Everyday, people are bombarded with scandals from all over the world through media which tries to attract as many viewers as possible. While it is true that scandals help people focus attention on problems that might have otherwise gone unnoticed, scandals could become a setback to society as they can possibly be used to invade other people's privacy and they sometimes direct people's attention to trifling issues.
First of all, as much as scandals are very interesting and trigger people's curiosity, they can be a serious issue when they start to invade people's privacy. Some elements of popular scandals include explicitness, truthfulness, and directiveness. Nonetheless, people's privacy is invaded when scandals have all these elements in them. Magic Johnson's Aids scandal is a valid example that fits this case. When people heard that Johnson might have Aids, they started gossiping about his sexual life, seriously damaging his good reputation as a legendary basketball player. Johnson certainly has right to not reveal his health status but he openly admitted he has Aids when the media already reveal too much about his personal life. What is more important than whether he has Aids or not is that his privacy is invaded.
Secondly, Scandals direct people's attention to minor issues when there are more important issues. When the sex scandal of Bill Clinton, the former president of the U.S broke out, people started gossiping about his relationship with his secretary. Bill Clinton was the president at that time and people should be more concerned about how he is carrying out his role as a politician but not his possible sexual relationship with his secretary.
To conclude, the media is releasing more and more stimulating scandals. When people are exposed to such scandals, they pay attention to whether they are true or not. However, the validity of scandals is not important. What is significant is that they invade privacy and make people pay attention to secondary issues.