Hi Laura, I wouldn't watch the show and as always you write thoughtfully, but I find it incredibly hard and sad that you would criticise this woman so eloquently/bitingly (even if accurately) when you don't really know her, her educational background, her ability to philosophise about substantial and important big issues and you aren't actually in her shoes. She had a life before all this I believe, where she was quite successful at what she did, but life regularly shows us all that what we 'thought' was/is do-able, okay, is not always so.
I agree 100% with everything you wrote about monarchy and wealth and racism, and how much it all stinks and sure one would think SHE would understand that better than most, but maybe she did not really have the nous to truly understand what she had signed up for, beyond love of someone who (I think it is fair to say), is reasonably damaged/challenged, both by knowledge of (and hatred of?) his patently horrendous ancestry, as well as the appalling death of his young mother, that he faced as a child and all the concomitant crap that went along with that from not being nurtured and allowed to grieve, to being distanced and denigrated, even if some of that was earned), with which she shackled herself? When this sort of analysis happens it sometimes feels to me that it kind of like blaming women who marry men who seemingly adore them, but turn out to be domestic abusers and even their killers - "How the hell did she not see these possible consequences of her decision to be in love?" , Should she not have been able to cast off the blinkers of the fairy tale and know the long term costs? We do not know well enough in this case to make judgments and decisions about her choices, even if television allows us to think we do! I am old so I know many womyn, me included, who often find themselves between a rock and hard place on children, husbands and work. Cannot we not give her the benefit of the doubt, ignore her if it upsets us so much, not turn on her? On the other hand if you want to do as effective a piece as this is on the mindless, empty, avaricious, liar that is Trump, I would respond with infinity 'likes'!
I wonder if someone has done an analysis drawing a comparison between the movie Anora and Meghan Markle's life. Both are stories of marrying into a fairytale while kind of knowing it may well be the mouth of a hyena!
Great post! To be honest, I hadn't heard of her show, and definitely wouldn't have watched it, but I'm one of those people who are on team Markle (Sussex!) I've never really understood her unpopularity, but you're right, it's probably good old fashioned jealousy. She did get to marry a Prince, kudos to her, even though it's not always a fairy tale ending. Live and let live. And if people are watching the show and talking about her, she's clearly doing something right! Good for her!
Can’t say I watch the television much anymore, not since the music died. If a show drops on television and nobody watches it, does it make the ratings?
[later edit]
Well, just listened to the audio of the show and feel like I should get back into my box, as your preamble entirely explains the essay. Thanks Laura - I stand corrected and somewhat improved. 😇
I haven't seen it and did not intend to. Reading this has confirmed that my instincts were right. Having said that, I'd be mildly interested to see her dehydrating fruit, but more so if she decided to progress towards candied fruit which is, despite what you may think, harder than it looks.
Great piece on all aspects. Watched as much as I could manage and it was like watching nothing. Other than the money can't imagine why she would expose herself. Proving what to whom? All awkward, contrived. More generally, don't understand how so many in msm and sm have such loathing of a stranger. God love her. Them. She is of a thinness all its own.
Hi Laura, I wouldn't watch the show and as always you write thoughtfully, but I find it incredibly hard and sad that you would criticise this woman so eloquently/bitingly (even if accurately) when you don't really know her, her educational background, her ability to philosophise about substantial and important big issues and you aren't actually in her shoes. She had a life before all this I believe, where she was quite successful at what she did, but life regularly shows us all that what we 'thought' was/is do-able, okay, is not always so.
I agree 100% with everything you wrote about monarchy and wealth and racism, and how much it all stinks and sure one would think SHE would understand that better than most, but maybe she did not really have the nous to truly understand what she had signed up for, beyond love of someone who (I think it is fair to say), is reasonably damaged/challenged, both by knowledge of (and hatred of?) his patently horrendous ancestry, as well as the appalling death of his young mother, that he faced as a child and all the concomitant crap that went along with that from not being nurtured and allowed to grieve, to being distanced and denigrated, even if some of that was earned), with which she shackled herself? When this sort of analysis happens it sometimes feels to me that it kind of like blaming women who marry men who seemingly adore them, but turn out to be domestic abusers and even their killers - "How the hell did she not see these possible consequences of her decision to be in love?" , Should she not have been able to cast off the blinkers of the fairy tale and know the long term costs? We do not know well enough in this case to make judgments and decisions about her choices, even if television allows us to think we do! I am old so I know many womyn, me included, who often find themselves between a rock and hard place on children, husbands and work. Cannot we not give her the benefit of the doubt, ignore her if it upsets us so much, not turn on her? On the other hand if you want to do as effective a piece as this is on the mindless, empty, avaricious, liar that is Trump, I would respond with infinity 'likes'!
I wonder if someone has done an analysis drawing a comparison between the movie Anora and Meghan Markle's life. Both are stories of marrying into a fairytale while kind of knowing it may well be the mouth of a hyena!
Great post! To be honest, I hadn't heard of her show, and definitely wouldn't have watched it, but I'm one of those people who are on team Markle (Sussex!) I've never really understood her unpopularity, but you're right, it's probably good old fashioned jealousy. She did get to marry a Prince, kudos to her, even though it's not always a fairy tale ending. Live and let live. And if people are watching the show and talking about her, she's clearly doing something right! Good for her!
Hmm. Didn’t enjoy the show then? 😉
Can’t say I watch the television much anymore, not since the music died. If a show drops on television and nobody watches it, does it make the ratings?
[later edit]
Well, just listened to the audio of the show and feel like I should get back into my box, as your preamble entirely explains the essay. Thanks Laura - I stand corrected and somewhat improved. 😇
Ha! Thanks John.
I haven't seen it and did not intend to. Reading this has confirmed that my instincts were right. Having said that, I'd be mildly interested to see her dehydrating fruit, but more so if she decided to progress towards candied fruit which is, despite what you may think, harder than it looks.
Great piece on all aspects. Watched as much as I could manage and it was like watching nothing. Other than the money can't imagine why she would expose herself. Proving what to whom? All awkward, contrived. More generally, don't understand how so many in msm and sm have such loathing of a stranger. God love her. Them. She is of a thinness all its own.