Christ, it's like a Victorian salon: "Carruthers, bring that Amazonian plant in from the greenhouse - it will make for an interesting conversation piece, and doubtless impress Lady Ghastly."
Harry & Meghan step back from Royals - seeking financial independence
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Yeah. Maybe it's actually her hair that makes people burn with disdain from just looking at her.
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I think they're just looking for a transfer to another royal family and have refused the contract they've been offered by The Queen. Harry was spotted last week in Copenhagen and its believed he's been offered a 400k a week contract to sign with The Danish Royal family.
Another reason that the press are up in arms is because they demand 24-hour access to people like these two and act spitefully when they are, understandably, refused it.
Jesus fecking Christ, these were headlines?
People like me? What would that be then? A bigot, uneducated, a scumbag?
I may be masquerading under false pretences, but I like to think I'm non of the above, I just hate every time anything to with the Royal family is thrown up on here there is always a pre set reaction, it was exactly the same when Price Philip had his crash, just an automatic anti Royal reaction.
I'm sure there are many aspects as to why Megan and Harry have done what they have, and the press are undoubtedly arseholes in this country, but I am not buying that they weren't supported by during this, and that there weren't a myriad of factors to their decision, perhaps one been that Megan and Harry have just messed up themselves.
I was sure he was just trying to be satirical, but a quick google search reveals that those were actually DM headlines.
You going to ignore the obvious racism highlighted by other posters?
If you look at the comments below it was one of the very rare occasions when it was too much even for their readers.
Now that's upwardly mobile! How in 150 years, Meghan Markle's family went from cotton slaves to royalty via freedom in the U.S. Civil War... while her dad's ancestors included a maid at Windsor Castle
Charming Charlotte, Oxford, United Kingdom,
This is absolutely ridiculous.
Sunnywood, UK, United Kingdom,
What a horribly distasteful article. It's 2017 and you want to associate this woman with slavery going back centuries...Sick and weird.
pauleden, Huddersfield, United Kingdom
I don't think the Daily Mail gave World War 2 this much coverage
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/...html?ico=amp-comments-viewall#article-5130473
EDIT: Quoting DM comments is formatting hell on XF2.
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They were pro-facism back in the day. They’ve always been pretty far right.I was sure he was just trying to be satirical, but a quick google search reveals that those were actually DM headlines.
‘People like you’ means those who can’t see the very obvious and insidious racist abuse that has been hurled at Meghan from the establishment and media ever since she arrived on the royal scene.
You’ll know better than me why you can’t see that. My point is if you can’t see that, you need to enhance empathy in this specific area as it’s there to see in plain sight.
Wait, can someone explain. Do they still live off the tax payet after? On top of whatever they earn?
If one goes looking, there will be an infinite supply of such examples.
Daily Fascist: Kate breathing is wonderful
Daily Racist: Markle's oxygen addiction emits deadly Co2 into atmosphere
Daily Racist: Markle's oxygen addiction emits deadly Co2 into atmosphere
No, but how about people look at other major reasons behind this too, as soon as this is brought up, it becomes difficult to say anything other, and mention anything else without been labelled yourself, and as another excuse to throw abuse at the rest of the Royal family.
If you revert back I said I don't see it like this, ie the main reason for what they are doing, and I still don't.
Otherwise decent people who don't see racism is the reason why atrocities have occurred in or at the hands of otherwise decent nations.
Most Germans seem good people yet they allowed the Holocaust to happen.
Most Japanese seem good people yet they allowed the Nanjing massacre along with endless other war crimes
Most Americans seem good people yet they allowed slavery, systemic racism within our prisons, holding people without due process at Guantanamo, putting immigrant children into concentration camps. Constantly bombing Arabs as a threat which has been mainly due to our own shambolic policies that have radicalized an otherwise peaceful people.
We all see ourselves as the heroes of our own personal narratives, it's too overwhelming to consider otherwise... however, if you truly care about the world and want it to be a better place, it's necessary to dig deep and really look at what we all have done within our respective cultures and take responsibility.
