For Americans - Do you really give a crap about Princess Diana's death?

Question

I'm sick of the news media telling me how fascinated I am with her life and death. Am I in the minority and simply being blind to the tidal wave of interest in her by my fellow Americans?

Miss Portugal&Africa:

I see your elequence is matched only by your total lack of class. When you're on a date, do you belch and fart loudly in public? You sound like a real catch.

-RKO-:

I was sad to see her go. If people wish to pay homage to her, they can visit her grave or attend some sort of memorial service. Personally, I don't want to watch it on television her in the United States as I'm simply fed up with it. I asked the question because a poll of my co-workers indicate that they also are not interested in hearing about her, contrary to what the media keeps saying.

Answer 1

While I agree it was sad that she died so young, I really think that we should be over it by now. It has been 10 years & her main complaint after her marriage ended was that the media would not leave her alone & now 10 years later they still won't leave her in peace. Her death did not affect me personally because I did not know her personally, only the persona the media presented.

Answer 2

I'm an Aussie and i guess there is a general feeling with regards to how she was treated. May feel that she is a prime example or life not being fair.
She has no idea what kind of family she was getting into and how much she would have to obey the royals. She was still a teenager when she married Charles, a man in his thirties. Also, can you imagine finding out that your partner was always in love with another woman? Apart from her boys, she would have felt like her life had been a waste somewhat.
She also got treated very badly by the Queen and Philip, as Diana was more popular. Popular, because she was simply 'normal' like the rest of us.
The Royals are very righteous and snooty. They looked down on Diana because they thought she was beneath them. This is funny, because she had more more 'blue blood' in her family history than any of them. Philip is Greek for god's sake.
They made her life very hard and tried to destroy any happiness she had. To die like that, at that age and in that way, was typical of the harshness she was made toendure in her life.
The least the Royals can do is to let any celebrations and remembrances happen.

I can honestly say, that i would rather watch stuff about Diana than a lot of the other 'so-called' entertainment on tv these days. Age of Love anyone?

Answer 3

Yeah, I guess you're right. Why pay homage to a person who devoted much of her time to helping the sick; visiting AIDS patients no one else would touch; being a devoted mother under stressful circumstances; using her fame and status to raise money for countless charities; and visibly doing what she could to eliminate the use of land mines??

After all, she was a bit of a 'vamp' after she finally split from her boorish, overbearing husband - that Alfred E. Newman look-alike who did little but indulge himself.

Besides, honoring Lady Di would be like memorializing Mother Teresa, and who in the hell would want to do that?
Better we invest our precious time 'honoring' those fine folks like Larry Craig, toilet-troll 'extraordinaire'; Britney Spears, celebrity-of-the-moment; Michael Vick, athletic bad-boy of the week; or George W. Bush, world-famous war-monger.

Diana was one of this Earth's most rare gems: a genuinely good person, despite her wealth and privilege. What can possibly be wrong with remembering her life just because she's not this minute's most sensationalized 'news' story?
It's too bad we don't have more celebrities, politicians, privileged royalty and honorable people like her on this planet. Maybe it would be a better place. -RKO- 09/01/07

Answer 4

I am one of those Americans that much admired her while she was alive.

I dont like the TV presentations cause I just cant know that we are getting the whole truth any more than we are getting the whole truth about 9/11

To me some people do infatuate me
the fascination is that not all in the public eye are despicable shady characters with cunning PR staff or pieces of flesh made up to look better than "common people" to be utilized to whip up public diversion by above mentioned shady characters.
The people that do infatuate me are those that seem to rage and rant against those shady characters with dignity and style and show a beauty of the human spirit above and beyond mere flesh appearance.
To me, Diana was one of these.
I think perhaps I need these 'heroes' to make me accept that perhaps humanity is still evolving.

And perhaps I need to know that her death was contrived so I still understand that those shady characters do whatever they want when someone disturbs them

Answer 5

Don't worry, you're not the only one. I'm tired of hearing about her tragic death. Yes, I agree, it was tragic. Yes, I can say I know where I was when I heard she died, but it wasn't life altering to me. I was young when they got married so I don't remember the huge wedding they had that was blasted all over the media, but I'm old enough to say she didn't affect me when she was alive, and she doesn't affect me now. I just wish they would honor her death and leave her and the family alone.

But, the same goes with every major tragedy that's happened too. I'm tired of hearing about Columbine, 9-11, the shootings at Va Tech, and most other tragedies. They get over played by the media. Coverage for a few weeks is one thing, but to have anniversaries every year to remind people of what happened (5 years ago, 15 years ago) just get annoying after a while. I try not to be cold and heartless about everything, but it's hard not too when it's all pushed upon us.

Answer 6

She had a ten and twelve year old and yet she went whoring around Paris. Then she was killed in car accident and everyone is supposed to feel sorry for her. The fact is, if she had stayed home with her children, she would probably be alive at this moment! And Harry looks like another man's child. And Charles should not have been with Camilla ever. And finally I think the queen had her killed by the British special forces people!

Answer 7

I think it says a lot that Elton John just adapted one of his old songs for her instead of writing a new one.

Tell ya the truth, I'm not impressed by wealth or fame. Celebrity madness is for people too lame to follow sports or politics. I guess some people just get lazy and want somebody pretty to do their living for them.

Answer 8

Diana's life and death are only mildly interesting to me. Her life seems to me very sad, starting with the way she was married. She is a good lesson about the fact that wealth and glamor and status can coexist with poor relationships and tragedy. But I am by no means obsessed with her.

Answer 9

I think its a good distraction from the usual news of the Paris Hilton, Brittney Spears and the like. While it was a tragic death, it was 10 years ago, I think we have all made our peace with it.

Answer 10

UK here...but never cared, never will. I don't get why the US is remotely interested, she was never even as interesting as Paris Hilton, and thats going some.

She wasnt a saint, harry isnt Charlse's.
How come when pretty people die it's tragic? she shouldn't have been having an affair with an arab and taking drugs in paris if she was such a devoted mother.