March 27, 1999 by: ~kittywinky~Let's look at profiles of the many William fans out there; young, gullible and naive. We all think he'll take one look at us and see somthing special, then fall madly in love, like in the movies, right? Fat chance. You'r e not in love with william you say? Please save me the b.s. denial will only make things worse.
Since the day Will was born he has been getting the Royal treatment. What else would you expect? He is a Prince after all. The press, some ruthless, some nice, has been chasing the royals for god knows how long. It's sad, but Will's relationship with the press will only sour as he gets older and I guess more "interesting" for the gossip columns. That's life for you.
When William appears in public, did we stop to notice the occasional tinge of disappointment in his eyes as he sees all the attention he gets? What would it feel like to be around massive numbers of screaming girls all the time? Have them adore you not for who you are but what you're worth? Will fans in there teens are raging with hormones (thanks to puberty) and William is just a safe way to let it all out. A way to impose all their romantic idealism and expectations. Release yourself, grow up!
Girls have been raised for centuries on stupid fairytales like Cinderella, which is meant to make Disney a fortune. Unfortunately, the side effects is the brainwash and miseducation of millions of young girls around the world. Just who is the victim here? William or the millions of girls who throw themselves at him? We grow up believing in outdated romantic ideals, no wonder there are so many divorces now adays.
Take the Title Prince for example, it is pseunonomous with ~fairytales~. Does that not bring up images of mistical castles and horse drawn carriages right out of a Cinderalla story book? Take a deep breath Aahhh! Can you see fluffy ball gowns in different shades of pastels? See yourself dancing with William at the ball? Hear the music? It's a nice thought isn't it?
Well that's all it is, a thought, a dream, a fantasy world that has little resemblance to reality. We think William lives this grand and luxurious lifestyle in the many Royal Palaces, but it is not so. The monarchy faces uncertainty and so does William's future as King. Prince, Queen, Princesses, and et cetera, we have no use for those titles anymore. The monarchy now adays serves no purpose other than to waste valuable tax dollars. It is all a misconception. Did we stop and think, they're only human? You know that REM song that goes " . . . everybody hurts sometimes. . .?" I bet William hurts too, duh! EVERY body hurts, sometimes. Truth is William symbolizes a lifestlyle that exists only in our fantasy, sometimes we forget that he's only human. We reach out greedily, hoping to get a taste of the good life, what we get is disappointment.
But William is different you say? He's not one of US. True, how many guys out there can honestly say they're a Prince? Is that not part of the appeal? That and the money and the good looks, and don't forget those deep blue . . .something . . . What about personality you ask? What about it? What do I know about Will? Nothing, zip, zero, natta! We spend hours obsessing over this boy and what do we have to show for it? Everything, most of the facts and info and rumours that you've read about will, they're probably b.s. made up by one infatuated female after another or some really desperate tabloid journalist. You know how "they check, re-check, and check their souces again." Talk about irony, rumours has a way of becoming facts. We are ignorant and believe what we want to believe William will end up paying for it.
Even the title of my Prince William Page "And All The Girls Say, Will is Pretty Fly for a Shy Guy" has something wrong with it. I should have mentioned in my disclaimer. Not all girls think William is Fly, he probably isn't, and I've been told that he's not shy that either. It's unfair for us to label William as "shy" or "smart" or "compassionate" because people change so often, they go through different phase in life and experiences different things which changes them for bad or good.
Who are we to put the world of expectations on to this boy's shoulder? As if the responsibility of adolescence is not enough already, we expect him to not drink, not date, not smoke, not shoot stupid chickens/deer or what ever, not eat meat, be a good example, be this be that, it's as though we claim something over him, why should he answer to "the people?" It's unwise to place so much of your hopes an dreams into this young Prince. He's not yet King and it will likely take him 50+ years to reach the crown.
Before that I think we should keep our distance, don't impose ourselves too much on this boy, he should where a sign that says "Private Property, all tresspasser WILL be shot!" that should keep the tabloids away. I can't help thinking, William, It Sucks to Be YOU!
Why did I do this page if I'm such an advocate for privacy you say? Well, it's been a long time since I started all this, was it 3 monthes ago? It was x-mas break,I was young and inconsiderate, now I've said it are you happy now? I had this phenominal crush on this English Prince and there was little I could do aboutit other than make a website, this pulled me into a world of html and I've learned so much computer stuff since then. Computer illiterate? Not I. My point? I'm an innocent and sweet person compared to all the creeeps out there, really. I'm small potatoes, the whole internet William mania, is just the tip of the iceberge, we're insignificant prawns in a much large game. The problem goes deeper than that with paparazzi and tabloids. When people sign guestbook or message board or e-mail me telling me I should leave William alone, it makes my blood boils. They're as guilty as I'm. For one thing, I'm not bugging anybody, I'm not the one waiting 10 hrs in Vancouver just to see him, stop the acusations, people assume too much. It's a supply and demand thing, if no one wants to see a Prince William page, then this page would not exist. People feel guilty for looking up Prince William so they have to take it out on pour kittywinky! Maybe I'm stretching it a little. If you have an explanation for why people do this, preach and lecture ME of all people, please write me, because sometimes I feel as though I've been an extremely bad girl!
Even now, I don't understand this obsession with William. What has he done for you? For anyone? Is it wise to blindly devote yourself to this boy? To give your heart away so easily? Why spend so much money on books and magazines about William? The money will be better appreciated by United Nations, Save the Children or some other charity. NATO is bombing Yugaslavia you know, people are dying. What business do we have fussing about wether or not William's dating Emma? There's war in the middle-east, child labour in some other third world country, I think our concern and interest would be more beneficial if we stop focusing so much on William. For example, I'm sure we all have student's loans to worry about. Will doesn't have to worry about that, his tuition, among with other things, will be handed to him on a silver platter!
Prince William is so sweet. He's going to be a great King. He's so kind and considerate. He's so mature and has a great sense of humour. Since when? I can't stress enough the point that Will, Prince William of Wales, is NOT one of us. He is the future King of England (that does sound grand doesn't it?). We don't know him. We think we do but we don't. We read all this info on him and think he's our friend, but he's not. We're all (most of us anyways) blurry faces with out names. We're strangers who wastes hours of our time waiting in line just to get a glimspe of him, only to be forgotten and brushed aside. Not to say that William is an ungrateful creature, but that's the way it is. Will has his own life and his own problems. Do you think he cares how cute he is? Well, maybe he does, I don't know. Who am I to say?
Maybe Will is everything you think he is. And then some? Who knows.
I'm just glad I got ALL of that off my chest. I know I have grammar, and spelling mistakes among other things. If you want to edit anything just give me the paragraph number and the word/sentence that you think I should change. Send your suggestion via the guestbook, e-mail, or the message board. I'd love to hear what you think of this essay.
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