Royal wedding: disappointed at all the nasty MN threads

[TwitterQueen1]

I saw two 'positive' threads - one on Camilla, one on Charles. All the others (that I saw) were pretty spiteful and unpleasant, alleging or implying:

• Kate tried to upstage Meghan by wearing cream (which was actually lemon)
  
• Several royals were 'unable' to look at the happy couple whilst they were saying their vows
  
• Kate really wanted to marry Harry herself
  
• Elton looked very rough and his wig was awful
  
• Victoria B is miserable and po-faced
  
• David B - 'nuff said
  
• Harry's outfit looked like PJs and he should have shaved
  
• Meghan was afraid of being upstaged by adult bridesmaids to chose to have only flower girls
  
• Meghan's dress didn't fit well
  
• Meghan is going to get restless in a few years and flit
  
• apparently there's a lot of 'hate' for Meghan
  
• all the guests, including Harry, would be guilty of drink driving after the reception
  

At the risk of sounding like Pollyanna, and regardless of whether you're a royalist, republican, communist, whatever, I think it's a shame that people looked for the negative and nasty on a day of celebration.

Can we have some positives? Here's mine: William looked relaxed and confident and was obviously a huge support to a very nervous Harry.

[Yorkshirebetty]

Did you see the thread on Doria? Very positive. Mixed about the dress and ceremony, but hey, that's opinion for you!

[Roussette]

Why weren't you on our 'bring out the bunting' thread we had going yesterday? Or were you? it was all positive chit chat as the wedding happened and the only reason it stopped was suddenly, we'd done 1,000 posts! And nothing nasty

[HappydaysArehere]

Pure basic jealousy. People just have to be nasty to relieve it. It’s almost like people who scratch someone’s lovely new car. “I can’t have it so you need this spoilt”.

[OnlyFoolsnMothers]

I find it find it increasingly frustrating that people aren’t allowed opinions that aren’t 100% gushing or flattering. Like when people post selfies and someone comments negatively they are a hater or jealous .
Actually this is a forum, the wedding was public and being a person with a brain I have opinions. I really doubt the royals care and their day was in any way affected.

[Aragog]

Agree. Even the positive ones ends up with certain posters coming in to be unpleasant.
Some posters just don't know when to give it a rest when it comes to the nastiness. Maybe they should consider the old phrase 'if you've got nothing nice to say; Better to say nothing at all.'

[SetPhasersTaeMalkie]

No there's a difference between having an opinion and just being an arse. Some of the comments were bloody awful.

Im not a great fan of the royals, although I had an unexpected cry yesterday, but was taken aback at the vitriol. It got really, really unpleasant.

[SusanneLinder]

People are entitled to express their opinions in whatever way they wish.
I am intrigued as to what people are jealous of exactly?
Living in a goldfish bowl?
Having no freedom to go/say/ do what you want?

[SayImADreamer]

I think Meghan is a bit of a phoney and her dress was boring. I dont believe at her age she wouldnt have a few more friends around her. I dont believe she didnt have a single cousin or friend who couldnt walk her down the aisle. Similarly i think it was weird her mum turned up alone.

I think the whole thing is designed to make us view her as a fragile little waif, an abandoned baby bird who the royals will swoop in and protect. It plays into a narrative.

I dont understand the fawning over Doria, I think its incredibly patronising. Shes a grown ass woman who had to sit in a church for a bit to watch her daughter marry into the royal family. Whats with all the "absolutely incredible....such bravery.....such an embodiment of class....so inspirational" comments? You guys sometimes leave the house and do stuff on your own right? Even hard stuff?

I thought the preacher was a complete embarrassment. It was a nice idea to interweave her heritage - it could have been more relevant and a little shorter. He should have been asked to tailor hks blatherings to the event, like anyone would.

Also - total bread and circuses.

I think we're allowed to have our different opinions and express them. Theres nothing nasty about that. Otherwise you might as well exist in an echo chamber.

Its not weird to muse over and analyse a public global event that costs the taxpayer. It is weird to feel so defensive of your overlords that you start clutching your pearls over a few forum threads.

HTH

[TwitterQueen1]

I find it find it increasingly frustrating that people aren’t allowed opinions that aren’t 100% gushing or flattering

Of course people are entitled to have differing opinions. My point is that some people were very deliberately sniping and making up stupid stuff. A lot of comments were just nasty.

