Another royal wedding, another ceremonial distraction from structural inequality, another moment of collective observation masking power
Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat
Royal Weddings Redux – Isla on Spectacle and Control
The royal wedding machinery cranked again. Millions watched. Politicians made speeches. News covered minutiae. See Isla Campbell’s monarchy analysis.
Spectacle functions to pacify. While attention is on ceremony, policy happens elsewhere. The wedding serves its purpose: distraction through beauty.
I found myself watching despite my own critique. Spectacle is designed to override analysis.
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