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'Kategate'
I sort of want to apologise, but I also think this stuff is interesting. It's a cultural touchstone in some ways, something frivolous that speaks to wider issues...
But under a cut so as not to take over your whole flist. However, I *do* have memes. ^_^
The memes are wonderful. A couple that I couldn't not share:
(context)
(original meme)
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However I also read this article, which I found very insightful:
The Royal Family’s Kate Middleton Crisis
Her disappearance isn’t just a tabloid sensation. It’s a sign of the monarchy’s deepening instability.
[insert The Waste Land quote here]
I also found this Vox article rather good (far better than the title):
3 reasons why Kate Middleton’s royal scandal got so out of control
We’ve been trained to think of the royal family as a machine. Kategate upended that narrative.
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I don't have any thoughts as such. The conspiracy theories are fun, but again serve to highlight the price of being public figures. A Royal family is an expensive luxury, and takes a toll on everyone. :(
ETA: omg I totally forgot to add this brilliant video [about Harry & Meghan]. Funny AND true.
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ETA2: Exceedingly tongue-in-cheek, but also a good reality check: Families in Gaza begin work on suspicious photoshop pic in hopes to get the media worrying about their wellbeing
Following days of wall-to-wall coverage of the photoshopped photo of Kate Middleton and her kids, a family in Gaza has decided to try make their own suspiciously photoshopped image in the ruins of their house in hopes to get international media to start caring about their wellbeing.
But under a cut so as not to take over your whole flist. However, I *do* have memes. ^_^
The memes are wonderful. A couple that I couldn't not share:
(context)
(original meme)
~
However I also read this article, which I found very insightful:
The Royal Family’s Kate Middleton Crisis
Her disappearance isn’t just a tabloid sensation. It’s a sign of the monarchy’s deepening instability.
[insert The Waste Land quote here]
I also found this Vox article rather good (far better than the title):
3 reasons why Kate Middleton’s royal scandal got so out of control
We’ve been trained to think of the royal family as a machine. Kategate upended that narrative.
~
I don't have any thoughts as such. The conspiracy theories are fun, but again serve to highlight the price of being public figures. A Royal family is an expensive luxury, and takes a toll on everyone. :(
ETA: omg I totally forgot to add this brilliant video [about Harry & Meghan]. Funny AND true.
~
ETA2: Exceedingly tongue-in-cheek, but also a good reality check: Families in Gaza begin work on suspicious photoshop pic in hopes to get the media worrying about their wellbeing
Following days of wall-to-wall coverage of the photoshopped photo of Kate Middleton and her kids, a family in Gaza has decided to try make their own suspiciously photoshopped image in the ruins of their house in hopes to get international media to start caring about their wellbeing.
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