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It must be really hard to be in the public eye like this. He probably meets, what? 10,000 people a year? Maybe more? Everyone wants a photo, a snippet of conver
by clay_the_ripper 8y ago
It must be really hard to be in the public eye like this. He probably meets, what? 10,000 people a year? Maybe more? Everyone wants a photo, a snippet of conversation. The chances of saying or doing something stupid go up astronomically.
Yes, there are genuine creeps out there. But no, I don’t think you can judge a person by a few “puts foot in mouth” moments. We all do that sometimes, but when you are a celebrity the stakes are so much higher.
- ykevinator 8y agoTo be fair, they are well compensated for it.
- somada141 8y agoSadly I have to agree with you, when you're in the spotlight like that you have to realise that your actions ripple outwards and drive the behaviour of susceptible recipients. One can argue "he's just a guy, he did something stupid, probably thought it was funny at the time" but that argument falls flat when you consider that some people will use that as an excuse to imitate the behaviour. Even if you're not a creep yourself, the "I was just messing around" excuse isn't good enough when it might enable real creeps to do the same.