So does this mean I can marry William?
from The Anchoress
She’s a bit late to the game, but Queen Elizabeth II wants to “celebrate diversity” and will apparently make a public statement to the effect that “that people should see each other as being individuals who are special.”
“Special” is the most overused, meaningless word currently in use in the English language. “Amazing” is coming a close second.
If the Queen starts talking about how “special” we all are, and how “amazing” everyone looks, the takeover of mediocrity - in language, social discourse, historical reference, etc - will be complete.
Now…Your Maj - I can call you “Maj,” right, since I’m special…how about the Catholics? Are they special yet? Can William marry one and keep his throne? Are we celebrating that much diversity, yet?
ME: When I was little my mom used to mention on and off that I was older than Prince William by a few months. This greatly excited me, being weaned on the Disney Princesses as I was, so I would always say, “so I could marry him!” Then Mom would inform me that I couldn’t because I was Catholic. This was highly distressing because I wanted to marry a prince. As I got older and read more about the ‘reasoning’ behind this rule, I began to think that perhaps the royal life wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.
But seriously, isn’t this a little ridiculous? I know that one of the monarch’s titles is “Defender of the Faith” or something like that (Churcha nd State, anyone? Oh wait…the Church was created by the state. A ha!). But this is kind of old. If William fell in love with a Catholic he should be allowed to marry a Catholic. Sheesh. Fortunately that didn’t happen. (Well, fortunately for them)
