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Meghan's Speech

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merlotgran Thu 04-Jun-20 09:23:07

I would have applauded this speech had Meghan been an A list celebrity in her own right and not used her marriage to a member of the RF as a leg up on to the platform she now occupies.

Now she's back in LA where she always wanted to be, she's in the thick of massive racist issues involving violent demonstrations. It seems it was ever thus in the USA.

I couldn't help thinking back to her self pitying comments about racism in the UK. Now we're caught up in the turmoil caused by an act of racist violence in her own country where she fled to 'escape' her unfair treatment over here. hmm

Furret Fri 05-Jun-20 23:42:51

I’m glad she spoke out.

Lucca Fri 05-Jun-20 22:47:33

“A crush on Meghan “ ? What on earth ?

As predicted this is nothing to do with the speech just another excuse for the same old stuff being trotted out about Harry and Meghan.

Anniebach Fri 05-Jun-20 22:25:49

Nothing wrong with a man being attracted to a man or a woman being attracted to a woman, I am really surprised it
offended you, so sorry.

trisher Fri 05-Jun-20 21:55:55

What a pity one woman can't support another woman without someone resorting to such puerile sexist shit. No wonder the patriachy prospers.

Anniebach Fri 05-Jun-20 20:56:37

A crush on Megan ?

trisher Fri 05-Jun-20 18:42:31

You are of course completely free to think whatever you wish.

maddyone Fri 05-Jun-20 18:38:44

I don’t think it was finally, you’ve been doing it from day one.

trisher Fri 05-Jun-20 18:32:31

Oh maddyone of course I knew who you were talking about. But it is so funny that exactly the same argument can be used about other posters on this thread. Why am I rude to other posters? Well having read the perpetual and unrelenting criticism aimed at MM I finally got tired of it and posted something equally abusive and waited for the backlash, which of course came.

maddyone Fri 05-Jun-20 17:42:59

Since you think it’s horrible to be rude about people who are not in any way known to you, why are you rude to people who are not in any way known to you?

maddyone Fri 05-Jun-20 17:39:41

trisher
I was speaking of you.

maddyone Fri 05-Jun-20 17:38:36

What about the Queen? I was obviously mistaken, but I thought this thread was about Meghan’s speech!

Anniebach Fri 05-Jun-20 17:21:44

You did make it personal trisher , I don’t want to feed your
need, so you carry on picking your targets

Jabberwok Fri 05-Jun-20 17:20:34

She's not alone! What has the Queens finances got to do with the Sussex 's? Lucky she has really, else what on earth would they live on if PC suddenly put his foot down?!!

trisher Fri 05-Jun-20 17:13:30

So MM isn't a target Annie? Oh come on she is exactly that. Posters don't know her but choose to criticise and dish out blame. Just as I did in general to other posters the difference being of course that I didn't make it personal.
maddyone I completely agree with you being rude about people that are not in any way known to the writer is horrible so why do people insist on doing that to MM?
As for free speech that's exactly what I am doing although it seems to have upset some.

Grany Fri 05-Jun-20 15:27:24

How about the Queen with 10 million in off shore accounts.

Anniebach Fri 05-Jun-20 15:12:38

I don’t choose targets trisher, no poster should be a target,
you believe they should , says it all

Lucca Fri 05-Jun-20 15:10:39

Ladymuck and ladygracie. You know that for a fact do you ?

trisher Fri 05-Jun-20 14:19:12

Annie it's much more honest to recognise and admit you are being nasty than to hide behind the "it's reasonable criticism" argument.
I don't have a problem with dishing out what seems to be the constant theme of these MM threads. That of unjustified and unreasonable hatred of people you don't know. I just choose a different target.

Anniebach Fri 05-Jun-20 12:53:36

You are mistaken Grany they are still taking money from the
royal family but giving nothing in return , dumped charities ,
snubbed the Queen, this naturally pleases you.

Anniebach Fri 05-Jun-20 12:50:28

We agree trisher you were nasty to posters because they criticised someone in the public eye, but being nasty comes
easy to you , you admit you have no problem with it

Rosalyn69 Fri 05-Jun-20 12:11:29

I’m a lot of things but a nasty embittered old crone is not one of them.

maddyone Fri 05-Jun-20 12:08:57

trisher
It is indeed, isn’t it just!

ladymuck Fri 05-Jun-20 11:31:57

I don't know why she bothered really, she didn't have much to say. Just jumping on the bandwagon.

Grany Fri 05-Jun-20 11:28:28

The thing is why pick on Meghan saying nasty things about her. You don't know her. She is her own woman made her own money before she married Harry. Good for them they left the RF They will probably do some good in their own right now that they have left, not like the ones left making sure they stay on the gravy train not putting a foot wrong for the 'firm'

trisher Fri 05-Jun-20 11:15:51

Oh I so agree Anniebach it is nasty isn't it. But that's the thing posters willing to say nasty things but not to accept them themselves. It's a choice between Mrs Do As You Would Be Done By and Mrs Be Done By As You Did.