Graham Smith of the anti-monarchy campaign group

Lol there's an anti-monarchy campaign group. A google search couldn't find a webpage fore them, but it did find this:

Was Rose Tyler there?

The taxpayers support you. If they want to videotape the queen mum taking a dump they have the right. Get a real job if you feel different.

The correct response is "Off with 'is 'ead"

/It's good to be the queen

They don't like it but the everyone else should?

Hypocrites.

I dont know whats more laughable.

The fact that you have zero power has a monarch or that your country still has a monarch.

lmao.

If you enjoy the perks of being famous then you do not have any privacy rights except for inside your home. Simple as that.

Leeches and vultures, the lot of 'em. They contribute nothing worthwhile to society, yet there's an inexplicable demand for them.

/up to you whether I'm talking about the monarchy or the photographers
//I ramble, you decide

farscape: I dont know whats more laughable.

The fact that you have zero power has a monarch or that your country still has a monarch.

lmao.

It could be worse, we could elect an unaccountable, all-powerful god-king on a 4-8 year basis that ultimately serves whatever powers funded their election campaign oh wait.

Why can't the paparazzi just leave her alone. After all she's just a humble private citizen trying to go to work and-oh wait, she has a tax-funded palace and gets a parade every time she takes a dump.

I really do hate it when celebs in general biatch about the paparazzi. Sure their good enough to have around 24/7 to stroke your AWing ego or photograph your new pretty dress but you want to be able to wave a magic wand and and have them go away and if not, they then become parasitic scum? You knew was the price of being public figure when you chose that lifestyle, deal with it. The queen may have not chosen to enter it as much, but decades of free pampering without working sure as hell count as choosing to live like that.

Old coont has an estimated fortune of £349 million, of which she earned precisely 0.0%.

She should shut the fark up and do her job (which is entertaining the masses).

She's just mad they got a picture of her which proves she is a giant iguana from outer space.

Wrong_Intentions: Why can't the paparazzi just leave her alone. After all she's just a humble private citizen trying to go to work and-oh wait, she has a tax-funded palace and gets a parade every time she takes a dump.

I really do hate it when celebs in general biatch about the paparazzi. Sure their good enough to have around 24/7 to stroke your AWing ego or photograph your new pretty dress but you want to be able to wave a magic wand and and have them go away and if not, they then become parasitic scum? You knew was the price of being public figure when you chose that lifestyle, deal with it. The queen may have not chosen to enter it as much, but decades of free pampering without working sure as hell count as choosing to live like that.

The Queen's estates pay 10x in taxes what the royals receive in total financial support from the government, including security services. They're some of the most wealthy people in England.

cryinoutloud: natetimm: The taxpayers support you. If they want to videotape the queen mum taking a dump they have the right. Get a real job if you feel different.

No they don't. Where do people get this stupid idea? Do you think that other people--celebrities--are like inanimate objects for you to entertain yourself with?

No wonder humans treat each other so shabbily anymore.

Right, they live in a palace that they have mortgaged. Thanks for clearing that up for "us humans".

Shouldn't it be that 'they are not amused', subby ?

TheManofPA: Was Rose Tyler there?

Well done.

/would've been more effective with a sexy photo, tho...

Bored Horde: Wrong_Intentions: Why can't the paparazzi just leave her alone. After all she's just a humble private citizen trying to go to work and-oh wait, she has a tax-funded palace and gets a parade every time she takes a dump.

I really do hate it when celebs in general biatch about the paparazzi. Sure their good enough to have around 24/7 to stroke your AWing ego or photograph your new pretty dress but you want to be able to wave a magic wand and and have them go away and if not, they then become parasitic scum? You knew was the price of being public figure when you chose that lifestyle, deal with it. The queen may have not chosen to enter it as much, but decades of free pampering without working sure as hell count as choosing to live like that.

The Queen's estates pay 10x in taxes what the royals receive in total financial support from the government, including security services. They're some of the most wealthy people in England.