But if you want to ignore it and think this is the best of all possible worlds and that you and your nation is pure, carry on.
It's what most have done for centuries.
Most Germans seem good people yet they allowed the Holocaust to happen.
Most Japanese seem good people yet they allowed the Nanjing massacre along with endless other war crimes
Most Americans seem good people yet they allowed slavery, systemic racism within our prisons, holding people without due process at Guantanamo, putting immigrant children into concentration camps. Constantly bombing Arabs as a threat which has been mainly due to our own shambolic policies that have radicalized an otherwise peaceful people.
We all see ourselves as the heroes of our own personal narratives, it's too overwhelming to consider otherwise... however, if you truly care about the world and want it to be a better place, it's necessary to dig deep and really look at what we all have done within our respective cultures and take responsibility.
But if you want to ignore it and think this is the best of all possible worlds and that you and your nation is pure, carry on.
It's what most have done for centuries.
This post makes no sense.
You said you 'don't see it like this at all', in response to this post:
In other words, you don't see racism as an underlying factor here.
Then generalised that anybody who does see the racism at play as insane.
What you typed above doesn't match up to your original post - which is why you got backlash. You're trying to walk it back, but not making much sense at all.
Also you labelled & threw abuse at a lot of people too.
Makes you think, doesn't it.
I am not backtracking, I do not see racism as the major reason for their decision, I do not see this country as disgusting, and do not believe the Queen, Charles, William, etc allowed them to be chased out of their family with no support.
And I assume you are using the 'sane' comment for the boded part, in which case I apologise to all those offended, but beyond this I threw no abuse at anyone.
Two useless people want to disassociate themselves from a bunch of other useless people.
She's probably just bored as feck meeting plebs and shaking hands with dull people. She wanted the glamour but not the boring stuff. All that protocol and etiquette must be stifling too.
Or in Harmsworth, Murdoch and Morgan's case:
"Carruthers, bring that exotic fellow who tends to the geraniums near the hedge maze - he'll make for an interesting conversation piece. What's your name my friend?"
"Bob"
"Hmmm.... Too foreign sounding and impossible for civilised tongues to pronounce. I shall call you... Mongo."
From a Princess Diana Facebook group:
Diana would be proud of them showing the courage to break off.
She did make Kate cry so.
I don't know anyone who doesn't think it is a factor. All factors that differentiate her from Kate have played a part I'd say.
Apparently she asked Kate if she had ever had a job. The bitch
They were picking on Kate before Meghan arrived on the scene.
Anybody?
Harry marrying a German woman 30 years older than him........oh I'm sure that would go down well with the press.From a Princess Diana Facebook group:
Don't think it was as bad as with Megxit. But also, Kate seems to carry herself with dignity and understanding her role.
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She's going to arm-wrestle them over the kitchen table.
Apparently Harry's on the edge.
Looks like Roy HodgsonFrom a Princess Diana Facebook group:
Is it possible that you don't believe racism is the primary driver for their decision, because you don't quite empathise with the feeling of being subjected to racist abuse on a regular basis? You accept there is at least some racism involved in how the media portrayed her...and yet seem keen to downplay it, as if it could ever be anything other than intolerable. Isn't it just easier to think "well maybe they're leaving because they made their own mistakes" rather than it being this deep, insidious attitude that's not just real but actually makes its way into the most read paper in the country on a regular basis, in full view?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-3909362/RACHEL-JOHNSON-Sorry-Harry-beautiful-bolter-failed-Mum-Test.html?
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The use of 'bolter' in that egregious article is code, immediately understandable to fellow snobs - it refers to Diana's mother, Frances Shand Kydd, who left her husband. This dismissive, unkind piece of supposed wit was famously spoken by the Queen Mother.
Oh, and these lines from Mrs Kydd's obituary say it all:
Oh, and these lines from Mrs Kydd's obituary say it all:
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