Private Sphere/Public Sphere

I'm not keeping up with the Kardashians. I am a real housewife of Buffalo, but I don't care about the "Real housewives" of various places. I'm not a bridezilla, I'm not into Big Brother, and the rest.

If I was dropped, survivor like, on the Island, you'd see me for 5 minutes, as I set up the camera, held a knife to the cameraman's throat and said "a steak dinner or the cameraman gets it." Likewise, I'd make a simple deal with all of the members: Refuse to vote *anyone* off, split the money between all of us and make a big chunk of change speaking on Dave and Jay about how we decided that working together was better than working apart...

But that's not the point... I believe, completely, in the idea of a public sphere and a private sphere. I'm not interested in who is sleeping with whom, or the pictures of some celebs newest baby, or extra five pounds, or the rest.

I believe these things are in the private sphere unless brought up by the celebrity. For example, Sarah Palin, bragging about her family values, has lost the right to have her family covered by the private sphere, having initiated the breaking of said sphere. Most musicians, athletes, or actors, however, have not violated the private sphere, and don't deserve to be placed in the goldfish bowl.

But, like prostitution, I honestly believe the problem is with the JOHNS, not the hookers. If you are genuinely interested in violating the private sphere, you're going to find someone to get your kicks from. You're going to get off on someone who allows it, or you're going to rape the private sphere of others via an intermediary like the paparazzi.

However, I think that these johns are sick individuals, and the fact that our society cultivates them makes our society sick. I don't understand your INTEREST in who is sleeping with whom and the like, as it's not your business unless the celeb makes it one, and I'm never going to understand your interest.