“The case of Duchess of Sussex v Associated Newspapers has sparked a conversation in the UK in recent months about whether coverage of Meghan Markle was racist. This epiphany was not new to 2020; Prince Harry noted the racial undertones of comment pieces on Ms Markle when he first announced the couple were dating. The British Press has described Ms Markle as ‘(almost) straight outta Compton’, othered her by discussing her ‘exotic DNA’, and criticised her for doing the same things for which Kate Middleton was praised. When the Sussexes decided to step back from their roles as ‘senior royals’ and live financially independent in North America, Ms Markle was blamed as the deciding voice (‘Megxit’) rather than it being presented as a joint decision by the couple …” (more)
[Colette Allen, Inforrm’s Blog, 21 January]
First posted 2021-01-21 11:39:58
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