Who cares for Royal Wedding

Dont know but certainly not all British people is interested after talking to many people on daily life. If you were to guess what the biggest news story of the year is so far, what would it be? the revolutions in egypt or libya? the arizona strategy? one story appears supreme. the royal wedding. since their engagement announcement in november we’ve been unnone dainundated with nonstop stories about prince william and kate middleton, number of makeups and breakups, what she wears, and around the clock speculation about who and what she’ll wear on her wedding day. one question hasn’t been asked about the royal wedding.

who cares? i certainly don’t. according to a new poll out from vanity fair and 60 minutes, i’m not alone. 65% say they’re not interested. you might assume interest level might be a little higher among young women. still dreaming of their own prince and royal wedding some day. well, you’d be wrong. among those under 30, 75% describe themselves as not interested.

so what gives? why are fewer americans interested in this royal wedding than in previous ones like charles and diana in 1981? i have a theory. becoming a princess used to be the ultimate fantasy for any little girl thanks in part to the disney collection from cinderella to new york. in an age where people like hillary clinton, angelina jolie, and oprah winfrey and arianna huffington have more worldwide influence and wealth than your average monarch, becoming a princess doesn’t seem like a goal to aspire to.

when you see the criticism michelle obama hears every day, it would be hard to imagine what it would be like to endure that kind of pressure for a lifetime. at least michelle obama will finally be able to speak her mind and wear what she wants to eventually. with diana, the pressures of being a princess never seemed to end. in the modern era, there’s a question mark as to what the benefits of being one are.

a question i and most other women will never have to worry about interesting. i’m happy about that. i’ll be happier when the royal wedsing hoopla is over.

in watching this and understanding how the economics of the media work, he or she who gets the most eyeballs makes the most money and the easiest, cheapest way to get the eyeballs, reality television, car crashes, tiger woods’ women, whatever it is, becomes the predominant story if most of the people aren’t interested in that story. am i wrong in perceiving the gap between the number of interested people and the prevalence of the stupidest and most based stories out there with all due respect to the prince and prinprincess, as evidence of the broken media?

Source - http://www.dylanratigan.com/2011/02/28/%E2%80%98who-cares%E2%80%99-about-the-royal-wedding/