Video of a M&G Etiquette

EDITORIAL
There was a comment made yesterday as to why fans were not allowed to video a M&G with Susan. First of all we, her fans, are not her "family". As much as we would like to be family, we are just fans(her public). Second, anything that is placed on Youtube and shared soon becomes public, especially when the video is of a world wide celeb. That is not the fault of this or any other forum, it is the responsibility of the party/parties who placed it on Youtube. Susan belongs to the world now, and is not our cute auntie caught on video for laughs. I don't know about you, but I would not put my family videos on Youtube.
I recall a video that I saw that did not exhibit Susan in the most positive light, and it could possibly have been harmful to her image. In this video she said some expletives (holy s**t). I'm sure her management was not too happy, as that video could have made it's way into the hands of the tabloids.
I'm glad Andy did not allow, and I hope he will continue to not allow any more videos of Susan in casual settings, it's just too risky. JMHO
I will also add, I placed my comments on this forum, because I would be not be allowed to express my opinion certain places. Thank you, DJG.

Great editorial,very well written.

Thanks- those were also my thoughts. Andy has been in the business 43 years. He knows part of his job- a large part- is to protect his client.

I knew when I saw that last unsupervised "Holy S---T" video on forums as well as YOUTUBE, that Andy would not be pleased. That was over a year ago, so they learned.
This is when Joanne was in charge but she possibly had less experience than he has.
I am glad he is protecting her image, and 9 times out of 10, nothing would be wrong with a private video, but there is always that CHANCE.
And no, I would not post a "family video" on YOUTUBE or even Facebook for that matter.
I think it was great that they allowed still photos!! Very nice.

terijay wrote:

Thanks- those were also my thoughts. Andy has been in the business 43 years. He knows part of his job- a large part- is to protect his client.

I knew when I saw that last unsupervised "Holy S---T" video on forums as well as YOUTUBE, that Andy would not be pleased. That was over a year ago, so they learned.
This is when Joanne was in charge but she possibly had less experience than he has.
I am glad he is protecting her image, and 9 times out of 10, nothing would be wrong with a private video, but there is always that CHANCE.
And no, I would not post a "family video" on YOUTUBE or even Facebook for that matter.
I think it was great that they allowed still photos!! Very nice.

Yes, I like the stills also.

they are as much as Susan's Family as Tomatoes are vegetables. And another note: she's not Our Susan, or Lady Susan, or St Susan, she's just Susan. There's a few videos of Susan with those fans that makes my skin crawl. It's rude to touch, or even kiss a star unless they want the physical contact. Most stars have very little privacy, and that includes their personal space. I heard accounts of a fan that got in Susan's way while she tried to leave the theatre and she wasn't allowed to until a certain fan got her kiss and hug, then demanded if she got the presents she made them. If they (as in this group of fans) treated her with a lot more respect, then they might have a lot more leeway with videos and such.

There's another video besides the "Holy Sh!t" video that was wrong. She was on a skype call, you could tell she wasn't interested in the call, as the tv was on and she was more or less trying to watch it. It's also crossing that personal space that clearly those fans don't care about. When I saw that video, it made me cringe, this could really ruin Susan. If it got into the tabloids and they saw it...they could have done anything to make her look so bad.

Thanks for posting DJG's editorial Bern. It's about time Andy has finally drawn the line about not allowing M & G videos. I'll enjoy whatever photos shots are allowed.

gday wrote:

Thanks for posting DJG's editorial Bern. It's about time Andy has finally drawn the line about not allowing M & G videos. I'll enjoy whatever photos shots are allowed.

I agree....

gday wrote:

Thanks for posting DJG's editorial Bern. It's about time Andy has finally drawn the line about not allowing M & G videos. I'll enjoy whatever photos shots are allowed.

No, I didn't write that.

Admin wrote:

gday wrote:

Thanks for posting DJG's editorial Bern. It's about time Andy has finally drawn the line about not allowing M & G videos. I'll enjoy whatever photos shots are allowed.

No, I didn't write that.

No, he did not. I wrote it and was allowed the privilege of posting on this forum.
BTW, I did get the message to Gday, she just misunderstood.

I heard someone is threatening legal action (for a change) if her photos are posted on another forum. Do not worry, you are NO Ansel Adams!

fudgemeister wrote:

I heard someone is threatening legal action (for a change) if her photos are posted on another forum. Do not worry, you are NO Ansel Adams!

hahaha what?

fudgemeister wrote:

I heard someone is threatening legal action (for a change) if her photos are posted on another forum. Do not worry, you are NO Ansel Adams!

Yup, we're not on the 'approved list' so it would seem. Legal action my fat hairy arse! (Oh dear, that's bullying of fat hairy arses! I'll get sued for that as well! )

Did you ever notice that when a person says--this is not about me......that it is ALWAYS about that person.

fudgemeister wrote:

Did you ever notice that when a person says--this is not about me......that it is ALWAYS about that person.

Heck yes.

Hmm yes - if it's not about me, then why announce it with so much fanfare? Twice!

Terrific editorial, Bernicer. Very well said, and it surely wanted saying.
Regrettably, those who need to read it most would be "protected" from that opportunity.
Thank you, Bernicer. And thank you DJG.