As a black woman, when I straighten my hair or pick my nose from a catalogue society thinks I'm trying to be white. Yet a white woman can tan her skin or get lip fillers without anyone accusing her of trying to be black. I hate the double standard. It must be even harder for mixed race people: if she tanned or wore her hair curly shed probably be accused of ignoring her father's side. If she chops of her Markle nose she's accused of ignoring her black side (even though the nose is her father's trait).
Totally agree with all of this. As a POC, if someone said I was horrible/whatever insult they choose, I wouldn't call them racist. Calling someone out for their personality isn't racism, but it's so easy for Megan to pull that card in an all white institution. I was also rooting for the change at the time of the wedding, but have changed my mind since.As a black woman, when I straighten my hair or pick my nose from a catalogue society thinks I'm trying to be white. Yet a white woman can tan her skin or get lip fillers without anyone accusing her of trying to be black. I hate the double standard. It must be even harder for mixed race people: if she tanned or wore her hair curly shed probably be accused of ignoring her father's side. If she chops of her Markle nose she's accused of ignoring her black side (even though the nose is her father's trait).
That said, I second everything else you said. I don't like when people pull out the race card just because they are backed into a corner. Meghan has been backed into a corner so now she's reminding everyone that she has black heritage. It makes me cringe when people do that in a situation that's not racist. You should be able to dislike someone without being called a racist. The same way you need proof to call someone a rapist, you should need it to accuse them if racism. It is one of the worst labels to place on a person, and once accused it's very hard to wash off- even if you're found innocent.
The woman is awful with no redeeming qualities. Even if she was purple she would still be awful. I wanted to like her at the beginning of their relationship, I was rooting for her, but my god she made it hard. I couldn't justify why I defended her anymore. I initially liked that she was different: fashionable (not anymore), American, previously had a job, and a divorcee. I naturally gravitate towards people with an imperfect past (divorced, broken family, etc) than somebody that's too perfect (Kate). But now thanks to her behavior, poor George is going to have to marry an English virgin. I don't think the royal family will open their doors to American divorcees again
You are very very angry, he mother is black therefore she is mixed race.
See also C J Sansome the Shardlake series, wonderful books all set during the reign of Henry VIII , when I first read Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall I thought it was awful, I couldn’t work whose Dialogue it was, it’s really strange , like a room full of people speaking but you cant tell who is saying what. I returned to it about a year later and loved it, again set in the same period, brilliant books.
I love Wolf Hall, it's one of the best books I have ever read
I don't think that post was angry in the least. It was spot on and very calm.
He wouldn't need to hide it though. In fact it would be regarded as making the familly much more human modern and acceptable if he were to 'come out' as gay, so I'm not buying that at all.
I've heard of it, but always with the reason of him being in the closet being how "he has to continue the family name and Carole (Michael is never mentioned by these people!!) won't allow for their "Middleton family branch" to go extinct" (like aristos and royals who must continue their lines).
That's another one I don't really buy.
Very good post, I fully agree.
Well said Vikka. Women are always blamed when a male relative seems to fall short. Whenever there's a celebrity divorce, I've noticed the woman is always blamed too- even though nobody knows what happened.
