March 6, 2014

The Marie Antoinette of the Philippines



More than a thousand pairs of shoes, more than hundred racks of Filipiñana dresses, and more than a billion pesos; these are the things that one Imelda Marcos needed to satisfy her craving for “beauty.” As she said, everything needs to be beautiful because she is beautiful. Isn’t she much like Marie Antoinette of France? Marie Antoinette was known for her extreme extravagance. She’s the wife of the King of France that was notorious for her lavish spending on clothes, shoes and over-the-top parties. Oh yes, Imelda Marcos does seem like the reincarnation of Marie Antoinette. They were both wives of powerful men that tolerated their excessive material wants. They both worshipped the concept of beauty; and they both were in their own delusional world that everybody adores them. They both thought that as long as they had what they want, even when everyone else is suffering, and they stayed beautiful, everyone was happy. What delusional creatures, really.

At duration of the film, I had to face palm myself several times just to avoid shouting what felony I was watching. I really couldn’t believe that such a conceited, pompous and delusional person exists! It even broke my heart that it’s this type of person that held power in our country before. No wonder our country is already dirt poor! All our money went to the shoes of a crazy woman. What even pains me more is that some people still support the Marcos family! How can they support someone who stole from them? It’s like loving your own kidnapper, preposterous! I have so much hatred for this woman that words aren’t sufficient to show you how much. I just fervently wish that no Imelda II would befall and terrorize our country.


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