Cult of Celebrity

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AIBU to think that Jimmy Savile lying in state (so to speak) is quite distasteful and how long before he is beatified?

He had 4,000 visitors apparently.

This "useless sleb" who raised £40million for charity in his lifetime is being buried in a green beret with a Royal Marines medal and a Help For Heroes wristband.
His coffin will be carried by 8 Royal Marines.

When the RM have such respect for you that they turn out to bury you then I really dont think anyone gives a monkeys what a few moaners on a forum think.

It was a closed casket.

Whats the problem?

I don't understand.
I don't really know what I think of JS but the posts by Esta, Cogito and others have pointed out he did a lot of stuff.
I don't understand why you care one way or the other. What's wrong with a dead person having their final wishes carried out? So you don't approve, so what?

Only one moaner really Esta and a bit of an irrelevant one at that.

I think the thing about his casket being buried at a 45% angle so he can "see the sea" is pretty cool myself. Inspired idea!

buried at a 45% angle so he can "see the sea" is pretty cool myself

Me too - along with the funeral cortege's quick jaunt round his favourite places - like his Mum's old house and Scarborough seafront.
One of my Irish uncles (in his coffin) was taken into his local pub for a final pint with his mates on the way to his burial.
I'd like to stop off at the chippy.

Jim'll wasn't exactly a "celebrity" like the cast off TOWIE. He was utterly bonkers, highly entertaining, and did an unbelievable amount of fundraising in his time. It's perhaps a bit odd in the fact that not many other people do this kind of thing now a days, but it's hardly distasteful!

It's all a bit eccentric. Not distasteful. Eccentric is fine, personally I like eccentric, it makes life a more interesting.

@BeaOnSea

Did he not fix it for you?

You sound very bitter

The OP has been exonerated. Savile has been exposed as a child sex abuser and necrophile.

Lol yeah zombie thread that did not age well for the replies to OP

Oh Jesus. No idea why anyone is resurrecting this but those replies

I found this thread so interesting- especially when compared to the more recent ones where all the posters claim to have found JS horrible all along. Nicely done tracking down this zombie, oakleafy

@NotJustACigar I thought the same about that thread too! Everyone claiming that they never liked him and definitely knew he was creepy......sure, OK.

I grew up with Saville on the TV (I'm mid-forties). Can't say I had particularly strong feelings about him one way or the other. He was just a "character" at the time, wasn't he? Like lots of the celebrities from that era. Obviously what's come out since has shown he was a truly vile man - but I really, really don't think many people knew or even suspected.

Personally, I was an enormous fan of Rolf Harris' cartoon time. Bloody loved it and thought he was brilliant. That one was a shocker when it came out. And Bill Cosby. Another childhood hero. Just shows you what a crock of shit the public persona really can be.

^^Just to clarify - when I say people didn't know, I mean the general public.

Wow this has aged badly hasn’t it? Very interesting

OP was right - what a Queen

@Esta3GG

This "useless sleb" who raised £40million for charity in his lifetime is being buried in a green beret with a Royal Marines medal and a Help For Heroes wristband. His coffin will be carried by 8 Royal Marines.

When the RM have such respect for you that they turn out to bury you then I really dont think anyone gives a monkeys what a few moaners on a forum think.

Offfffft

Wow. This is the first time I've seen Mumsnet as a primary historical source.

I didn't realise the date for a while and was thinking wtf? Don't these people know what he is and what he has done? And nope, turns out they didn't!

Can't believe that stuff about the Royal Marines!

Am I living in some sort of twilight zone. Nobody has mentioned his numerous sexual offenses and are finding this "distasteful". HE IS A SEXUAL PREDATOR WHO RUINED THE LIVES OF MULTIPLE PEOPLE. Why are people saying he was "extravagant " or "raised loads for charity. Do not glorify him he was nothing but a nasty paedophile.

Just realised that this is a zombie. Ii thought he was still lying in state year later!

This is the first time I've seen Mumsnet as a primary historical source

Yes! Really interesting to be reminded how he was seen at the time.

This is a fascinating thread revival.

This was so strange to wake up to i was so confused until it was pointed out it was a zombie thread, some interesting opinions at the start i wonder if the posters still feel the same!

In an ideal world, the posters who were positive could give us a little update on their views now but I’m sure it would just be a pile on.