Roger Hicks
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Then she must take full responsibility for what is done in her name. Otherwise, it's a reverse format of the old "We were only obeying orders" defence; "I was only following advice."
Cheers,
R.
Beyonce Bans Photographers From Tour
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hepcat
Former PH, USN
Oh c'mon guys... in the entertainment world, ANY press is "good press".... it all sells tickets, and that's the bottom line.
Turtle
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Sejanus.Aelianus
Veteran
Please tell me that these "sellebritees" are not being treated like race horses. It's all too awful to contemplate that someone may be making a deliberate decision to breed from them... 😱
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Jamie123
Veteran
I don't see your point. Do you honestly think this will get her bad publicity? Nobody really cares about this apart from a few paps who would normally try to get an unflattering shot they can sell to the tabloids. I hardly think any serious concert photographer is that keen on taking pictures at a Beyoncé concert and I also doubt that any freedom of the press advocate will waste their time with this.
So all in all it seems like a good move on her part as it will reduce the amount of unflattering pictures of her out there while doing little to no damage otherwise in regards to publicity. Unfortunately all of that will not help make her music bearable.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
I'm not anti Beyonce ... but I sure as hell don't like the talent void she represents.
Addy101
Well-known
Some of you sound very much like grumpy old men. Beyonce is destroying American music? Really? Is American music (whatever that is) that vulnerable? It survived the British Invasion 😎
These are her concerts, she decides who she allows in. It happened before and it will happen again. She only allows photographers she trusts visiting her concerts. I can't blame her seeing that picture!
And remember, it's her party, she cries if she wants to!
These are her concerts, she decides who she allows in. It happened before and it will happen again. She only allows photographers she trusts visiting her concerts. I can't blame her seeing that picture!
And remember, it's her party, she cries if she wants to!
noisycheese
Normal(ish) Human
...And then bitches about it when a photographer gets an image of her with her "girl" barely covered, standing on stage doing 8000 pelvic thrusts per minute with one foot in the EDT time zone and the other foot in the MDT time zone. 🙄
frank-grumman
Well-known
Indeed, sir, indeed. I have to think that if all she's got goin' for herself is her crotch, she might as well exploit it. 😀 😀
Jamie123
Veteran
Joke or not, that's quite offensive. Can we please dial down the misogyny a bit?
Roger Hicks
Veteran
It comes down to this: Those who can stand her will not be upset by the occasional very unflattering picture, and those who cannot stand her will merely have their opinions confirmed: on balance, therefore, bad publicity. It may also be that some newspapers/magazines will neglect to cover her concerts where otherwise they might: again bad publicity.
Cheers,
R.
Jamie123
Veteran
I don't think you're right here. Some of those who love and idolize her will gradually change their views if they see too many unflattering pictures of her. What they couldn't care less about is freedom of the press.
Those who cannot stand her won't really care about whether or not she allows photographers at her show. They don't want to see the pictures anyways.
And the magazines who cover such things will only stop doing so when they feel it no longer sells.
So all in all a very reasonable move by her and not really bad PR.
Don't get me wrong, I'd agree with you if this was a politician but I think the rules aren't quite the same with pop stars.
Roger Hicks
Veteran
You are quite possibly right; perhaps even very likely right. Thanks for the clarity of argument.
Cheers,
R.
leicapixie
Well-known
The great hope is less photos, less TV shows about pathetic people foisted on the Public as IMPORTANT. They are not! The truth is TV is about selling these images.I watch PBS,TVO mostly. Mostly i switch off and go to internet..
Sejanus.Aelianus
Veteran
I can't quite see where Frank's joke is misogynistic or offensive. This is a woman who sells the image of "woman as sex-toy" and to my mind it lays her open to criticism on many levels. Frank's joke would, I suspect, gain approval from many feminists.
btgc
Veteran
Popmusic is all about joke, so why can't they joke with public.
steveclem
Well-known
I think in this case it's called the 'booty' line but feel free to correct me.
Pfft, she lives for the camera, take the rough with the smooth dear.
jsrockit
Moderator
You guys take this stuff seriously huh? 😉
nikkor-watching
Established
It all smacks of being rather precious, of course. When someone takes an extra-ordinary picture like that, it's bound to get published somewhere. I'm used to pictures of sportspeople and it's nothing unusual to me or them. Re celebrities attempting to protect their image, I'm more interested in the concrete harm that shots of unguarded celebrities has done in less than flattering circumstances. A haggard Melanie Griffiths comes to mind. Not done a lot in the past decade either. Her, I mean.
Cold
Established
I think it's rather telling that the woman has a website full (mostly) of male, middle aged guys gathered together by a common interest that is, according to most, "behind the times" seriously and interestingly discussing her.
Granted, she's part of the conversation here specifically because of the photography stuff, but we're all still here talking about her.
Perhaps her publicity team is not so dense as they may appear.
For what it's worth, while I'm not really a fan of her music, neither do I feel the need to pan the woman or her music because of her actions against photography. I don't think that this decree will do anything to stop or even reduce photography at her shows, but neither do I think that her publicity dept. really expect it to. Rather, I believe this was a measure to give them more legal ground upon which to stand and build a case against those publishing unflattering photos in the future.
Granted, she's part of the conversation here specifically because of the photography stuff, but we're all still here talking about her.
Perhaps her publicity team is not so dense as they may appear.
For what it's worth, while I'm not really a fan of her music, neither do I feel the need to pan the woman or her music because of her actions against photography. I don't think that this decree will do anything to stop or even reduce photography at her shows, but neither do I think that her publicity dept. really expect it to. Rather, I believe this was a measure to give them more legal ground upon which to stand and build a case against those publishing unflattering photos in the future.
