--- Shuddap already.
LONDON, England -- Princess Diana's family, British media and the
prime minister have expressed outrage at a U.S. television network's
decision to broadcast pictures of the princess as she lay dying.
Diana's brother, Earl Spencer, said Thursday he was "shocked and
sickened" by the broadcast, which showed two grainy black-and-white
photocopies of photographs taken at the scene of the 1997 Paris car
crash in which Diana died.
So, everyone reportedly are getting their knickers in a twist over "two
grainy black and white photocopies of photographs" that were aired on
CBS. Well, here's what I have to say to that: grow the fuck up.
Princess Di chose to live in the public eye. Is it sad that she also
died in the public eye? Yes. There is no denying that and I'm saddened
that her boys had to see graphic proof of it. However, that seems to
come with the territory when you're a publicity whore like she
was---like the entire royal family is. I can hear the complaints now. Oh, but Kathy, the poor princess never did anything but good. Look
at all the attention she brought to children with HIV/AIDS; look at the
work she did on having landmines repealed? Why should she be exploited
so?
Why shouldn't she? She asked for it, after all. Why is everyone so damn
shocked that pictures of her while she lay dying made it onto TV? I
just don't get it. She exploited the media just as much as she was
exploited by it. Why is there a double standard? Oh, it's all right to
take photos of her taking her boys to an amusement park to promote the
greater good and worthiness of the monarchy, but it's not all right to
show two grainy photocopies of photos of her dying because that's
exploitative? Where's the damn line? It keeps changing.
I feel sorry for her sons. They shouldn't have to see things like that.
No child---small or grown---should ever have to see photos of their
mother dying---let alone have them eagerly consumed by the masses. That
is the sad part about this. But really if there's anyone to blame in
this scenario, it's Queen Elizabeth for forcing her family out there.
They have to prove their worthiness somehow, don't they? There's not a
whole lot the royal family does in terms of Divine Right rulership
anymore, except when the Queen opens parliament---and even then she's
reading a speech the party in power has written for her. They're
glorfied ribbon cutters. They use the media to justify their worth. Why
are they so surprised and shocked and outraged! when the coverage
doesn't go their way?