I find this news story really interesting! I have just learnt that Anthony Weiner has resigned from is job due to the problems that he has caused in the media that surrounds him. Half of me thinks that he should resign and that he has now done the correct thing but then the other half of me feels sorry for the guy. If he was not married and and expecting a child then I would have initially said that the guy should not have resigned. Yes it was unprofessional, especially when you are in the public eye but people do need to realise that we are all human and even people that represent us just need to let their hair down now and then (plus come on! he actually has a great body! I say if you have got it then flaunt it!) what to me makes this story bad though is that he is married and expecting a child which really does put the stoppers on it... yes you can send pictures out but you should really be doing it to your wife not some dirty hooker porn star that is using this for attention and throwing herself into the lime light. It makes me sick that people like her do things like this. I think the decent thing for her to do would have been to say “I do not want to comment, this is a personal matter and I would like to deal with the situation with Anthony and anyone related” the fact that she has released statements and done all of this makes me just think that she is a sad cow that needs to realise that she is no innocent cookie as she was messaging him and fooling around too! (yes maybe the situations are different but she clearly was wanting it) This also made me think about situations where people use things like this against you. If you say something on your Facebook and it gets into the wrong hands then it could be complete disaster and it really should not be like this. Yes by you typing it you are confirming it, but to me your Facebook is your private profile where you can share information with your friends. If I was to say to my friends that I thought my manager was a bitch and then they told her, nothing would really come from it and I think that is the way it should stay (just to confirm I think my manager is amazing and I think she is excellent at her job!) but the fact that companies are checking your profiles to see the insides of your life is wrong. We are all entitled to our private lives and I know some people are rather extreme on their Facebook with naked pictures and being drunk all the time but that does not mean that they cant do their job correctly. No one is innocent and you aren't exactly going to turn up to work with a drink in your hand being naked so how do these photos affect your job? I know that the other point to this is that you should have privacy settings and you are exposing yourself for the world to see (Privacy settings are good as I do not want the world to see photos of me and my friends going out as they are for me and my friends to see) but the point that I am trying to make is where is the line and how does everyone know when they have crossed it? people have always shared their opinions, flirted, enjoyed themselves and been crazy so why should they stop this in a day and age where you do use the internet and report back on Facebook what you have been up to? People should be careful but people should still be allowed to be themselves and have that tiny bit of freedom to do so.
Signing out, Thatmfeeling
