tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post1536613917273430611..comments2023-09-30T06:07:27.416-04:00Comments on Questioning Semantics: The Dignity of Celebrities and other Public FiguresWesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305755944694741335noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-91440224339387317762007-04-29T23:01:00.000-04:002007-04-29T23:01:00.000-04:00I didn't get the same impression from Liz's commen...I didn't get the same impression from Liz's comment, but maybe I misunderstood her.<BR/><BR/>As far as I'm concerned, Hell is Hell, regardless of how much is in your pockets.Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305755944694741335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-10193771937189215202007-04-29T22:42:00.000-04:002007-04-29T22:42:00.000-04:00I agree with Liz 100%... The reality is that publ...I agree with Liz 100%... <BR/><BR/>The reality is that public figures leave themselves open for scrutiny/verbal attack. Whether it be us blogging about Angelina Jolie adopting too many kids, or a radio personality calling Lil' Kim a [bad word here] because the thumb-sized rapper forgot to put on her underwear, they wouldn't be targets if they weren't famous. I'm not saying it's right, but I'm also not going to lose sleep over tabloid magazines making Tom Cruise's $600 million life a living hell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-10297619629387995102007-04-28T16:25:00.000-04:002007-04-28T16:25:00.000-04:00It seems like our culture usually says that the le...It seems like our culture usually says that the less celebrity and money you have, the more open you are to insults, so this is some script flippin' stuff to me. <BR/><BR/>And, I'll keep it real, there's some folks I know personally that I really think ARE bitches and/or hoes. All of them are college educated/advanced degree holders. It's not just folks in the hood that qualify for those titles. Not just black folks...but can I still call it like it is and say, you know what, such and such is a real bitch. (And I'm sure they think I'm a bitch as well). Hmm.Liz Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794296990587989214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-80258478925305210632007-04-27T16:34:00.000-04:002007-04-27T16:34:00.000-04:00I don't think there's any ethical defense for insu...I don't think there's any ethical defense for insulting anyone, regardless of public status. There <I>is</I> a sense in which public figures should come to <I>expect</I> that kind of thing, but that doesn't make it okay.Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.com