Jodie Foster Finally Comes Out! - Page 12

€uroMeinke · 12-14-2007, 02:46 PM

No, I am Spartacus

Disneyphile · 12-14-2007, 02:47 PM

I am Spankatush.

BarTopDancer · 12-14-2007, 02:48 PM

Humm..
Maybe I am Iron Man.

Chernabog · 12-14-2007, 02:49 PM

I am the Lizard Queen!

Alex · 12-14-2007, 02:49 PM

If gaining celebrity creates a certain obligation to discuss sexuality publicly so that you can be a roll model for similarly situated non-celebrities, are there any other aspects of private life that are similarly obligated.

As a young Jehovah's Witness I might have appreciated an outspoken celebrity lighting a path for me. But so many celebrities seem to consider their religious life to be completely personal and go out of their way to avoid discussing it.

Same with chronic diseases. Is Pamela Anderson obligated to openly discuss her Hepatatis C (if she has it). Should Gary Burghoff (Radar, from MASH) have been outspoken about his deformed hand (just an example, for all I know he was)?

Should Lee Majors and Nancy Reagan make the fact that they're adopted a big part of their public profile? What obligations does Woody Harrelson have to openly and prominently discuss the fact that his father was a freelance hitman so that other children of murderers can know that it is possible to rise above that?

We all have different things we consider part of our private life, even celebrities, and that which is a topic of ease for one person is very uncomfortable for another. And discomfort does not necessarily equal shame.

Alex · 12-14-2007, 02:51 PM

Oh fine, divert the thread into nonsense-land while I'm composing a reply so that I look even more like a wet blanket than usual.

katiesue · 12-14-2007, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

We all have different things we consider part of our private life, even celebrities, and that which is a topic of ease for one person is very uncomfortable for another. And discomfort does not necessarily equal shame.

Very well put.

What constitutes celebrity? Should Baby Jessica who's claim to fame is falling down a well as an infant have to disclose her personal information just because at one point she was known worldwide?

Disneyphile · 12-14-2007, 02:50 PM

So, Cherny, are you saying your fetish is reptiles? Like snakes, maybe?

LSPoorEeyorick · 12-14-2007, 02:52 PM

I AM A GOLDEN GOD.

innerSpaceman · 12-14-2007, 02:52 PM

It's an interesting tangent raised by Alex and €uro. But my personal response is the same to both of them, about all of it. If you're hiding it rather than just not mentioning it, you are acting from fear.

That doesn't make you a coward. But it IS a cowardly act. Such an act doesn't define you, and it may be completely insignificant. But it's cowardly.

There is no obligation to be uncowardly .... except to yourself. And you get to decide whether that's a personal obligation.

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	If gaining celebrity creates a certain obligation to discuss sexuality publicly so that you can be a roll model for similarly situated non-celebrities, are there any other aspects of private life that are similarly obligated. As a young Jehovah's Witness I might have appreciated an outspoken celebrity lighting a path for me. But so many celebrities seem to consider their religious life to be completely personal and go out of their way to avoid discussing it. Same with chronic diseases. Is Pamela Anderson obligated to openly discuss her Hepatatis C (if she has it). Should Gary Burghoff (Radar, from MASH) have been outspoken about his deformed hand (just an example, for all I know he was)? Should Lee Majors and Nancy Reagan make the fact that they're adopted a big part of their public profile? What obligations does Woody Harrelson have to openly and prominently discuss the fact that his father was a freelance hitman so that other children of murderers can know that it is possible to rise above that? We all have different things we consider part of our private life, even celebrities, and that which is a topic of ease for one person is very uncomfortable for another. And discomfort does not necessarily equal shame.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	It's an interesting tangent raised by Alex and €uro. But my personal response is the same to both of them, about all of it. If you're hiding it rather than just not mentioning it, you are acting from fear. That doesn't make you a coward. But it IS a cowardly act. Such an act doesn't define you, and it may be completely insignificant. But it's cowardly. There is no obligation to be uncowardly .... except to yourself. And you get to decide whether that's a personal obligation.
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