Has the British Media been unfair to Meghan?

[edhopper]

That would be a Yes.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/meghan-markle-kate-middleton-double-standards-royal

And I would say racist as well.

[LakeArenal]

1. If MM is unhappy and it's because of media, I believe her.

I suspect it’s deeper than media not respecting her. I think it’s within the family more than in media.

But, hey, both can be gruesome. Poor Diana.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Think you are spot on.

Stories of Racist comments coming from Prince Charles have been documented many times.

[arthritisR_US]

4. I think it's both, not one or the other.

[Happy Hoosier]

5. I understand that Charles is fond of her....

But Phillip.... yeah...

[Haggis for Breakfast]

19. Prince Philip didn't like Diana either.

And never let her forget it.

There is much that can be read about him, but in short, he is and has always been a thoroughly ugly person.

[renate]

9. I'd be surprised to hear that Prince Charles is a racist

He's gone out of his way to be respectful about all religions, for example, so I would think and hope that he'd be respectful of other people generally.

I would not be surprised to hear it about Philip.

[a kennedy]

24. Ah, skin color is quite different then religion. JMHO.

[Dorian Gray]

16. Upper class Brits racist?

NEVER!

Colonialsts who think the world still belongs to them.....

[arthritisR_US]

3. They have been since day one.

Contemptible sods, the whole bloody lot of them!😡

[spanone]

6. Racism knows no borders...

it would appear.

[Cousin Dupree]

7. UK Daily Mail (that rag) treats both Meghan and Harry terribly.

[FM123]

8. Not just the media.

The queen's cousin (in-law) Princess Michael actually wore a racist brooch to Meghan's first event at Buckingham Palace.

[3catwoman3]

11. I googled this to see what the brooch looks like.

Not subtle, at all.

The article I read also pointed out that Princess Michael’s father was an officer in the Nazi SS - a major,

[FM123]

14. Yes, and she is the same person who yelled at a group of African American diners in NYC

to "go back to the colonies".

[Dorian Gray]

17. She's horrid....

I believe she owned two black sheep whom she named Venus and Serena. https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/princess-michael-of-kent-reportedly-had-two-black-sheep-named-venus-and-serena

Shocking that Meghan would have trouble feeling comfortable within this family.

[a kennedy]

25. OMGAWD.........

I feel just terrible for her and Harry.

[Hekate]

23. "Blackamoore" jewelry and art used to be a thing. I'm sure you'd see some on Antiques Roadshow...

...or in the case of Princess Michael, having access to great-great-great grandma's jewelry chest would show some pieces -- which apparently she chose to wear in front of the new member of the family, thus emphasizing Meghan's "otherness." Classy dame.

[Kid Berwyn]

10. Planet's best racists.

Rupert Murdoch’s kindred demons.

[lindysalsagal]

12. If you surrender your soul to the Windsor zombie clan

You should not be surprised when they try to capture it for their own use. Any attempt at self-protection will be met with banishment.

She should have known, like Diana, she was marrying them all, not just the one.

Such are monarchies. This will damage them all.

[CTyankee]

13. And I should care WHY?

This is really just a waste of space, IMO. Nothing against you ed, but really I have to take care of my "beautiful mind" lest I lose it entirely under Trump and his flying monkeys...

[Dorian Gray]

18. You shouldn't

but you did enough to open the thread and reply. Just like the rest of us looking for some good, diversionary royal gossip fun.

[Dorian Gray]

15. Absolutely

They don't like her because she's black. They don't like her because she's of a different class. They don't like her because she's american. They don't like her because she's an actress. They don't like her because she's divorced. They don't like her because she's uppity and wants to work and thinks she belongs.

They're horrible to her.

Is she perfect? Hell no. But she deserves way better than what she's gotten from the British press and a number of royal watchers.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

20. The link provided ample evidence of the difference in how Kate is reported from

how Meghan is reported. You'd have to be blind not to see the intentionally-biased BS.

It reminds me of how trumpie considers anything that President Obama did.

[Doremus]

21. And kudos to Harry for actually taking steps to

put a stop to it. Required some chutzpah. Much respect for him and anyone else displaying courage like this.

[a kennedy]

26. Damn right....and good for Harry.

[Xolodno]

22. I think the British Media in general....

...is unfair to the entire royal family. You have other European royalty lines and they are generally left alone by their own.

But for whatever reason, the British tabloids have a sick and unhealthy fascination with the royal family. Diana's death should have been the wake up call for them to dial it back.

It wasn't that long ago Kate was being hounded...even getting private topless photos of her.

Harry and Megan can take a step back, go off the grid for the formative years of their marriage, etc. And then step back in when they are ready. In the mean time, tell the press to fuck off.

That's my view and I'm obviously not British in any way.

[RandySF]

27. Yes

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/ellievhall/meghan-markle-kate-middleton-double-standards-royal

[Drahthaardogs]

28. Everything fucked up about our country stinks if the

Anglo-Saxon tradition. It's true for Australia and South Africa too. Pity the Romans didn't occupy longer and completely change the culture of that place. They have loosed their hatred on the world.

[mahina]

29. It sure looks that way. Just grotesque.

And clearly racist.

[Pachamama]

30. Excellent summary and gives great examples side by side showing the complete opposite treatment

...of William and Kate versus Harry and Meghan...

It’s horrible how they have been treated

[mfcorey1]

31. The most hateful person toward Markle, and he is not even a royal, is Pierce Morgan!