Do hey do any actual work to earn it? (Smiling and waving doesn't count.)

Wrong_Intentions: Bored Horde: Wrong_Intentions: Why can't the paparazzi just leave her alone. After all she's just a humble private citizen trying to go to work and-oh wait, she has a tax-funded palace and gets a parade every time she takes a dump.

I really do hate it when celebs in general biatch about the paparazzi. Sure their good enough to have around 24/7 to stroke your AWing ego or photograph your new pretty dress but you want to be able to wave a magic wand and and have them go away and if not, they then become parasitic scum? You knew was the price of being public figure when you chose that lifestyle, deal with it. The queen may have not chosen to enter it as much, but decades of free pampering without working sure as hell count as choosing to live like that.

The Queen's estates pay 10x in taxes what the royals receive in total financial support from the government, including security services. They're some of the most wealthy people in England.

Do hey do any actual work to earn it? (Smiling and waving doesn't count.)

Do you do any actual work on your retirement savings?

I wonder what their website address would be if they had one...

Talon: Lol there's an anti-monarchy campaign group. A google search couldn't find a webpage fore them, but it did find this:

I LOL'd

cryinoutloud: natetimm: cryinoutloud: natetimm: The taxpayers support you. If they want to videotape the queen mum taking a dump they have the right. Get a real job if you feel different.

No they don't. Where do people get this stupid idea? Do you think that other people--celebrities--are like inanimate objects for you to entertain yourself with?
No wonder humans treat each other so shabbily anymore.

Right, they live in a palace that they have mortgaged. Thanks for clearing that up for "us humans".

What does that have to do with invading people's privacy? They aren't Big Brother contestants. If you're that much into peeping at people, watch more reality TV.

You either live high on the hog from celebrity or you don't. You don't get to pick and choose.

Bored Horde: Wrong_Intentions: Bored Horde: Wrong_Intentions: Why can't the paparazzi just leave her alone. After all she's just a humble private citizen trying to go to work and-oh wait, she has a tax-funded palace and gets a parade every time she takes a dump.

I really do hate it when celebs in general biatch about the paparazzi. Sure their good enough to have around 24/7 to stroke your AWing ego or photograph your new pretty dress but you want to be able to wave a magic wand and and have them go away and if not, they then become parasitic scum? You knew was the price of being public figure when you chose that lifestyle, deal with it. The queen may have not chosen to enter it as much, but decades of free pampering without working sure as hell count as choosing to live like that.

The Queen's estates pay 10x in taxes what the royals receive in total financial support from the government, including security services. They're some of the most wealthy people in England.

Do hey do any actual work to earn it? (Smiling and waving doesn't count.)

Do you do any actual work on your retirement savings?

Does sweating my ass off and dislocating a shoulder at $7.50/hr whilst in theory getting pension eligibility in 20-30 years (though I'm only hired through Dec 31) and not having income enough to save or invest any for 40 years in the future count as work? At least as much as being born to the right bunch of Limey inbreds?

"Given the high level of secrecy already surrounding the monarchy the press must be allowed to pursue stories and take photos if there is genuine news value or public interest,"

Why the fark is seeing the queen eating a cheese-burger in the public interest and/or newsworthy?

Azzaman: "Given the high level of secrecy already surrounding the monarchy the press must be allowed to pursue stories and take photos if there is genuine news value or public interest,"

Why the fark is seeing the queen eating a cheese-burger in the public interest and/or newsworthy?

FTFY

XGoldenDragon514: Who died and made her queen

Freddie Mercury?

To say the Royals don't work is ignorant. They have to constantly attend formal events and preside over ceremonies. They put in more hours doing things you would hate doing that are absolutely required of them. They live in a constant state of formal ritual that can only be described as oppressive. They serve their country their entire lives and are under constant scrutiny.
Scr3w the paparazzi.
Chasing people around and popping camera flashes in their faces. That would get old and annoying in a couple of days, let alone a lifetime. I'm surprised celebrities don't punch them out more often. There are limits to what a person should have to put up with. If the press cover you while you are doing your job and it's part of your job then fair enough, but if they're sneaking up on you and trespassing on your property when you're off work, trying to take pictures of you, and butting into your personal affairs they should be prosecuted.

