Do Celebrities Give Up The Right For Privacy

Does being a celebrity give up the right for privacy? In this day and age, privacy can easily be given up, especially if a person is an iconic figure or a celebrity. Being well known and famous destroys the boundaries for privacy. Celebrities are human beings just like us, so they are entitled to the right of privacy as well. Privacy is very unvalued in today's world. According to Source A, “...that the public and the media deem newsworthy” (Source A). This quote shows how a lot of people want to know everything about a celebrity’s life. People’s privacy is easily given up the minute they become famous. Why is it that in today’s world people do not respect privacy as they did before? People think of a celebrity’s privacy as entertainment for them. According to source C, “...Neal Gabler argues that entertainment, and and the movies in particular, have become so important to our individual existence that American …show more content…
According to source E, “Most of us are not politicians or public figures of any kind, but we all have a clear notion of the difference between our own public lives where we are answerable to all and our private ones where we are answerable only to ourselves and those closest to us” (Source E). This demonstrates how people have their own private lives that they are not willing to share with others but they expect to know everything about a celebrity’s life. Some people in a way are hypocritical because they want someone else to give up their right to privacy but they won't give up their right to privacy. We are so accustomed to wanting to know about people’s lives and that’s why we don't value others’ privacy. The primary cause of why celebrities do not have the right of privacy is, because in today’s society people have no respect for others’ privacy. Social media also plays a huge role on why privacy is undervalued. This is becoming an issue that will neither be solved nor