By now you may have heard about a certain wedding in London this Friday. I certainly wasn’t going to get up at three or four in the morning (Toronto time) for anything, much less watch television. I caught some of the highlights of the event, just to gauge the amount of hype. While I do wish William and Kate well on their big day, people must know this: the media overkill is dangerous.

The Royal Wedding Overkill

Firstly, I have never seen such elaborate detail in any story ever. If only they could put that much effort in the gruesome affair in Libya, or the uprisings in Syria and Yemen. The economy, despite trumped-up claims of progress, is still in trouble. Even here in Canada, the upcoming national election on Monday takes a back seat to all the glamour across the pond. After all, these are the issues that will truly shape our world. Yet, we remain lost in the delusion of fantasy long enough for these issues to remain afterthoughts.

Identifying the “Commoners”

Secondly, I couldn’t help but notice that of all the “commoners” interviewed watching the wedding, not one of them was a person of colour. This includes the locals as well as people flying in from countries like Canada and Australia. The aforementioned countries do have the Commonwealth connection (or as I call it, “the British Empire Part Two”), but so do nations such as Nigeria and Guyana. Where were they on this fine morning? This speaks volumes about the continuous presence of white Euro-centric traditionalism that this event promotes.

Monarchy or Democracy, Prince William?

Which brings me to my final point about the irony of glorifying monarchy within democracy. Whereas monarchy places emphasis upon one head ruling over all, democracy places power in the hands of the people. Why the polar opposites are being placed together as if they can co-exist is beyond me. The legacy of colonialism, greed and bloodshed has clearly not gone away. For that we can thank the media for their ignorance, and for the people that buy into it all. Plus ça change, I guess…

The Royal Wedding Buzz

Unorganized Priority in the Royal Wedding is a post from: The Glaring Facts