Most of the time, we don't have to even know the person or people involved and yet it still interests us. We're funny like that, us humans. We like to know what other people are doing, but don't want other people to know what we are doing.
This is of course all moot on its own. This speculation. However, an example can and will easily rectify this.
On this day in 2011, Anthony Weiner, a New York Congressman, admitted to sending inappropriate photos and communicating with women online.
This scandal only came into existence when Mr. Weiner accidentally posted a close-up picture of his clothed genitals on Twitter, for many, many people to see. The photo was intended as a private message for a woman.
Mr. Weiner, in a state of what one can only assume was shame, apologised and indicated his regret for his actions at a televised news conference.
Later in the month, Mr. Weiner resigned from his post as congressman.
I love the irony associated with the incident and with his name. It just seems to cap of the story, gives it a nice ending. What is also sort of humorous to note, is that we do not treat politicians as regular people. If anybody else had done this sort of thing, like a celebrity or even one of our mates, it would just have made for a really good story. Depending on whether or not we felt that the person involved usually does stuff like this or whether it was a first time occurrence would have effected how we perceived that person, sure. But I don't think that we would have been saying, "resign, resign resign!!!"
One of the many reasons I will never go into politics is that I couldn't handle the pressure to be that perfect image that everyone is expecting of me. I think that actors have it a little easier off than politicians, so I could be one of those.
But never a politician.
I'll leave that to Julia.
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