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Given the sharenting, let’s hope the little Rees-Moggs inherit papa’s exhibitionism | Catherine Bennett

With Britain's birth rate below replacement levels, extended exposure to the family life of Jacob Rees-Mogg and his six children may not do much to turn things around.

The devout Catholic and TV presenter is sincere as he urges viewers on GBNews to follow his example, but the sight of young children squirming and showing off, in particular, makes him angry. You may be thinking about how you can accidentally double. As a contraceptive, it is a very strong deterrent to becoming a parent. In any case, there is something for Rees-Mogg to consider in his next confession.

As for his children: Not since then honey boo boo is cominga 2012 series in which a similarly unpretentious American family monetizes their home life for two years, but parents and show creators show no such indifference to the interests of the very young performers whose participation is essential to the show. was advertised. Series promotionThe Rees-Moggs said their bathroom, which was kept away from cameras, was considered more private than the children's. Without the likes of Sixtus, Alfred and Anselm, the new series would have been more about Rees-Mogg's self-promotion, after the financier-turned-MP discovers there is an audience willing to pay for his antics. Early attempts to do so made little progress. Or not, unless he risks being interrogated about Donald Trump, wind farms, Rwanda, Boris Johnson, and other subjects that could undermine his portrayal in this series as more of a fool than anything else. do not have.

The addition of his stupid wife, stupid servants, and theoretically stupid six children creates a new Rees-Mogg cult that tracks his recent political exit, his nanny, This distinguishes it from earlier works that focused on cars and love. Despite their participation, which alternates with scenes of Rees-Mogg driving around Somerset and telling various banal stories, the show's creators have decided that their heroes are now predictable and, at worst, boring. clearly suffering from the fact that His wife is on a school run.

On the day of the election, the production team, either blindsided or in despair, opens Sixtus' birthday presents (the shopping spree for the presents is depicted in exhaustive detail), plays with the presents, and lights the candles. Exploring the variety of blowing it out or going to bed at the end. That these low-profile activities take place in a semi-baronial setting lends them a kind of prestige that might be unique on reality TV, had the royal family not stepped into the same territory so long ago. is a fact. Displaying a young Rees-Moggs for the benefit of his father is only a matter of degree similar to the royal family displaying children too young to give informed consent, and has recently been the subject of a short film. Inside, a Welsh family is professionally filmed frolicking in a meadow. Another performance is scheduled for the mother's annual carol service. children on the railway Wear a costume and carry a candle with you.

Manufacturer of Meet Rees-Moggs To hope that offering the luxury of an “18th-century member of parliament'' along with a baronetcy and the light of a candlelight will give them some informal protection from royalty and would-be practitioners. It might be right. Boris and Mrs Johnsonthe kind of accusations leveled at people who don't often appear in court, such as Katie Price, the Beckhams, the Kardashians, and Gwyneth Paltrow. after paltrow shared skiing photos In 2019, her daughter commented with her 5.4 million Instagram followers: You cannot post without my consent. ” Paltrow: “I can’t even see your face!”

The resulting debate about parental distribution of children's images anticipated research that identified the risk that children would become uncomfortable and embarrassed by this irreversible loss of privacy. “sharing syndrome“It is thought to be a form of child abuse and neglect, similar to Munchausen syndrome by proxy,'' says one study.

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In the case of Rees-Mogg's TV series, viewers not only see the faces of the children, but also their actions, which, like many things in Rees-Mogg's life as a parent, would be disappointing in any century. I enjoy the long sequences with the kids. It's not just the 18th. If his sons are being shown any discomfort, it's probably because the older Mogfluencers have willingly consented to it, and the show's producers have said that even with parental consent. It's probably because he's oddly confident about the ethics of having teenagers and young people under the age of 10 appear on their shows. Whatever it is, it's the kind of parent who is willing to go on camera and say, “Don't tell anyone else, but Alfred might be our brightest child.”

In any case, with any luck, the documentary makers will sprinkle the adult Rees-Mogg with questions like some of the participants in the ITV original show. Seven up! , how were they used? “I feel like there are aspects of things I've said in the past that I feel very, very humiliated by,” Susie Lusk said, adding that she regrets some of them. she was askedby the late Michael Apted, 7 years old. Like Rees-Mogg's children, she never boasted, “We have a mansion.” To be fair to Rees-Mogg's filmmakers, their respect seems entirely genuine. “What's it like to be Rees-Mogg?” “What do you think of your father?”

How easily Sixtus and his brothers can cope with the revelations now and in the future will likely depend on Rees-Moggle's fundamental values ​​of exhibitionism, snobbery, entitlement and ostentatious piety, as well as the royal family. Depends on how effectively you instilled it in them. Whatever the shortcomings, this series will be beneficial to parents and cult members who want to learn how to clone themselves from recognized masters. Senior Rees-Mogg asked his sons if they wanted to become MPs, taught them respect for Boris and Carey, gave them religious instruction at the table, appointed them altar-bearers in his strange private chapel, where he held his Show off your collection of holy relics. The reality show begins with, “This is just a thorn in a crown of thorns.”

If he showed little concern for the excessive veneration of relics, that unfortunate weakness is, after all, the only reason this series was commissioned.

Katherine Bennett is a columnist for the Observer

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