Patsy Ramsey

Sometimes the synchronicity of names amazes me. This woman spent all her life trying to be the perfect Patsy, and maybe she succeeded. But there is no doubt about one thing. She was the perfect patsy. Unlike Lee Harvey Oswald, who used his airtime to proclaim himself the patsy, Patsy never used her ample time with a mike to the public to play the victim. She was completely unfocused and confused by the public's venom for her.

She never turned the cameras back at the press, who demonized her while raking in billions off the images of her dolled up daughter. I can just see the rich and powerful men who control content in this country saying, "We've got to use these images over and over again because each time we run them we gain a percentage point in viewer-ship, and if we don't, Fox will. But, hmm, we can't just keep running them with no reason or story so let's focus on this bungled police case and whip up some venom for an arrogant, rich, white woman who sexualized her daughter for some mommy-pride contest."

So, goodbye Patsy, you're right up there with Patty Hearst and Karen Silkwood. Now you can be with Jon-Benet, it was all you ever wanted. You started dying when she did. If ever there was a victim, it was you. Going from the richest bitch in town, buttered up the yin-yang, to losing your beautiful little daughter, and all your fake friends, and fake status and your insulated illusions, and ridiculous values. You learned more than you ever wanted to... but what have we learned from you, from your story?

I learned a lot. I learned, once again, how much sexuality is feared, especially when we see it in women. We won't tolerate exploited sexuality, on the public level anyway. Things are different in our souls and bodies, not to mention the internet. Don't doll up your daughters and put them on display, because there are too many people out there are looking for relief from the corporate, work all day, de-sexed life they live.

Like Princess Diana, Patsy Ramsey enjoyed a life of privilege and money she did little to earn, and they both saw some of those things stripped from them in a very public way. They were criticized and attacked as women and as mothers. As for Patsy, many believed, and still believe she is a murderer. I think she's a victim of circumstance and showed little of Diana's insight. Her story is a sad one of the superficiality of status and the way our society views women and sex.