I heard she queens AND vacuums.

chiark: I wonder what their website address would be if they had one...

Pwned.

It was one thing when the paparazzi killed Diana, but this sh*t is pushing things too far.

The Paparazzi did not kill Diana, that would have been incredibly awkward to explain later.

They simply created a situation where she could very likely be killed, then played Dodi Fayed like a violin to make it happen.

In fact, she is going slightly mad, or so she says.

red5ish: They live in a constant state of formal ritual that can only be described as oppressive

So free the miserable tortured victims. Let them be happy and free, ditch diggers, prostitutes or whatever they are qualified for.

You royal haters are off the mark completely. Prince Charles has a schedule that would knock you on your ass. In a typical year he has the equivalent of more than one event per day. Not only that but his charities, the Princes Trust funds activities for youth and urban renewal. The queen has been smiling at elected douchebags since the early fifties. Don't tell me that old girl wouldn't rather had a life other than what amounts to servitude.

Curious: "Given the high level of secrecy already surrounding the monarchy the press must be allowed to pursue stories and take photos if there is genuine news value or public interest," he said.

i wish that applied to the paparazzi in general. of course that they are fulfilling a need i find rather abhorrent.

THIS! Oh, so much this!

The divine right of Kings and Queens exists in England.
"Do as we say, not as we do".

If they didn't want this sort of attention, they shouldn't have whored their kids out to reality TV.

Wrong_Intentions: Does sweating my ass off and dislocating a shoulder at $7.50/hr whilst in theory getting pension eligibility in 20-30 years (though I'm only hired through Dec 31) and not having income enough to save or invest any for 40 years in the future count as work? At least as much as being born to the right bunch of Limey inbreds?

Not my fault you farked your life up to the point you're pulling in 7.50/hr for your wages for a 'real' job.

Bored Horde: Wrong_Intentions: Does sweating my ass off and dislocating a shoulder at $7.50/hr whilst in theory getting pension eligibility in 20-30 years (though I'm only hired through Dec 31) and not having income enough to save or invest any for 40 years in the future count as work? At least as much as being born to the right bunch of Limey inbreds?

Not my fault you farked your life up to the point you're pulling in 7.50/hr for your wages for a 'real' job.

Not my fault you need a silly, useless figurehead that did less to 'earn' her position than I did to land mine (and believe me, it was damn easy.) She makes Paris Hilton look like she earned her role by comparison.

jaytkay: red5ish: They live in a constant state of formal ritual that can only be described as oppressive

So free the miserable tortured victims. Let them be happy and free, ditch diggers, prostitutes or whatever they are qualified for.

They would be able to do pretty well without the royal trappings. There is no reason to think they'd have to be ditch diggers or prostitutes. They aren't particularly stupid, they are well educated and cultured. I could easily see Charles running a fine art gallery or working as an architect.
The point is that being famous shouldn't expose you to being hounded day and night by photographers. It's harassment and is based on the mistaken belief that people have a right to know everything about your private life. When they're "working" they are fair game, but when they are off work they should have their privacy respected.
The idea that because they are supported by taxes doesn't cut it either. That would then apply to police and firemen. It would mean your employer should have the right to video taping you day and night. Vulgar curiosity is no excuse for invading people's privacy.

red5ish: That would then apply to police and firemen.

Police and firemen aren't given vast fortunes for them and their offspring in perpetuity, free use of vast estates and palaces, and the comfort of knowing they will live in luxury regardless of how little they contribute to society.

jaytkay: red5ish: That would then apply to police and firemen.

Police and firemen aren't given vast fortunes for them and their offspring in perpetuity, free use of vast estates and palaces, and the comfort of knowing they will live in luxury regardless of how little they contribute to society.

And your point is? You don't have one?