I work in a massive global company and have daily interactions with people from across the world. The culture is one of respect and support and the ethos is to always look for the positive in people. It struck me yesterday that the collective MN ethos on the wedding (from the threads I saw) was destructive, negative and unpleasant.

I found this interesting from a hive mind perspective.

[KERALA1]

Op you have spectacularly missed the point. The whole reason for a royal family is to distract the population from the real issues and to give the proles (us) something to gawp/comment/bitch about. They are paid handsomely for this. That's the deal surely?

[OhCheersForThat]

Meh.

Personal attacks, racist undercurrents and frankly stupid wild speculation about ‘what Kate thinks’ or ‘how Diana would’ve felt’? Not on board with.

But the majority of posts have just been people having their say on a public event beamed around the world on TV and that to be honest it’s been hard to escape. I I found it slightly ridiculous that some posters were so ‘offended ‘ over opinions on, for example, her dress. Personally offended, as if they were her bezzy mate (‘leave her alone, it’s her BIG DAY’).

Get a grip.

[ethelfleda]

YANBU- Plenty of green eyed people around I think!
I only watched half an hour of it but I loved it. I was actually jealous I wasn't there! I'd liken it all to a fairy tale.

[ikeepaforkinmypurse]

I think it's very telling and nearly funny to read all the jealous hatred. The comments about Meghan's dress are highly entertaining. Some posters go on MN because they are bored, at work or when commuting, to pass the time. Others go extensively because they have no life and are miserable. They seem to believe that nasty comments will somehow affect someone's they are so jealous of.

Some posters have no taste and think the TOWIE gang is the epitome of class and glamour, and it came as a shock that Meghan didn't feel the need to have ridiculously painted eyebrows and kilos of make-up

I am not a fan of the RF, but the nonsense that has come up on this forum and other DM is astonishing sometimes. The happiness of the bride and groom on such a beautiful day must have been so painful for them yesterday.

[ikeepaforkinmypurse]

I think Meghan is a bit of a phoney and her dress was boring

great summary of the bitter posters. Opinion on the dress: whatever, we all have different taste or lack of for some.
Personal attack on someone you don't know and have never met: it says it all

[Bubba1234]

It’s sad that people have to be negative about such a special day. The 2 different cultures and races coming together she looked amazing the ceremony itself was full of life and everyone looked unreal.
The couldn’t care less about people on the Internet’s opinions so it’s grand

[OnlyFoolsnMothers]

Equally why do you care if someone hates Meghans dress, I doubt she cares what others think.
Overall I loved the wedding but I hated the dress, and some people (in my opinion) dressed awfully. Equally if I wear something and someone thinks it’s awful I don’t care, I wear it for me. Such ridiculously over sensitive reactions to a forum.

[Sparklingbrook]

It always baffles me that if you say something not 100% positive then everyone says you are jealous. Maybe you just don't like it.

[IMBU]

Oh for goodness sake! Seriously the royals could not give two figs about any of us so why are you so up in arms about a couple of petty posts on an internet chat forum? These people have millions in the bank, everything they could ever wish for. Holidays, huge properties, they never EVER have to worry about if they have enough money in the bank to feed their kids, pay the bills, lie in bed at night worrying about if they will lose the house because their job is on the ropes and then having to act as if everything is ok in front of the children so they don't have to worry. There are people out there with real hardships so sorry but my sympathy is distinctly lacking as far as these over pampered celebrities (which is what they have become) are concerned.

[Mabeldidit]

Does it matter? None of them will read it or even care.

She looked lovely. Some outfits were nice. Posh was poe faced, Oprah's dress was too tight, the bishop went on far too long. They're opnions op. Everyone will have moved on by tomorrow.

[Roussette]

I am laughing at the thought that Harry purposely went and found a wife who would annoy the establishment! Purleeeeeease... this is plain daft! They fell in love, end of.

Another royal bashing thread, tedious.

[SusanneLinder]

Yes, what are people jealous of exactly?
Marrying into Royalty would be my worst nightmare. Not that I fancy any of the Royals and I am far too "common".

[NorthernLurker]

Op you missed the bit where posters declared Meghan has bulimic knuckles and is clearly menopausal

[CadyHeron]

Sleb and public figure type threads always bring out the worst bile and poisonous posters, says more about them really.
Ignore the moaners and the haters, let them wallow in their own sourness and the rest of us get on with enjoying life instead

[SetPhasersTaeMalkie]

Well Carycach100 has amply demonstrated what this thread is all about. People are genuinely okay with that kind of comment?? Think it's my turn to be baffled now.