obligatory "not my fandom" post

[veronica_rich]

Jared Padalecki of 'Supernatural' Marries Co-Star

Um ... WHY did this not come up in flashing red lights somewhere (more than one somewheres, really) on my f-list, pray tell? I know you people. You either did hear it or didn't want to hear it. :-P

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[immortal-jedi.livejournal.com]

Or, you know, consider actors private lives to be... well... private. I wish them luck, but on the whole, it's their lives, not mine.

*grin*

But yeah, the tinhatters are wailing right now. It's pretty funny, actually. Almost as bad as when Jensen announced his engagement.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

PRIVACY? Have you learned nothing from your time in fandom, lady?

[immortal-jedi.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have. I just chose not to use my learnings sometimes.

I have never gotten fandom's (and society's) fascination with the private lives of famous people.

[gobsmacked.livejournal.com]

That's why I became a historian: so that it would be my job to know how many lovers Messalina had, or whether Suetonius had reliable sources.
I believe it's an ineradicable part of human nature. My colleagues tell me that there's even a famous person scandal story from ancient Egypt - mostly lost, now. And another colleague says that when ancient peoples didn't know enough smut about their rulers, they made up shit about the gods and heros.