To find the Paddington memes so irritating and borderline offensive?

[BarbaraVineFan]

Getting lots of Paddington memes on my Facebook feed related to the Queen's death. Even saw a disgustingly twee one today with an image of Paddington and the Queen walking off into the distance hand in hand, with a caption something like 'I'm very tired now Paddington, will you take me to Philip now?' 🙄

Now I know the Paddington sketch from the Jubilee was mildly amusing, I enjoyed it at the time, but for some reason this mawkish and ridiculous association of a child's toy with the death of a respected leader is really pissing me off. Is it just me or does anyone else feel the same?

I like the queen and Paddington picture but It was powerful on its own without the comments about being taken to her husband etc.

They don’t really bother me but I find it quite odd that all this came from one sketch and now he’s somehow the nation’s mourning mascot.

I can think of loads of things to get offended about if I was bothered, but not a fecking bear. 🙄

That’s missing the point a bit. Paddington is great! I was a huge fan as a child, he’s a much loved children’s character and not offensive at all.
But connecting him to the Queen after she died-that’s what’s a bit strange.

But connecting him to the Queen after she died-that’s what’s a bit strange.

Is it though?

The Paddington/Queen Platinum Jubilee Film only came out a few months ago.

I thought that the Paddington bear was a lovely touch from the Queen that her great grandchildren would have loved at the Jubilee. Kate has said that Louis is sad about his granny but he knows she is with grandpa. So perhaps it has a use in explaining the loss of a loved one to a young child. But it's been overdone now.

But the marmalade sandwiches, jars of marmalade, loads of flowers in plastic, balloons, candles are all over the top. Why not one rose with a message and donations. I think that donations could have done so much to help children and families.

If your "self expression" involves a real-life, recently-deceased person whose life or close family you've never been involved with and who haven't consented, then it's not ok.

Seeing that "makes a difference to me" because it encourages a culture where people can project and impose their own unhelpful, mawkish sentiment on strangers in the name of "self expression".

Just going to leave this here.

*If your "self expression" involves a real-life, recently-deceased person whose life or close family you've never been involved with and who haven't consented, then it's not ok.

Seeing that "makes a difference to me" because it encourages a culture where people can project and impose their own unhelpful, mawkish sentiment on strangers in the name of "self expression".*

Oh god unclench.

Since when have people not done this?

I think they are cute.

Just going to leave this here.

Oh dear god.

So Paddington has passed to the marmalade heaven then?

@Deguster The illustrations were bad enough, but for the love of god, make the poetry stop.

I actually dreamed last night I was working in a Royal plate factory at a marketing meeting discussing whether we should include Paddington on the Coronation plates. I was arguing against it but King Charles was insisting that it was the right thing to do. On waking I'm 50:50 I can see both sides!

So you prefer the illustrations @Ladybyrd eh? Perhaps you’d like to lash out a tenner on one of these beauties?

@Deguster Oh, that's classy.

It'd be a shame if they got into trouble for copyright infringement.

Honestly, it all makes me want to vomit. It was a lovely scene in the jubilee celebration. It would have been nice to leave it at that.

Anyone remember the fabulous Stewart Lee sketch about the ET balloon amongst the Princess Diana flowers?

Eagerly awaiting his take on Paddington.

Well I get what you mean to an extent.

However, I think you are being unreasonable to feel borderline offended this type of stuff

Yanbu

If i see another Paddington / Queen meme

🙄

I just feel like the majority if people love a good death. Its like they're enjoying it almost.

Saint tom
Philip
Queen

Any ole celeb who dies is suddenly a hero and somebody to obsess over

Why?

Yep @turningpurpleygreen - competitive grief orgy. See also Diana. It’s very distasteful.

Poems? Nooooo, stop it now. Maybe that's why we have a royal-appointed Poet Laureate, so we only have to hear one poem per occasion.

Is this one OK then?

I'm assuming there will be a Del Boy flogging Paddington and HM t shirts to the funeral queue. Will he/she make a fortune or be lynched?

@shockthemonkeyI find that one acceptable. Just my opinion.

At least this one has a connection to something the Queen actually liked. All these memes about Paddington- what’s wrong with horses, gin & Dubonnet and the Commonwealth?