The Jon & Kate Phenomenon
I don’t watch Jon & Kate Plus 8. I have no interest in the show, and thought that the rest of the sane world felt the same way. Yet every day of this holiday weekend I found myself at a gathering discussing these people. They’re the talk of the town.
Even more strangely, people seem to feel like their privacy is being violated because both are reportedly having affairs.
Privacy?
Let me see if I’ve got this straight: these people aren’t celebrities in the standard sense. They didn’t choose a profession, like musician or actor or athlete, that comes with the side effect of paparazzi. Instead, they had a boatload of kids and willingly signed away the rights to have their private lives filmed. Right?
Sorry folks, but once you invite cameras into your home, once you allow your children to be videotaped 24/7 and broadcast on national TV, you have no claim to privacy anymore. Period. You asked for the spotlight on your private lives. You can’t complain when that bright light reveals things that you don’t want people to see. This was your choice. Now you live with the consequences.
Thus endeth my rant.
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May 27th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Preach on, sister! I can’t STAND these people. Reality television is hell on earth, and Jon and Kate are the two demon overlords who rule it.
News flash, Jon and Kate: If you hadn’t whored out your private lives for a few bucks and a chance at celebrity, you wouldn’t have this problem.
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