Celebrities Heat Up Social Media

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Caught part of the new Sharon Cuneta show on TV5. I was quite surprised with her opening that pointed to her twitter bashers (again?) of months ago. She explained why she did what she did, even showing on the screen the ruthless tweets/messages she got from her haters. Sharon's act was quite a telling image of someone who to this day has not yet recovered from the brouhaha that she herself was largely to blame for. Thirty four years in the business and she still has the face of the uninitiated, oh dear!

Stars and celebrities should be aware that there will always be consequences to their every move, esp in public. 'Public' in this very techie world also refers to social media, which also means social network sites like twitter and facebook. How you publicly conduct yourself tells a ton about who you are. These sites provide everyone the platform to air, vent, express themselves about just anything. But nothing so easy comes without a price. For celebrites that they are, are subjects to fair game, a "free-for-all," any day, anytime...always. By joining these sites, stars or not, you open yourself up to be publicly scrutinized to the very core of your being.

The very popular twitter has been invaded by numerous nameless and faceless people hiding behind disguises or anonymity. A great number of them thrive mostly on bashing and demeaning celebrities, cutting them down to pieces - the more popular, the better. They gloat when their target celeb gets affected and reply to them in self-defense. These bashers' mission for the day is accomplished when stars react, and get mad in the process. It gives them that ultimate high - the power to level up.

But why give it to them? Why cheapen yourself by reacting? Your biggest blunder is to empower these people. Do not dignify their existence - it kills them. Why not choose to live in peace? Ignore. That's what 'sensible and thinking' stars do. Don't be a loser. No need to complicate your already complicated life. Now, if you have tons of time to waste in your hands, and choose to counter your haters' every tweet, then your being a fool will be your very downfall. Ultimately, who gets burned?

Yet never too late for the twinkling star to get out of the hot kitchen...quick.