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Friday, October 6, 2017
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Katharine McPhee Responds to Leaked Pics: Laws Need to Change!
The celebrity world is still reeling from the latest set of hacked nudes, spreading fear of a new “Fappening.”
Obviously, no one is more deeply impacted than the celebrities whose photos were stolen, including Kristen Stewart, Miley Cyrus, and Tiger Woods.
One of those celebrities, Katharine McPhee, is speaking out — and she says that we need to change laws to discourage this kind of egregious invasion of privacy from happening again.
Katharine McPhee spoke to People and she starts just by sharing her reaction to having her personal photos violated.
Tragically, this isn’t even the first time that she’s been through this.
“I was hacked sometime in the last few years, and along with other celebrities a few days ago, my private photos were blasted all over some sick and despicable websites.”
A lot of the time, leaks spread over social media. The platforms themselves are of course not the culprits.
But there are some sites devoted specifically to sharing the nudes — particularly the leaked or stolen nudes — of celebrities.
It’s vicious and it overwhelmingly targets famous women.
Katharine McPhee has a refreshing amount of perspective on the matter.
“The photos that are mine I am not ashamed of. I love my body and they were taken for a man I was deeply in love with, or for no one but myself.”
There’s no way to no for sure which man Katharine means, though it could always have been that married man.
She adds, very correctly, that what is “truly disgusting is that these sites include photos that do not belong to me, and are not of my body, and I’ve learned this happens continually.”
It’s one thing to have something bad happen to you. Sometimes it’s worse to realize that it happens to others.
Katharine goes on to talk about what needs to change for these kinds of violations to end.
“The constant exploitation of women with no recourse for these websites is absolutely abhorrent.”
Very true.
“These sites, which TMZ (thank you so much) brings more light and attention to by calling them out by name (shame on you), should be shut down. Period. The end.”
We’re not going to weigh in on mentioning a website by name — sometimes there are legal reasons that require you to mention it, and sometimes it’s just a writer trying to be as thorough as possible.
(Rather than a deliberate attempt to make sure that more people see stolen nudes)
And, for the record, TMZ doesn’t host photos that contain nudity like that. They censor even the voluntary kind.
Katharine McPhee does point the finger at sites that distribute these images — hackers upload them to one place, but then other people take it up from there.
“Even if you aren’t the one hacking, if you have taken stolen photos and put them on your site, you are an accessory and should be shut down. Laws need to be changed.”
She goes on to clarify that she’s not painting herself as a victim.
At least, not when compared to others to whom this has happened.
“I am not perfect.”
Can’t relate.
“I never have been and never will be. I try every day to learn to be better and to always live and lead with kindness and love.”
Aren’t we all? Well … more or less.
“But no one deserves this kind of intrusion. I have other friends on these sites, images and videos that were stolen and they cannot get taken down. This is not just a celebrity issue.”
She’s right. Revenge porn is a real thing and it’s sickening.
“This is a privacy and sex crime issue that affects private citizens as well. I hope other female victims and men for that matter, will help and join me in ending this absurdity. Game on.”
People also reported that, in court documents, Katharine McPhee expressed an abundance of negative emotions in response to the leaked photos:
“Horror, shock, shame, mortification, hurt feelings, depression, and … powerlessness.”
That’s appropriate.
We have to say that Katharine McPhee is extremely well-spoken.
It’s tragic that his happened and almost certainly will happen again. It is never someone’s fault simply for having photos, but people will try to blame the victims anyway.
What do you think about her statement about legal statutes? Do laws need to be changed?
Friday, November 11, 2016
Kim Kardashian to Kendall Jenner: Fight for Sensible Gun Control Laws!
How is this for irony?
Last month, Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in Paris.
A few months prior to this awful incident, meanwhile, Kim Kardashian actually spoke out in favor of strict and sensible gun control regulations.
It was one of the most admirable moves she has made in her time as a questionable and controversial celebrity.
Back in June, Kardashian responded to the Senate’s failure to pass a handful of new gun control laws by Tweeting about the “Terror Gap” in the United States, which a loophole that permits suspected terrorists on the FBI Watch List to purchase automatic weapons.
“We have repeatedly called on Congress to close this loophole that makes it easy for dangerous people to get guns & kill,” Kardashian wrote at the time, adding in anger:
“Nothing has changed!!!! People continue to senselessly die. When will these gun laws be changed?!?!?!?!!!!????”
For someone who isn’t exactly politically active, Kim deserved to be applauded for taking this stance.
This Sunday, meanwhile, those who watch Keeping Up with the Kardashians online or on E! when it airs will see Kim once again speak out on this important topic.
Sitting down across from Kendall Jenner, Kim tells her half-sister that she knows Kendall wants to get involved in some kind of cause.
So what about the one closest to Kim’s heart?
“I’ve been meeting with Everytown, an organization that is fighting to change all the gun control laws,” Kim says in the following sneak peek.
“There are so many loopholes in the system and I just feel really passionately about how our gun control laws have to change.”
Khloe Kardashian is also on hand for this talk and sounds like she’s interested in joining the group.
But Kendall? She has some rather self-absorbed reservations.
The 21-year model says she’s “nervous” to go on record with support for a cause such as gun control because of all of the “backlash” and “hate” she might receive.
You can tell by her expression in the photo below that she’s not excited about it. At all.
“I feel like in life I’ve gotten a lot of backlash and I’ve gotten a lot of hate, so I’m gonna just stick up for what I believe in and what I want,” Kim says to her sister, making yet another good point for once.
And this is what Kendall says in response:
“It’s something you believe in, so you need to be confident and, like go for it. But at the same time… I don’t know.”
Oh, Kendall. Aren’t you supposed to be the well-reasoned, mature sibling? The one who cares about her legitimate career of modeling and not about amassing a certain number of social media followers?
Yes, you may receive some backlash when speaking out in support of any cause.
But you may also bring attention to that cause and help certain pieces of legislation get passed.
And, trust us, the next time there’s a school shooting, you’ll feel pretty good about that.
Kim Kardashian has been coming on strong of late.
Click through the gallery above to see why she may not be so evil after all.
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