Kanye West Runs Into Princess Diana

KANYE WEST has run into snapper Terry Blackburn. On his blog, Kanye rants:

WHO’S WINNING, ME OR THE MEDIA?

Can one man take on the entire media? And if he wins, does Kanye West become our new media?

REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH LIGHT I PUT OUT, THERE ARE PEOPLE WORKING JUST AS HARD TO ONLY DELIVER DARKNESS. IF YOU LISTEN TO MY MUSIC, HOW COULD I DELIVER SO MANY POSITIVE UPLIFTING MESSAGES AND BE THE MONSTER THAT THE MEDIA PAINTS. PAPARAZZI GIVE REAL PHOTOGRAPHERS A BAD NAME. A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS, THEIRS ARE WORTH A THOUSAND DOLLARS…

More than thousand dolalrs. Much more. But only if the pictaure is a classic:

LET US NOT FORGET THE PAPS KILLED PRINCESS DIANA.

She’s dead? But Harvey Nichols has just taken delivery of its new spring rage, and Dians is road-teating it on the Sixth floor penthouse. Dead..?

WHEN WILL THERE BE A LAW PASSED THAT SIMPLY ENFORCES THAT SOMEONE HAS TO ASK TO TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU. THAT WOULD SEEM LIKE COMMON COURTESY.

Laws. Like ending a question with a question mark. Laws…they’re  made to be broken…

RIGHT NOW THE PAPS ARE ABOVE THE LAW AND THE PEOPLE THEY SHOOT ARE BELOW IT. WHAT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL IS PICTURES TAKEN WITH THE INTENT TO SELL….LIKE DRUGS WITH THE INTENT TO SELL… OR CROSSING CUSTOMS WITH ENOUGH MERCHANDISE TO HAVE THE INTENT TO SELL. THE EXPLOITATION OF MY IMAGE IS THE PROBLEM.

What is an image but a picture. Discuss:

IT PRODUCES A “BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY” BEHAVIOR THAT CAUSE THE PAPS TO DRIVE RECKLESSLY ON FREEWAYS, JUMP OVER FENCES AND INVADE PRIVACY ALL IN AN EFFORT TO GET THAT “MONEY SHOT.” YOU SHOULDN’T BE ABLE TO SELL A PICTURE OF ME WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. AFTER THIS LAW IS PASSED, WHEN YOU ENTER A PUBLIC PLACE LIKE A BASKETBALL ARENA ETC., THERE WILL BE A SIGN THAT READS…”ALL PHOTOS TAKEN HERE ARE PUBLIC DOMAIN AND CAN BE USED AT THE PHOTOGRAPHERS DISCRETION.”

So you can take images of Kanye when he performs on stage. You can record him. He wants you to. Try it and see what happens:

Anorak

Posted: 16th, November 2008 | In: Celebrities Comments (3) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink