The Grey Area: When Celebrity Criticism Goes too Far!!!!

Jay Z said it best….”They even talk about your Baby crazy” When does following celebrities’ lives go too far?
For years people have said that Beyoncé and Jay Z were too private, now that photos of their child are public, adults criticize their child’s natural hair. Halle Berry lost her cool on paparazzi for taking photos in front of her daughter’s school. Now, Joan Rivers, (who is certainly known to not have limits) has called Kim Kardashian’s baby “ugly”.  As adults, we need to do better.
Why is Blue Ivy’s hair texture a problem for us? Like Beyoncé said, “It’s society that needs the surgery…”
Even if that is what we think, how dare we be so bold as to say it! But that’s where that “keyboard courage” comes in. How many people would have the guts to say to Beyoncé and Jay Z that their child needs her hair combed? The internet allows us instant access to people we’d never come in contact with, and for some, gives them the desire to bully from behind a computer screen.
I was outraged by Joan Rivers’ remarks. We all should have been. The fact that she would insult an infant is beyond me. I understand she’s a “comedian” and I guess no one is technically off limit's to her. But to call names and suggest that she needs to be waxed is terrible. To place those kinds of image issues on a baby is unforgivable.
So where should the media draw the line? I struggle with this because I live and breathe celebrity gossip too, but there are limits. I find myself shying away from posts regarding kids. I think children should be left alone. Their parents are the celebrities, not them. I think we are too harsh on some child stars too. Lindsay Lohan, Chris Brown and now Justin Bieber have all had their fair shares of brushes with the law. But what message do we send to a 19 year old when we constantly flash their mugshots? Can they ever overcome their mistakes if every time they get into a fender bender, we show a mugshot of a crime from several years ago?
Who do we hold responsible for making sure Hollywood’s youngest members aren’t pushed by the media to the breaking point? Especially when many of us are the ones doing the bullying? Is it the media’s fault for hyping it? Do entertainment shows that feed on gossip and paparazzi photos encourage the behavior? Is it the mainstream media’s fault for making Justin Bieber’s arrest ‘Breaking News”?
Are we so desensitized that we don’t even realize when a line has been crossed? Will we think Kanye’s crazy when he lashes out? Will we cover his meltdown more aggressively than we did the disrespect that was spewed at a child? Should he ignore it? Would you?
Just like Sway, I “Don’t have the answers”.  I guess we’ll have to just watch and wait for Kanye’s reaction. Hope that Baby Blue and North are shielded from some of the hatred in the world and that The Biebs gets the help he needs before it’s too late…