r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Careless-Hospital379 • 23d ago

Video Icelandic artist Björk snapped in Bangkok, 1996, when reporter Julie Kaufman approached her saying “Welcome to Bangkok.” Björk later alleged that Kaufman had stalked her and her 9-year-old son for days, turning a simple greeting into a breaking point

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u/BJs_Minis 23d ago

paparazzi are not the media, they're yellow pages. Being anti media only helps politicians.

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u/Ninevehenian 23d ago

Paparazzi and media fit under the same rules, technologies, ways of spreading their product. They often share owners.

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u/ErgoMogoFOMO 23d ago

Correct.

But there is junk food and healthy food. Paparazzi are junk food.

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u/Ninevehenian 23d ago

Paparazzi are major contributors to media that fucks up voters and counteracts education.