Twilight star Kristen Stewart recently talked about the pressures of fame, and it's given her a whole new media whirlwind to deal with. In an interview with Britain's Elle magazine (via FOXNews), Kristen said; "It's so... The photos are so... I feel like I'm looking at someone being raped. A lot of the time I can't handle it. I never expected that this would be my life." She continued, "What you don't see are the cameras shoved in my face and the bizarre intrusive questions being asked, or the people falling over themselves, screaming and taunting to get a reaction."Stewart's thoughts are understandable. As much as we like to just excuse overanxious paparazzi and screaming fans as the price of fame and move on, it can't be easy to be hounded and followed, your personal space invaded by a horde of eager strangers. However, her comparing it all to rape has gotten Stewart in some hot water, with a number of rape counselors and organizations hoping she'll reevaluate her word choice. Some, like Katherine Hull of R.A.I.N.N., have expressed their hope that Stewart will use "a more appropriate metaphor to describe the intrusive nature of the paparazzi," while others are taking a harsher approach. Margaret Lazarus of Rapels.org toes a very dangerous line, telling FOX: "Rape is a violation in which one has no choice. A star seeking publicity has choices. Although rape involves loss of privacy, loss of privacy does not constitute rape. Let's use a little logical thinking here."
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