General Chat

Would or could you ever put yourself into the public eye? No that I'd want to, but I'm sure it would be unwise for me to go into politics or onto a reality show because I've (just about) lived an interesting enough life to worry about what/who would come out of the woodwork lol

yes, there are things in my life that I wouldn't want everyone to know

no room for skeletons in my closet, far too many shoes for that :-) I think that most of us have things that we would far rather not be aired in public, but by the same token, I dont think that the press should be looking too closely either, they should seem to want to destroy people, people in glass houses and all that

Yes, you two, Nobody wants to know about that 14 year old hitch-hiker. You took her 40 miles in the wrong direction.

ahh, mine wouldn't titilate, its just not pleasant :S

And me Paul - serious and not so serious:) Lucky you Julia lol. I agree with you. I'm not even sure I want an MP who hasn't lived a bit and had some experience of a life imperfect. I can't see how this culture of trying to bring people down can change now.

lol Jim. That reeeeally wasn't me;) Mandy I know - scary thought innit lol :))

oh I didnt say that there were no skeletons, just no room in the closet :-)) I have definately dont things that I would far rather people didnt know about, dont see that it is anybody elses business either. I agree about the polititians, they need to have lived a bit to know what is going on in the world

We'd be a bit dull if we didn't Julia:)))

We all, I'm sure, have things we would not want others to know about. It's that damned Freedom of the Press thing which seems to have more force than Individual Privacy. I personally don't give a damn about what my MP gets up to in his private life, although I would expect him to be replaced if found guilty of a crime while in office. And no-one has the right to sit in moral judgement of another. There is only one court for that, and that is higher than the Old Bailey or the Home Secretary.

So far as politicians are concerned, I definately want them to have lived a little and to know how the world works. As long as they are capable of doing the job and haven't broken the law or are otherwise corrupt, I don't see how their private lives make any difference to anything. Glass houses is right.......and the press just seem to cater to the lowest aspects of human behaviour. And, no, I wouldn't put myself up for that kind of scrutiny or character assassination.

david,i think i must be boring...please don't answer that :o) if i was a celeb,i really don't know what they could write....i've never done drugs,i've never been with a 'lady of the night'...i've always been 'straight' although,if i wasn't its hardly worth writing about....but,i suppose,they could liken me to ken barlowe,and just say i'me boring....or a grumpy old fart...yes,i like that!! bryan.

I think Ken Barlowe's got quite a few skeletons Bryan...

Bryan, you don't need to have done any of that stuff - the press make it up as they go along! The 'There's no smoke without fire principle' doesn't apply, either. :-)

On the other hand, if the public switched off the tv everytime there was a 'revelation' and didn't buy the newspapers that print the dirty laundry stories, then the media would get the message. Sadly, many people find the private lives of public people entertaining. Probably because their own private lives are too dull! nell no skeletons in my cupboard as far as I am aware, or maybe I've just forgotten. But I am sure the media could dress up a few ill-judged moments if they tried!

also innocent until proven guilty doesnt seem to be a concept that the 'ladies' and gentlemen of the press seem to subscribe to either, which is why I gave up buying newspapers a good few years ago and only ever buy them if there is a CD or DVD (redeemable at Woolworths ) that I want to possess :-))

Bryan - there's nothing wrong with not having erred:)) Jim & Felicity - that's the distinction :) The difference between an MP doing something illegal and something which some people would consider immoral. While we continue to buy the papers that create the scandals I can't see much changing.

Nell & Julia Yr both right about the papers & the media in general *but* I do buy papers and will sometimes read the scandal while mentally criticising the content, bias and bad reporting:) Suppose that makes me apathetic at best :S

not that i can fortell (?) the future,but i think the media will make a star out of chantelle 'big brother'...and then rip her apart! bryan.

The real power is in controlling the minds of the masses.