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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Who Do They Think They Are?

Now there's a bit of an interesting social tidbit within a non-story. A celebrity juvenile pouting that paparazzi are making him uncomfortable. They are too intrusive. He would appreciate some private time to enjoy himself without having cameras and microphones stuck in his face. He would like some anonymity. And why cannot his privacy be respected?

Possibly because he deliberately surrendered his privacy in favour of becoming a lauded pop-professional, a celebrity for the younger set who swoon over his musical delivery and his persona as a successful young vocal artist. He worked hard to attain that status. Giggling all the way to the bank.

The spectacular public relations reviews he has garnered and the opportunities given him to appear at venues certain to return huge revenues all very much treasured. Enabling him to be cherished by the masses, his recordings hit the stratosphere in sales, hob-nobbing with other celebrities, at ease with his fame and his fortune.

Both of which he has in abundance. Fame, fortune and the misfortune not to be anonymous. The heart bleeds for this talented and spoiled juvenile, tweeting his displeasure at being stalked by paparazzi when all he really, truly wants to do, is tourist around, visiting the Biblical holy sites in peace - and prosperity.

He is obliged to his fans to permit the paparazzi to take his photograph at the various sites in the Holy Land, for to them he owes much; his fame, his fortune, explains one of the paparazzi. It is their trade to assist fans of the famous to see the objects of their admiration in various public venues.

And as they do that, they also assist the celebrities to take advantage of all that free publicity. Priceless, as they say.

But Justin Bieber sulks, and complains, and insists it is his inalienable right to be private, secluded, ignored and respected, withal. And when it came to an audience with the Prime Minister of Israel, where he would be present to meet and greet eager children from the border area between Israel and Gaza who adore him and need some distraction from daily rocket attacks, he draws the line.

They can buy tickets and see him perform as scheduled. He will not deign to entertain them at an unpaid-for venue.

Who do they think they are?

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