What is all this fuss about the royal wedding?

It’s marketing. The vast majority of marketing is in the business of making people to want to buy stuff that’s unnecessary or irrelevant. The royal wedding will serve as a case study in brand marketing in the future.

Oh man and how so long in the future will it last… because I am a little fade up with it all.
what do you think of it? you care or are looking forward to watching it online?

Royals don’t get married all that often. It’s an event.

Some people are interested in the lives of the royal family, just like others are interested in the lives of their favourite movie stars or musicians. A royal wedding only comes along every so often, so when it happens it’s a big deal.

Personally I don’t see the appeal, but if others do, who am I to judge?

No idea. I am completely neutral about it.

People like to live/dream through other people’s lives. Especially if they think it will never happen to them. @nailpolishfanatic, this wedding will be real reality TV:D

Hopefully the celebrity mongering public won’t result in any more royal deaths, due to demands on the paparazzi.

I think the wedding merrits a story on the national news the day of, but this 4-day lead up bullshit is just ridiculous. Libia is in crisis, Syria seems headed down a similar path, we’re still fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, the economy is in a state of very fragile recovery, Republicans are trying to convert Medicare to a voucher program and abolish union rights, and the media is debating if the future princess should wear flowers or a tiara on her head—I think it says a lot about why corporate-controlled media is a bad thing.

lol @AmWiser by real do you really mean REAL haha
What about the Kardashians? tehy seem pretty real o.O

HA! I was actually just going to post a question about this but changed my mind. I feel the same way. William and Kate, Kate and William, the Royal Couple, the Royal Wedding… OMG STFU already!

It’s all over the TV, radio and magazines, as if there’s nothing else of actual importance going on right now. Oh boy, they’re getting married; let me get out my giant foam finger and scream Rah Rah Rah! I don’t give two shits if William and Kate get married or if they both run off and join a dolphin worshipping nudist colony.

It’s called sycophancy. Britain has a fine & long standing tradition for brown nosing, usually amongst posh nobs it has to be said.

Bread and circuses for the masses

@WillWorkForChocolate EXACTLY!
STFU ALREADY!
Seriously. I can’t even buy any fashion magazines at the moment because whichever I look at William and Kate and on the cover! Argggh!

Instead of worrying about the wedding. The money they are spending on the wedding they could use to help others in need of it. Why the heck does she need a 8+ meter dress!!??

In a culture hung up on celebrity, royalty is the ultimate celebrity. Where else be in the spotlight and not have to do a day’s worth of work?

@nailpolishfanatic REALLY I do.
I have only glimpsed at the Kardashians, but I bet it’s scripted too…at least most of it:>)

@AmWiser – All you really need is a glimpse to see that there’s probably not much “real” about any of ‘em.

@Seelix, aah sooo! I see.

@AmWiser ah I don’t know man :D
So one time when I was watching this one episode, when Scott and Kourtney were doing it… was that scripted too? o.O and Kim walked on them.

@nailpolishfanatic I’m inclined to believe it was scripted. They had to be acting-like they were doing it; I can’t believe they actually had hard core porn on TV…not even on the cable channels.

@AmWiser well it was blurred… so maybe not. Dammit I hate the fact that they try to act as if thats what happens in their life! :

The only real reality on television is the news. And even that’s debatable.

The only way this would be worth any news coverage to me, would be if some paparazzi were killed in the process.

As far as any future royal weddings go, I’d like to see it if the royal couple were the same sex.

I really believe that they are hoping that the public will go crazy over Kate Middleton like they did for Princess Diana. For one thing, it would give the media a commodity to sell, and for another, it boosts the popularity of the royal family – God knows they need it.

But, as for me, I am not interested in Kate. She seems nice, quite pretty, but she doesn’t have that special something that Diana had. Only once in a blue moon does a celebrity appear that has that magic; Shirley Temple, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana. It’s a rare mixture of good looks, talent and vulnerability. No one can replace them.

I am so sick of it.

Not only is it an event that occurs not too often, maybe every few decades or so, which is almost “once in a lifetime” but it is an example of lavish lifestyle, pomp and circumstance, hundreds of years of tradition, and seemingly unlimited finances when it comes to costume and reception. Whether we agree with it or not, people do become fascinated by the gowns, the vehicles, the huge turnout and the whole nine yards.

@Brian1946 bahahaha

@Skaggfacemutt Enough said ;)

@nailpolishfanatic Ignore the profiteers. This occasion is about the wedding of a very decent, very high profile individual (William). It could hardly happen unnoticed. I remember his birth!
I am very pleased and wish them both the very best for the future.

Guess I will try. I will stick to not getting out of my chair. Just sitting here fluthering and watching The Secret Life Of The American Teenager ;)

Misdirection, entertainment, historical value?

@YARNLADY There is no “Misdirection..” here. It is an actual event.
If it draws attention away from other events, then that is just a mark of its interest value.

I could care less about it. That said, good for them. I hope they have a great happy marriage.

@lloydbird Feel good news articles are hyped specifically to take people’s minds of unfavorable political issues, such as the ongoing depression.

