The phrase "boys will be boys" is a term thrown about a lot. It is used when guys get into a fight, play rough at sports or even if a gang of lads get drunk in their local and make complete prats of themselves. It’s not exactly a rare occurrence these days and most people just pass it off and don’t even pay any attention to it.
If this is the case, why is it when Prince Harry and William go on a drunken bender, everyone is all eyes and ears? I’m sure a majority of people have all heard about Harry’s drunken antics, and have all seen the pictures of him "getting close" to one of his female companions. I suppose it doesn’t really help his situation considering that his girlfriend was also out of the country. "While the Cats away…."
Shouldn’t we cut the guy some slack? I mean he’s only in his twenties, doing what guys his own age are doing. What right do we have to judge and criticise him? In Harry and William’s lifetime have they ever really had the chance to live a private life?
It’s not just the royals who get hassled. Other celebs have been caught on camera, doing their day to day activities like shopping or eating, only to see their pictures in tomorrow’s edition of the paper, accompanied by headlines that are completely blown out of proportion.
I’m really sick and tired of people like media hounds who think it’s their “calling” to report every moment of a celebrity’s life. In the name of work and entertainment they stalk celebrities in the hope of catching them doing anything worth publishing.
It’s fair to say there are supposed celebs who work to exploit the paparazzi in order to try to portray in some manner they actually have a career. I think it’s high time however the public and the media wise up and begin to differentiate between a celebrity’s professional career, while also appreciating their right to privacy.
About this article
This article was written by Gavin Leung from our Foyle newsroom. It was published on the Reach for the Sky website.
