celebrity personal disclosure
The questionable actions in the early months of 2013 of two highly public American male athletes, professional cyclist Lance Armstrong and college football player Manti Te’o, have garnered much attention from social and mainstream media. While these specific cases are related to secrets kept and lies told, they nevertheless underscore the need to think through the ethical practices associated with disclosing information about people’s personal and public lives.
Another example of interest in personal disclosure is found in Jodie Foster’s acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille Award at this year’s Golden Globe Awards, where she addressed, among other topics, the importance of privacy. Here she suggested that we’re at a tipping point regarding what is expected of people disclosing information about their private lives, and that she will continue to resist the pressure “that every celebrity is expected to honor the details of their private life with a press conference, a fragrance and a primetime reality show”.
What I found most interesting is that she makes the distinction between personal authenticity and emotional exhibitionism. This is a distinction I’d like to ponder and discuss further in future posts on this blog about mommy blogging. Who has the right to speak about the personal details of people’s lives; particularly when those doing the speaking are legal guardians of folks who are younger, vulnerable and children? What might personal privacy codes or an ethical practice of mommy blogging look like?
Another example of interest in personal disclosure is found in Jodie Foster’s acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille Award at this year’s Golden Globe Awards, where she addressed, among other topics, the importance of privacy. Here she suggested that we’re at a tipping point regarding what is expected of people disclosing information about their private lives, and that she will continue to resist the pressure “that every celebrity is expected to honor the details of their private life with a press conference, a fragrance and a primetime reality show”.
What I found most interesting is that she makes the distinction between personal authenticity and emotional exhibitionism. This is a distinction I’d like to ponder and discuss further in future posts on this blog about mommy blogging. Who has the right to speak about the personal details of people’s lives; particularly when those doing the speaking are legal guardians of folks who are younger, vulnerable and children? What might personal privacy codes or an ethical practice of mommy blogging look like?
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