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Originally Posted by DrPhil
Celebrities have protections of privacy, some of which are coverage under the law and have been upheld through lawsuits. Even paparazzi have their limitations, some paparazzi are respectful enough not to need to be reminded of their limitations. For instance, you can't scour through a celebrity's trash can or search for their tax documents.
Perez Hilton is notorious for trying to push celebrities "out of the closet." He has targeted celebrities who he thinks are homosexual and that is completely wrong. He's lucky that celebrities have resources that buffer some of the effects of Hilton's attempts at outing them.
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There are groups that push to out gay politicians/preachers/etc. who speak against gay rights. I'm generally against it, I think, but I get why they do it.
I think the line is crossed when it goes from talking about them to targeting them. The ADA (ASA?) who targeted the college student for promoting the 'radical homosexual agenda' wasn't just blogging against him but carried it over into real life as well. He made this guy his obsession. Interestingly I think the celebs that do the best follow the "just ignore it" advice that parents give their kids. Anderson Cooper just doesn't talk about his sexuality even though everyone I know or have seen just assumes he's gay.
I'm not sure that there's a hard and fast line, much like with any bullying behavior. It seems like it's a 'know it when you see it' thing, though that doesn't work well for legal purposes.
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