Simple Common Sense

All my respect to women. Then it’s said.
But flicking through my firefox bookmarks the other day I stumbled over something rather awkward. When reading the news The Guardian and The Times are usually my favoured. I know: Labour vs. Conservatives (Rusbrigder – Harding) - and bla bla bla.
My stumbling block though, was the article in The Times written by Katie Price. Yes: Katie Price; Jordan; Peter Andre’s wife; the UK no. 1 ‘glamour model’. In this very remarkable article, she explains her annoyance of not being invited to a Polo match (Cartier Polo International) even though she is so very successful. Hmmm… Why is this even vaguely newsworthy? I mean, it’s not even interesting! If she wanted to go so badly, why didn’t she buy a ticket?

My biggest annoyance is probably not that The Times chooses to publish a story like this. Nor is it that Katie Price is so extraordinarily ludicrous. No, I think my major frustration is me spending 2 minutes actually reading it. But I really had to, though. It’s scary, but even though you know how dull the thing you are about to read is, sometimes you must. Just like bill-boards with an alluring picture on it. Or even sometimes gossip magazines.

The Cartier Polo International is held at the Guards Polo Club, associated with the royal family. The Duke of Edinburgh is the President for Christ’s sake. And still, Mrs. Price says: “More than 35,000 people came to the polo match last weekend but I was excluded.
Why? I’m a successful author and businesswoman, a rider, I am learning to play polo and I compete in dressage events”. Nude glamour modeling is first of all not the most admired career path. Second of all; is success necessarily invites to royal happenings? At next year’s noble or royalty-associated Cartier Polo International gathering, I believe is would be on it’s place if they invited Pete Doherty. Maybe also Amy Winehouse. (If any of them is still alive at that time of course). That would suit the purple drapes and large jewels.

Katie: There are no common people except in the highest spheres of society. (Thank you Mr. Twain).

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