Two newlyweds whose wedding pictures were ‘photobombed’ by a sunbather are ‘deeply upset’ after being attacked online, it was revealed today.
Mark and Mandy Ling had to jostle for position in official snaps of their big day after a ‘selfish’ female sun-worshipper laying on the grass in front of them refused to move.
But instead of her being blasted, trolls on social media have let rip at the bride and groom for asking her to move in Torquay, Devon.
Okay, so her action (inaction) was insensitive and the polite thing to do would have been to move. However in our narcissistic selfie society, what should have been a minor niggle between the two parties gets plastered all over the web.
Now, given how online activity goes, the subsequent monstering of these two is hardly surprising. They haven’t been attacked because they asked this woman to move, they have been attacked because they made it a news item. After all, if they hadn’t whined about it in the media no one would have been the wiser and no one would be “trolling” them.
I use the word trolling advisedly because this isn’t trolling at all. Unfortunately our media has been persistently unable to grasp this point.
Today the groom’s sister-in-law Fay Ling told MailOnline: ‘They’ve been deeply upset to read some of the comments on social media.
‘It has got very personal – completely out of hand. People are painting them as the bad guys, saying the woman shouldn’t have been asked to move.
There was a very simple answer to that one. Don’t take your petty disagreements to social media. Problem solved.
Exactly. Sharing private/personal spats online on twatter/faceberk is self-defeating as it makes one appear to be a weak bully.
OT
Tommy Robinson appeal cancelled by state
Who is behind this reprehensible postponement?
May -> Javid -> Gauke -> Saunders and compliant Leveson who should have said NO
TR – cruel & unusual punishment?
Ezra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTULqnpqjSA
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BBC R4 Law in Action: Social media in the dock – Tue 19 Jun 2018 16:00
@04m05s
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b6m9jy
Yes, Leveson did say TR was guilty – he must recuse himself
Ah, the downside of being passive-aggressive via social media.
The correct response would have been for all the wedding guests to dump confetti over the inconsiderate sun worshipper. Or borrow some water from the font and use that.
Also, didn’t the vicar have something to say about semi-clad persons cluttering his churchyard, because although it is unofficially a public space, a churchyard is still Church property and subject to the law of trespass. The Churches gaff, their rules, right?
Yes, but also covered by the Local Authorities’ Cemeteries Order 1977, specifically section 18.
Offences in cemeteries
18.—(1) No person shall—
(a)wilfully create any disturbance in a cemetery;
(b)commit any nuisance in a cemetery;
It seems ‘photobombing’ is the latest term to be misused by snowflakes. She didn’t photobomb them, she remained stationary, they moved into her space.
See also ‘troll’.
You’re right about ‘Photobombing’, but a church yard is more appropriate for weddings and funerals rather than sunbathing, surely.
Just because she was there first doesn’t override the question of whether it was appropriate for her to be there at all.
I’m not sure it was a churchyard.
It was a public park.
yes it was and that says something else about the married couple….Cheapskates that wanted the nice back drop of the park without all those damned awkward people daring to use the park. should have paid for a private space somewhere then…
Today the groom’s sister-in-law Fay Ling…. Fay Ling….really?