No, really, they don’t
Today, a Daily Telegraph journalist named Annette Sharp penned a column entitled “13 reasons Jesinta and Buddy should postpone their summer wedding”.
It’s a shameful column which lists the reasons that the couple’s wedding is doomed, including their ages, their earning potential and Buddy’s mental illness diagnosis:
“7: Franklin’s problems — and his new awareness of them — will be a catalyst for major change. With the right care, he will now be starting to know himself better and understand what drives his behaviour, what brings on bouts of depression and anxiety — what makes him happy, sad, confused, stressed, prone to black out…”
“9: Because Jesinta may still be absorbing the news that mental illness can be hereditary.”
“10: Because Franklin’s career and earning power is less certain than it was a month ago…”
“11: Because Jesinta’s appeal and allure will halve when she marries…”
“13: Because it is unclear if Franklin, who is rumoured to have checked into the rehabilitation centre Bronte House, has been evaluated and released.”
If you’re inclined, you can read the full list here. But in short, Sharp argues that the couple shouldn’t get married because Buddy has a mental illness (and there are some grubby references to the money they might lose as well).
We could write a list of the reasons why Sharp’s reasons are offensive and cruel.
But the best and perhaps only reason is that which was expressed perfectly by Campbell herself.
After reading Sharp’s column, Jesinta Campbell wrote simply:
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So now you’re infamous, but the truth of the matter is you’re
not smart enough to know you’re stupid. Your defence is that you wrote the
article out of concern for them. You’re a Joke. Only an idiot would treat their
readers like idiots. You will be
remembered Annette
Annette Sharp is a nasty piece of work. This isn't the first nasty and unnecessary article she's written about someone.