A very sore subject.......
I may get a little riled up here so please be forewarned.......
I think sightings are a great thing, I love it when someone has taken so much time looking at my site and pictures that when they see me in public the recognize my face.
However, having said that, that gives a person NO RIGHT to approach the SP/MP or whatever.
Dana recently made the decision to blur out her face after almost 2 years of proudly showing it off. This really saddened me but I fully understand her decision to do so and I won't question her on it. She has had enough, plain and simple and I really don't blame her.
It absolutely amazes me the gall that some men have. Now of course I am not speaking of all men or even most men, but there are enough who don't understand the concept of privacy and respect.
I guess one would argue that we should expect it since we show our faces, why should we expect it? Would you expect a lady you have visited to walk up to you and say "hi, how have you been?" while at the mall with your wife? Not likely, and would like to think that the ladies out there are smart enough to respect the clients privacy as well.
You just have to think how would it feel if the tables were turned?
Sure most of my friends and family know what I do, but some of them do not. Consider this, You see me alone at the mall or wherever, I seem to be alone, you approach me and say "hello Sasha" just as the friend I was shopping with returns from another store and hears you call me Sasha. She is gonna wonder what that was all about don't ya think? Especially if it happens more than once.
I still show my face on the website because in some ways I really don't care, if someone approached me I would not hesitate to tell them to f**k off right to their face. You violate my privacy and that is what you get. Dana, on the other hand is a little to polite ;-)
I would much rather recieve an email after the sighting saying "hey I saw you at (insert location here) this afternoon, was that you? if it was you looked great blah blah blah.
As I mentioned this is definitely not a post addressed to the majority, but for those of you who don't realize it. It is best to admire or observe from afar.
Thanks