10. Life and voyeurism

Nowadays, we can’t avoid voyeurism.

CCTV (Closed Circuit Television)

the main purpose of CCTV is security …

According to a research in Korea, when Korean people commute to work and back home, they are exposed to CCTV 70 times a day. Even though it’s for security reasons, some people are obviously looking at what you are doing, and still now as you can see there are lots of CCTVs even Ravensbourne as well.

And cinema

Some people, who work in film industry, say that cinema is a perfect place for being a voyeur. Because you can watch what people are doing in films with very dark condition in the cinema. Of course it is not illegal but it’s a kind of voyeurism as well.

Mass media

such as TV, Magazine and news as well.

We can watch and read what people are doing now a days. Especially about celebrities, politicians and royal families. That’s why so many paparazzi are working now. Also some famous TV programmes are using voyeurism. For example, Big Brother, Hidden Camera shows and tabloids.

SNS (Social Network Service)

Today, so many people are using Social Network Service such as Facebook, Twitter, Linked in etc. SNS users enjoy looking what other people have done and thought on the SNS web sites. Some people even use SNS sites to look at their ex boyfriends and ex girlfriends.

Those things can be the same as a voyeur.

Moreover, Psychoanalysts say that watching porn films and reading porn magazines are also a kind of voyeurism.   So we are all voyeurs.