Celebrities today can never get their freedom. Although many famous people will do whatever they can to make the headlines or be a target for the paparazzi, every person has certain things going on in their life that would be better if it were kept to themselves. I think that magazines, newspapers, television shows, and anything of the sort tend to be very cruel and immoral and are just looking to make money. People will say or show anything in order to get people to watch or listen, and they are doing it at the expense of other people's emotions. Currently in the news, there have been hundreds of reports of Britney Spears, and how she shaved her head and tattooed herself after leaving rehab. Things are being said about her new looks and her spur-of-the-moment attitude, and not all the things being said are positive. It is obvious that Britney is going through a hard time in her life right now, but just because she is famous does is mean that her personal problems need to be shared with the world? In my opinion, it is wrong for things to be published or broadcasted without 100% approval from the person who is being spoke of. Does Mary-Kate Olsen need everybody to be reminded of her battle with anorexia? Was it appropriate for Bill Clinton's sexual life to be announced to the country? As much as people enjoy hearing this gossip, I have strong opinions against the media for giving personal details about people's lives without their permission. Famous or not, every human being has feelings, and nobody wants their personal lives being portrayed negatively to the public.

Thomas de Zengotita has a valid point when he discusses the fabrications that may influence what people see to be reality. Since we are constantly coping with so many issues in our every-day lives, answers to our questions get mixed up in each other and other things that may be affecting our lives and reality is never clear. For example, the media plays a big role in decision-making for many people. Although something seems as if it will turn out okay, you will never be 100% correct about this unless you see that it is true. There is not just another "episode" in your life that will fix what you have done. Also, Zengotita's post discusses how the immense about of crisis in our lives causes our reactions to events to not be as concerned, as in the events of September 11th. People are so used to things being fixed and more problems coming, that they never stop to fully assess that the bad situations have been cleared.