James Wolcott

In the voyeurism of Reality TV, the viewer's passivity is kept intact, pampered and massaged and force-fed Chicken McNuggets of carefully edited snippets that permit him or her to sit in easy judgment and feel superior at watching familiar strangers make fools of themselves. Reality TV looks in only one direction: down.

American Critic

Ricky Gervais

How many times have we seen reality celebrities fall from grace - often through no fault of their own - and then go on a show like 'Celebrity Big Brother' and say, 'I want to show the public a different side of me.' And I'm screaming at the telly going, 'This is not therapy. This is voyeurism!

English Writer

Simon Winchester

Having been in the newspaper business for a long, long time, I often wonder, Why do we actually need to know about something like a bus crash in Bangladesh that has no effect on us at all? That can be nothing other than voyeurism.

English Author

Halsey

For me, writing about hotels is like writing about being in a parallel universe. The sense of voyeurism, and the sense of removedness, and there are all these people silently above you and next to you.

American Musician

Claire Danes

There's certainly something very uncomfortable about the voyeurism involved in being in the press, being an actor, where people have a seemingly insatiable curiosity about, you.

American Actress

Poe Ballantine

I studied a truckload of true crime, praying for illumination, but most true crime relies on luridness and voyeurism for effect.

American Writer

Terry Wogan

All reality TV shows are a triumph of voyeurism. They choose contestants who are ill-suited and slightly freakish.

Irish Entertainer

Adam Goldberg

Twitter is the marriage of full-tilt narcissism and full-tilt voyeurism that has finally collided in 140 words.

American Actor

Andy Warhol

Voyeurism is a director's job description. It's an artist's, too.

American Artist

John Singleton

Producing, in television, we're in the business of voyeurism.

American Director

Voyeurism implies invading someone's privacy, often leading to legal consequences.

Privacy Invasion

Consent is absent in voyeurism, distinguishing it from consensual observation.

Consent Critical

Voyeurism can be a criminal offense, emphasizing its seriousness in society.

Criminal Act

In psychology, voyeurism is recognized as a sexual disorder when persistent.

Sexual Disorder

Psychological voyeurism goes beyond mere curiosity; it involves sexual pleasure.

Beyond Curiosity

Psychological voyeurism can often be treated with the help of professionals.

Treatment Possible

Media voyeurism is fed by pop culture and can influence societal norms.

Pop Culture Binding

Watching reality TV often raises ethical questions related to voyeurism.

Ethical Questions

In media voyeurism, consent is complex; participants may feel pressured to share.

Consent Nuances

 I think this poses a serious civil liberties threat. History has shown that once the police have massive quantities of data, tracking the movements of innocent people, it gets abused, maybe for blackmail, maybe for political advantage, or maybe for simple voyeurism.