... Sure public figures are dependent on publicity....however, that does not mean they become your personal property.....
They are also entiltled to a life..outside of their job just like you.
The Paps...really only want to 'catch' these celebs in some sort of compromising position so they can make big bucks on the backs of others.... The worse situation the better....How can you defend that sort of behavior??? Would it be all right if they were dogging you?
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toph19731 year, 5 months ago
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The one stalkerazzi has it right when disparraging the people that read the scandal rags. If no one bought the filth they put out there would be no need for the scum that are the stalkerazzi. Sure, they have the right to make a living, but so do hookers (which as far as I'm concerned is a much more legitimate profession). I'm not going to shed any tears hearing about people or celebs beating up scum like these.
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