Comments on: The royal body in the public eye http://www.about-face.org/the-royal-body-in-the-public-eye/ Mon, 20 May 2013 04:35:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Cheryl http://www.about-face.org/the-royal-body-in-the-public-eye/#comment-1598 Cheryl Tue, 17 May 2011 05:50:03 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=4891#comment-1598 I really like the way you have written this article. It shows respect for the people involved while at the same time highlighting the state of society as it exists today. The part about the 'voyeuristic pleasure' in such events..i loved the way you end the article..'it can't just keep going if we don't buy it'. Simply put but right on target. Great read! I really like the way you have written this article. It shows respect for the people involved while at the same time highlighting the state of society as it exists today. The part about the ‘voyeuristic pleasure’ in such events..i loved the way you end the article..’it can’t just keep going if we don’t buy it’. Simply put but right on target.
Great read!

]]> By: Tessa http://www.about-face.org/the-royal-body-in-the-public-eye/#comment-1597 Tessa Sat, 14 May 2011 07:36:51 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=4891#comment-1597 Audrey - thanks for your comment! It is a constant struggle, but one that I believe we can make easier for ourselves through awareness. Sober Paddy - thanks also for your thoughts. Upon re-reading my article I realised that my first few paragraphs could probably have been edited out, as its probably irrelevant how people feel about the politics of the Royal Family in the context of the way bodies are portrayed in the media. Also I never quite came back to that thought. However, you make an interesting point about the general nature of criticism of and contribution to the media circus. I feel that there are many paradoxes like this when dealing with self image in general, and I try to address these in my articles by admitting that I, too, am to some degree caught up in the machine as well. But what's the alternative? I'd rather be a dissenting voice and admit my contradictions, than to ignore it and hope it goes away. Audrey – thanks for your comment! It is a constant struggle, but one that I believe we can make easier for ourselves through awareness.

Sober Paddy – thanks also for your thoughts. Upon re-reading my article I realised that my first few paragraphs could probably have been edited out, as its probably irrelevant how people feel about the politics of the Royal Family in the context of the way bodies are portrayed in the media. Also I never quite came back to that thought.

However, you make an interesting point about the general nature of criticism of and contribution to the media circus. I feel that there are many paradoxes like this when dealing with self image in general, and I try to address these in my articles by admitting that I, too, am to some degree caught up in the machine as well. But what’s the alternative? I’d rather be a dissenting voice and admit my contradictions, than to ignore it and hope it goes away.

]]> By: Sober Paddy http://www.about-face.org/the-royal-body-in-the-public-eye/#comment-1596 Sober Paddy Sat, 14 May 2011 03:03:29 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=4891#comment-1596 Hey Tess. I like your lucid writing style. Articulate and informed. I feel quite strongly about the Royals and other facets of Imperialist power. Their "Royal Wedding" is nothing more than a sham to appease and regale the drones and minnions, while further enforcing the idea that they are a prominent and thus necessary part of our world. It is the veritable cinderalla story, with middle class Kate mixing it with the Elite. In terms of the overall idea of the blog I find it a little askew for one main reason. The main tagline of the website is "Don't fall for the media circus". Surely writing about people writing about the minutuae of Kates shape etc is indeed adhering to the natural form of one enthralled in said circus, even in the guise of a dissenting voice. It is very difficult to extricate oneself from the idea of "not buying into it" if one is considering the merits of the price of various little pieces of the entourage. In saying that..you have given me food for thought and I really enjoyed the read. Hey Tess.
I like your lucid writing style. Articulate and informed. I feel quite strongly about the Royals and other facets of Imperialist power. Their “Royal Wedding” is nothing more than a sham to appease and regale the drones and minnions, while further enforcing the idea that they are a prominent and thus necessary part of our world. It is the veritable cinderalla story, with middle class Kate mixing it with the Elite.
In terms of the overall idea of the blog I find it a little askew for one main reason. The main tagline of the website is “Don’t fall for the media circus”. Surely writing about people writing about the minutuae of Kates shape etc is indeed adhering to the natural form of one enthralled in said circus, even in the guise of a dissenting voice. It is very difficult to extricate oneself from the idea of “not buying into it” if one is considering the merits of the price of various little pieces of the entourage.
In saying that..you have given me food for thought and I really enjoyed the read.

]]> By: Audrey Brashich http://www.about-face.org/the-royal-body-in-the-public-eye/#comment-1595 Audrey Brashich Fri, 13 May 2011 18:33:41 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=4891#comment-1595 My favorite point that you make is about how troubling is that people in the public eye become fair game. Because as fun as it might be to scrutinize all the gossip mag bikini shots and bump shots (and you're right... there will be many!), I believe that the more we do that, the harder it is to not turn the same critical lens on ourselves. I mean, how can we analyze every bulge or mishap of another person without wondering if we've got the same "problems" going on. We can't, I say. We just can't. My favorite point that you make is about how troubling is that people in the public eye become fair game. Because as fun as it might be to scrutinize all the gossip mag bikini shots and bump shots (and you’re right… there will be many!), I believe that the more we do that, the harder it is to not turn the same critical lens on ourselves.

I mean, how can we analyze every bulge or mishap of another person without wondering if we’ve got the same “problems” going on.

We can’t, I say. We just can’t.

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