What was said above is very true. We are free to fantasize all we want about Mr.Wood.. till the cows come home or the king returns.. We are free to create sexy images of him and write stories and make and wear exciting underwear with his name written across the back. We have that right and the right to share those fantasies with a group of friends. Where I part company is publicly posting something like that about an actual living, breathing person. Frodo is one thing.. even cultural icon Frodo with EW's face patented on the front.. But Mr. Elijah Wood is quite another. I don't feel that celebrities give up their basic personal rights just because they are in a certain line of work. Mr Wood is definitely young.. he is likely very hurtable.. despite his bold front. He may say he doesn't mind but what choice has he really? People are gonna do what they are gonna do and he might as well put a good face on it. He's an adult though.. and responsible for what he says. It's a personal choice, no question.. and this is no sacrifice for me so I have no real right to express an opinion. it really doesn't impact ME one way or another since as you said.. He's not my swoon. But as someone who is old enough to be his mom, I worry about him sometimes. I don't claim to know him.. Heck.. you ALL probably know his personality way more than I because I simply don't pay attention.. but a little corner of my mind still worries. My personal nightmare is him ending up like River Phoenix.. A good, sensitive young man in an especially wild world and who knows who he hangs out with.. It could happen and I wouldn't want to take the chance of adding any stress to someone like that. Thats how I feel.. but I also know that it is as certain as death and taxes that stuff like that will be publicly posted.. and that he will see at least the stuff that is shoved under his nose. People are gonna do what they are gonna do.. but right and just? No. I don't think so. It is far from a perfect world and we all have to live in it.. but I try not to take any chance of hurting somebody.. and I am pretty sure that this probably isn't something that does him any GOOD. He gets enough attention and swooning to do a lot of eye rolling without that, I think. By all means have fun.. but try to remember that EW may not make a distinction between the pretend EW and his very own self. You may be able to put on the skin of another person but not able to take your own skin off.
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I don't feel that celebrities give up their basic personal rights just because they are in a certain line of work. Mr Wood is definitely young.. he is likely very hurtable.. despite his bold front. He may say he doesn't mind but what choice has he really? People are gonna do what they are gonna do and he might as well put a good face on it. He's an adult though.. and responsible for what he says.
It's a personal choice, no question.. and this is no sacrifice for me so I have no real right to express an opinion. it really doesn't impact ME one way or another since as you said.. He's not my swoon. But as someone who is old enough to be his mom, I worry about him sometimes. I don't claim to know him.. Heck.. you ALL probably know his personality way more than I because I simply don't pay attention.. but a little corner of my mind still worries. My personal nightmare is him ending up like River Phoenix.. A good, sensitive young man in an especially wild world and who knows who he hangs out with.. It could happen and I wouldn't want to take the chance of adding any stress to someone like that. Thats how I feel.. but I also know that it is as certain as death and taxes that stuff like that will be publicly posted.. and that he will see at least the stuff that is shoved under his nose. People are gonna do what they are gonna do.. but right and just? No. I don't think so. It is far from a perfect world and we all have to live in it.. but I try not to take any chance of hurting somebody.. and I am pretty sure that this probably isn't something that does him any GOOD. He gets enough attention and swooning to do a lot of eye rolling without that, I think.
By all means have fun.. but try to remember that EW may not make a distinction between the pretend EW and his very own self. You may be able to put on the skin of another person but not able to take your own skin off.