Does Anyone Actually Care About the Royal Wedding?
Whatever.
The royal wedding went down this morning, and a lot of people couldn't care less. But that's not true of one of our reader's girlfriends...
Hey guys, I know there's all this royal wedding hype going on, but truthfully, I don't really care. My girlfriend on the other hand, is OBSESSED with it. She's been reading every news story online, and she even had a party at 4 AM to watch it on TV! What is the deal? And the weird thing is, I remember my mom being really into Princess Diana. My girlfriend obviously cares about the royal wedding, but do other people? I mean, is she one of the few Americans who actually gives a crap? --Jack, 30
Jessie says: Well, Jack, sadly... I think your girlfriend is not the only person in this country who actually cares about the wedding. I personally don't care about it. I happened to be awake as it was going down on TV, so I had it on in the background. But the royals are pretty useless, and I will never understand people's fascination with them. They're a bunch of over-privileged stuffed shirts who symbolize what used to be, and have no actual political power.
Obviously people in America care about it, or they wouldn't have made the Lifetime movie "William & Kate," which featured this extremely cheesy scene where William sings karaoke to Kate. Come on, people. Really?
A lot of women like royalty because they dream of being fairytale princesses. Or maybe they're just sheep. And remember when Prince William actually used to be hot? Then he went bald. I think my interest in him started to wane the more hair he lost, and I realized that even if he wanted to make me his princess, I'd be too turned off to oblige. Jesse has family in the U.K., so now it's time for him to shed some light on the subject.
Ahh! What the hell happened here?
Kyle says: I can't help it - I want to shake my fist and blast the Sex Pistols ("God save the Queen! The fascist regime!") - but it's not 1977, and I honestly can't summon the derision. Modern royalty spends most of its time advocating for charity, what's to rail against? Yeah, it's kind of goofy, and it reminds me of that hipster t-shirt that shows England, the Union Jack, and says, "Were #1." Without the apostrophe.
But I like a little bit of pageantry in state affairs, it's the same reason I like watching the presidential inauguration. And Lord of the Rings. Also, Prince William didn't ask to be born, he just was, like the rest of us. Except he's a Prince, so he marries a girl, and she might become Queen. Pretty simple really, so you go through the motions. As long as you go through them with a head on your shoulders, what's the problem?
And William and Kate actually seem pretty grounded - her parents are self-made people, and his mom was murdered by the cultural Zeitgeist. So he especially has no illusions about his place in the world. As for Jack's girlfriend's obsession with it, it's like any pop culture obsession, and I can understand why it freaks some people out. But it's not a dealbreaker. To me, it's the same as two D&D-loving redneck cousins who brawl over "Game of Thrones" on HBO. (Great show).
Confession: I have dual citizenship, I'm British and American. Triple, actually. I'm Irish too. Long story. So whenever I feel conflicted, I just put on Motorhead's version of 'God Save the Queen.' Because somewhere in L.A., Lemmy is not losing any sleep over this debate.
Let's hear it from our royal-haters. U.S.A! U.S.A!
Hey guys, I know there's all this royal wedding hype going on, but truthfully, I don't really care. My girlfriend on the other hand, is OBSESSED with it. She's been reading every news story online, and she even had a party at 4 AM to watch it on TV! What is the deal? And the weird thing is, I remember my mom being really into Princess Diana. My girlfriend obviously cares about the royal wedding, but do other people? I mean, is she one of the few Americans who actually gives a crap? --Jack, 30
Jessie says: Well, Jack, sadly... I think your girlfriend is not the only person in this country who actually cares about the wedding. I personally don't care about it. I happened to be awake as it was going down on TV, so I had it on in the background. But the royals are pretty useless, and I will never understand people's fascination with them. They're a bunch of over-privileged stuffed shirts who symbolize what used to be, and have no actual political power.
Obviously people in America care about it, or they wouldn't have made the Lifetime movie "William & Kate," which featured this extremely cheesy scene where William sings karaoke to Kate. Come on, people. Really?
A lot of women like royalty because they dream of being fairytale princesses. Or maybe they're just sheep. And remember when Prince William actually used to be hot? Then he went bald. I think my interest in him started to wane the more hair he lost, and I realized that even if he wanted to make me his princess, I'd be too turned off to oblige. Jesse has family in the U.K., so now it's time for him to shed some light on the subject.
Ahh! What the hell happened here?
Kyle says: I can't help it - I want to shake my fist and blast the Sex Pistols ("God save the Queen! The fascist regime!") - but it's not 1977, and I honestly can't summon the derision. Modern royalty spends most of its time advocating for charity, what's to rail against? Yeah, it's kind of goofy, and it reminds me of that hipster t-shirt that shows England, the Union Jack, and says, "Were #1." Without the apostrophe.
But I like a little bit of pageantry in state affairs, it's the same reason I like watching the presidential inauguration. And Lord of the Rings. Also, Prince William didn't ask to be born, he just was, like the rest of us. Except he's a Prince, so he marries a girl, and she might become Queen. Pretty simple really, so you go through the motions. As long as you go through them with a head on your shoulders, what's the problem?
And William and Kate actually seem pretty grounded - her parents are self-made people, and his mom was murdered by the cultural Zeitgeist. So he especially has no illusions about his place in the world. As for Jack's girlfriend's obsession with it, it's like any pop culture obsession, and I can understand why it freaks some people out. But it's not a dealbreaker. To me, it's the same as two D&D-loving redneck cousins who brawl over "Game of Thrones" on HBO. (Great show).
Confession: I have dual citizenship, I'm British and American. Triple, actually. I'm Irish too. Long story. So whenever I feel conflicted, I just put on Motorhead's version of 'God Save the Queen.' Because somewhere in L.A., Lemmy is not losing any sleep over this debate.
Let's hear it from our royal-haters. U.S.A! U.S.A!
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Posted by What Would Jessie Do at April 29, 2011 2:55 AM 
Categories: Relationships, Current Events, Celebrities, Entertainment
Tags: royal wedding prince william kate middleton lifetime movie
Categories: Relationships, Current Events, Celebrities, Entertainment
Tags: royal wedding prince william kate middleton lifetime movie
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