There's a new mishega'as in Lubavitch. The websites post pictures of l'chaims and weddings. There's no privacy. A private citizen goes to l'chaim, and the next day there are pictures of him online. This is a case in point. I saw the photographer there, and moved away after I saw him aim his camera at me. Apparently he didn't want to post the picture of me giving him a dirty look and turning away from him. But he didn't mind post a rather non-flattering picture of me. What kind of craziness is this? Do I need to guard myself from paparazzi when I go to a l'chaim? The point is that today there is no privacy. Suppose somebody wants to see a picture of me, and he knows that my cousin or friend recently got engaged or married. That person can go snoop on me, unbeknownst to me.
Most people with whom I've discussed this phenomenon agree that it's evil, but they all look at these pictures anyways. Like all forms of gossip, everyone says it's bad, but everyone wants to engage in it themselves.
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I don't think this exists solely in Lubavitch, let alone Jewry in general (in regards to internet stalking.) Anyways, it looks like your bowing...
ReplyDeleteI think it's worse among us, because the community is smaller and we all go to the same news sites.
ReplyDelete(That was Lubavitch as opposed to the "velt," not Lubavitch as opposed to other Jewish groups.)
ReplyDeleteI think it's also a form of escape amongst other things like fashion and food-outings.
ReplyDeletepeople look at l'chaim pics to escape other things? Well let them escape just not at my expense.
ReplyDelete:)
ReplyDelete(giggle)
Since when did ch.info start posting pics of lchaims?
ReplyDeleteNice shot E! That's how you looked at my L'Chaim when you were trying to give the girls lchaims...
ReplyDeleteI think there is only one way to deal with journalists. Violence is the only answer. Find a rabbi to give you a heter and beat this photographer up. If you need help, I can lend you my uncle’s assistance.
ReplyDeleteAnd don’t forget to break his camera.
ReplyDeleteYeah, but that could have been printed in some Chabad newspaper or something. It's not just about the internet..
ReplyDeletehey e so we finally agree on something.
ReplyDeleteIt's in because people claim they want to see the simcha they missed.
ReplyDeleteBut in truth it's only further proof that Crownheights.info and COL are smut - plain and simple. They're brutish opportunists that care little for the decency of others and wish to only further their personal benefit.
hey mottel, does that mean you never visit their sites?
ReplyDeleteBasically
ReplyDeleteI was just told that there was a pic of my chassan online...that neither of us knew about. On crownheightsinfo. Can we sue them?!
ReplyDeleteWhere? I wanna see who he is!
ReplyDeleteWho is the rabbi with whom you're speaking so intently? Seems like an interesting conversation.
ReplyDeleteRabbi Efriam Piekarski, former dean of Oholei Torah, a.k.a. Phil Parker. We were speaking very intently about the question of life, the universe, and everything. The discussion remained unresolved, because I needed to go to bed. (Sarabonne, I too am trying to accustom myself to being early to bed and early to rise.)
ReplyDeleteI'm removing the link to crownheights.info. It's a little pointless to complain about the lack a privacy by linking this blog to a picture of me.
maybe you should embrace being a celebrity
ReplyDeletech.info started doing it because col started doing it. duh.
ReplyDeletei agree with mims. EMBRACE YOUR FAME!!
It's not fame. It's nosy good for nothings butting in to my business.
ReplyDeleteMims: welcome to our neighborhood of the blogosphere.