@YARNLADY Agreed. The frivolous, yes. But this is much more a celebration of a genuine and rare ”Feel good news ” occasion.

@lloydbird point conceded. I loved following the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Phillip in the newspapers and on the radio when I was 4 years old. I still remember eagerly waiting for my Dad to bring home the newspaper, and begging my Mom to “find the princess” on the radio.

I just heard there is an expected 2 billion people that will be watching this on the television. Lovely couple, but 2 billion, and for how many hours will they spend wasting the day watching a wedding?

If 2 billion people could pick up their cell phone and donate $1 to a worthy cause, that would be something to fuss about. I know some people in Japan and Alabama that would appreciate it. One text, one dollar, would just take a minute. Weddings make people happy, sure. Helping others in need does too.

@jonsblond exactly my point.

Although it’s not my cup of tea, I’m amazed by the worldwide phenomenon. It’s a benign phenomenon so let people enjoy it. And many are also willing to help people in need.

At least our public television programs reported on Syria fist, yesterday. Let’s see how it turns out tonight.

@nailpolishfanatic I was being a lazy Flutherer last night by not reading the previous responses. A good point you made, indeed! =)

I agree that the lead up to the wedding has been a bit much but the actual day (from what I have seen on TV) has been lovely. I think people are being very quick with the negativity about it but, the way I see it, it’s actually quite refreshing to see something positive on the news/TV rather than all the negativity. I haven’t watched it all but I’ve had it on in the background while I have been working and I even shed a bit of a (unexpected) tear. I’m not afraid to admit that I am in favour of the royal family and, @LostInParadise, immediate members of the royal family do work.

Everyone loves a wedding and when a baby is born.

I had a sneak peak. I really loved beckham!
he was so… soo… hot <3

I love it! It’s like…a fantasy, that’s all. We all wish we could be them.
STFU @WillWorkForChocolate! You said it first…

Okay, I have a confession to make: all the hooplah leading up to the wedding, for sooooo long, was horribly boring and somewhat stupid. But I caught myself watching the wedding replays this morning with my daughters, and I sighed when I saw the new Dutchess walking down the aisle in that elegant gown. She was radiant, and when they were waving on the balcony, it was so cute. And two kisses? My goodness, how sweet!

@Dutchess_III You STFU, you Twit! Damn, I love you woman!!!

you can’t make me!

I have yet to see any of it…..but yes. Wouldn’t you just love to BE Kate for a little while, @WillWorkForChocolate? I mean…yeah. It’s like a grown up daydream. That’s what the allure is for me. It just makes me happy. But…I don’t go out of my way to track down every little aspect. I haven’t even seen The Dress.

Actually, I wouldn’t want to be Kate, no. She’s taking on a huge responsibility, and I would not want that sort of burden. But she did look gorgeous, and I’m happy for her.

@WillWorkForChocolate I said “for a little while”! Just for the good parts. I wouldn’t want to be her all the time either. Maybe all three of us could take turns?

LOL, nah. I’m shallow enough to say William’s face doesn’t do it for me, so I wouldn’t want to be married to him for any length of time. :P

Doesn’t do it for me either…but he does have sort of a JFK smile, doesn’t he!

If I were Kate, I’d pick out a sea-side cottage retreat for to go to when it’s my turn to be her.

So a man who is rich and therefore influential (despite there being no real reason for either to be the case) gets married to someone who’s somewhat less rich (and concomitantly somewhat less influential) and we all have to just GUSH pish about fairy tales?

What did they do to deserve either the money, coverage or the treatment? Nothing.

Someone remind me why the UK has a royal family again…

The funny part is… all of these common people calling Kate ‘common’ however her parents are millionaires, she went to private boarding school, and a prestigious university. It isn’t exactly like they picked her up out of the council high rise and state school. I would say in Britain, anyone who is a ‘millionaire’ is not common.. at least I haven’t met enough to say it is the norm.

And compared to the Royal family, who ain’t poor?!

@the100thmonkey: as for what they did to deserve the coverage or the treatment, I’m sure all the souvenir makers who I’m told had everything “Royal Wedding” for sale, the shop keepers who made zillions selling it all, the restaurants, cafes and bars that were probably filled to the hilt with people watching, cheering, eating and drinking, and the hotels that were probably sold out as soon as the wedding date was known – all would disagree with you. They were all, I’m sure, very happy to have this event that they made a lifetime of money off of. When you saw all those thousands of people lining the streets of London and at parties all across Britain, they all were celebrating that day, and the food and drink came from somewhere (more producers who profited from the day).

@the100thmonkey That’s a good question, btw! They don’t seem to be anything more than a figure head. They don’t make political discussions any more, I don’t think.

@jca – So the royals exist for economic reasons?

That’s weak.

@the100thmonkey: I mentioned “as for what they did to deserve the coverage and treatment” and I went on to explain why the people who profited from the day were probably grateful- I did not say they exist solely for economic reasons.

Oh, yeah. The Royal Wedding.