As usual I'm amazed by the amount of hate that humanity is capable of. Poor Heather M-M, walking away with over £20m got one final shoeing in the press and is guaranteed never to rest in peace again. Whoever she marries next better have big balls and a small bank account or the press will go to town.
So after printing photos of her like this
and The Scum today running a bizzare and irrelevant poll...
...I thought I would delve beneath the headlines and read the full transcript of the Judge's comments. Half way through I questioned what on earth I was doing. This was the details (albeit public) of a messy and painful divorce. What the hell has it got to do with me? It really made me question how this is 'news', and how anyones' lives can really be improved by this. Particularly the 4 year old daughter. It all made me feel quite grubby.
I have a morbid fascination with the tabloid press. On one hand I find it entertaining and amusing, a bit of fluff. On the other, it really disturbs me that they have the power to effectively demonise someone and ruin their lives. For what? Profit. The scarier the headline, the more sales. Inflated claims? Increased circulation. The journalists probably couldn't care less about the McCartneys. Why would they? All the papers care about is making money for themselves by getting mugs like us to buy them, convincing us that we need to know the details of a sad divorce. I really need to consider what I am doing every time I buy a copy of The Sun.
I would like to add my own 2p worth by highlighting a paragraph from the statement that I am pretty sure won't be printed in ANY tabloid.
1 comment:
Well said. I have to say the increased intrusion of the press into famous peoples lives not only cheapens us as a society but spreads the cult of 'celebrity' even further. Let's face it we don't need any more Kerry Katona's using up valuable news space and tv time.........
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