Why do people hate jedward

Not over the usual sex abuse scandals that we have all become so used to. No, this time the outrage has been caused by Pope Francis behaving like, um, a Catholic. He washed a few feet, he kissed a few babies, but he also gave tacit support to the Charlie Hebdo massacre by saying that if anyone insulted his mother the way the French magazine had insulted Mohammed, he would happily punch them in the face.

That, perhaps, should have been a minor clue to his real attitudes. Why on earth are people so surprised? The church has its own set of rules and guidelines that have been there for centuries.

Yet some people seem convinced that the rules of an ancient organisation should be changed to accommodate modern sensibilities. Their house, their rules. Get ahead of the day with the morning headlines at 7. Enter email address This field is required Sign Up. Expand Expand. Piers Morgan. Facebook Twitter Email Whatsapp. March 20 AM. Photograph: Aidan Crawley.

What has happened to our Jedward? The wooden toys want to be real boys and are using an appearance on Celebrity Coach Trip to launch their new attitudes. Which all happens before the pair have even located their seats. I doubt this is what beleaguered tour guide Brendan Sheerin was expecting from the normally smiley duo.

Their confrontational attitude, testing boundaries for the sake of the cameras, makes tiresome viewing and is the antithesis of their old good-natured giddiness. While the year-old twins go through delayed adolescence, disgraced Celebrity Big Brother contestant and soap actor Roxanne Pallett is desperately trying the opposite tactic.

She is intent on making a good impression. Such is the virulent nature of the show, ex- Geordie Shore loudmouth Charlotte Crosby can now appear to be the voice of reason. Later she attempts to reason with Edward-Jedward, asking him to get his more volatile brother to calm down before the scarily confined space turns into Celebrity Massacre on Wheels.

Standing astride the tiny boat, shirts billowing in the breeze, dancing to the music in their heads, they continuously mug for the camera as the rest of the celebrities grit their teeth and pretend to ignore them, quietly seething as their airtime is reduced. Jedward remain utterly oblivious — or do they? The twins may not survive, but they will ensure that the rest of the celebrity coach trippers will continue their journey suffering from Jedward PTSD.

Please update your payment details to keep enjoying your Irish Times subscription. At the time, I felt the same about Jedward as everybody else — annoyed.

When I first moved to the UK and discovered my new housemate was a Jedward groupie that followed them on tour, I was baffled. The thing is, Jedward are actually geniuses. Out of a fairly successful X Factor year, they have managed to sustain a successful career and remain in the public consciousness. Much like Chico before them and Wagner after them, the boys capitalised on their annoying qualities and turned it into a saleable image.

Their hairstyles were mocked? They just added more gel. Whether you like it or not, Jedward were actually huge. They have sold out tour dates across Europe and have a devoted fanbase that has landed them four number one albums in Ireland — an achievement that not many people can boast.

They have landed modelling gigs and ad campaigns, and even performed ahead of a speech from Barack Obama in Dublin. They are loved in Europe, to the point where they managed to break the top 10 at Eurovision in , with their song Lipstick.

It was around Eurovision when my opinion of Jedward began to change. They were absolutely perfect for the competition — they were a bit surreal, they genuinely loved pop music, and they took the contest seriously and gave it all they got.