In my opinion if someone is going to write a memoir, the understanding is that the content of the memoir is true. Or remembered as best as it could be. The fact that Lonelygirl 15 and Glassco's Memoirs were ultimately shown to have distorted the truth, taints it for me. From my understanding a memoir or a "vblog"/video-diary is a chronicling of a persons' experiences and events in their life. If those events or experiences have been proven false or distorted, that ultimately affects my ability to absorb what the author is saying, or trying to say. Although the emotions may be legit and real, the themes deep with meaning and the parables profound, when all is said and done it is the author's integrity that is damaged. And thus undeserving of my time or effort.
This youtube clip has nothing to do with memoirs or integrity, but it will get you thinking about double standards.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU5sP2CnIZ8
Chris Ribau
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I agree with your points. When people make up parts of their lives and put them into memoirs it makes it fraudulent behaviour. Authors of memoirs who do not tell the full truth are making money by lying to people. Morally speaking that is not a respectable way of making a living.
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