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Uh Uh Harry ?

(556 Posts)
Calendargirl Wed 23-Sept-20 18:40:49

Oh Harry.

Please leave the political comments to Meghan.

Just keep it zipped

?

Lucca Thu 24-Sept-20 12:12:49

biba70

Yes, many rich celebs have joined many important causes- she is not the only one. And NO they do NOT resemble Duke and Duchess of Windsor, at all.

Agree

Lexisgranny Thu 24-Sept-20 12:38:14

I agree they not not resemble the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, in that the Duke was prepared to give up his throne for the Duchess, whom, it was widely reported did not want him to. Harry wanted to give up parts of his royal duties and dip in and out.

Although the older pair had a brief connection with the Nazi party prior to the Second World War I don’t recall any reports of either of them taking sides in politics or publicly offering advice to USA Citizens. On the whole they seemed to put up and shut up.

merlotgran Thu 24-Sept-20 12:38:15

Of course Meghan's not the only one to join a cause. Some causes are questionable rather than important though.

Remind me again....What cause has Meghan joined?

Anniebach Thu 24-Sept-20 12:44:02

Harry wanted to give up his royal duties, didn’t want to support his grandmother and father but wanted the title and the money.

biba70 Thu 24-Sept-20 12:54:56

merlot- make up your mind please. People are complaining that their video supported a 'cause' - or in this case, politicians who care for the people of the USA. If they were not supporting anything in the video- why so many complaints.

Why should anyone be born into a role they don't want or that limits them in how they want to grow? Or a religion, or 'class' - etc?

And yes, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor supported the Nazis, and were extremely selfish and greedy people- so no comparison, at all.

eazybee Thu 24-Sept-20 12:59:14

What cause has Meghan joined?

That of self-promotion.

She needs Harry's presence, because otherwise very few would take notice of her.
Personally, I do not like the British Monarchy being cheapened in this way.

annep1 Thu 24-Sept-20 13:20:31

I see nothing wrong in two possibly influential young people urging others to use their vote and use it wisely.

Anniebach Thu 24-Sept-20 13:29:27

Is approaching 40 years young ?

Newatthis Thu 24-Sept-20 14:04:20

I think if they still have titles and military ranks then they are still receiving tax payers money. I may be wrong!

quizqueen Thu 24-Sept-20 14:21:20

If only Harry had been sensible enough to ride off into the African sunset with Chelsey years ago, spending his days saving endangered animals and fundraising to promote local jobs. I think he would have woken up with a smile on his face every day and more people would have approved of his decision- just my opinion!

trustgone4sure Thu 24-Sept-20 14:26:58

I wonder if Megan will comment on what Trumpty trump said
And what will Harry say about the comment .
I think he has his work cut out with her tbh.

Pantglas2 Thu 24-Sept-20 14:36:45

How on earth can they be deemed ‘not greedy’ given their recent Netflix deal with their lack of a track record as producers but a footballer with acknowledged first class skills is rubbished for his salary Biba?

annep1 Thu 24-Sept-20 14:58:01

Is approaching 40 young?

Young enough to hopefully be around for a lot more years.

paddyanne Thu 24-Sept-20 15:06:14

middle aged,and miserable if the picture I saw online is anything to go by

Lexisgranny Thu 24-Sept-20 15:08:35

Is approaching 40 young?

Old enough to know it is advisable to engage the brain before choosing ones words when speaking in public, no matter how intensely one feels about the subject

Anniebach Thu 24-Sept-20 15:15:09

They are not greedy yet a Welsh footballer was hammered on a thread for his salary , it was condemned as - obscene

SueDonim Thu 24-Sept-20 15:17:36

paddyanne

middle aged,and miserable if the picture I saw online is anything to go by

?

beverly10 Thu 24-Sept-20 15:36:25

He,Harry,is still on 'honeymoon'grinAnything to please m'lady. Give it time.

Callistemon Thu 24-Sept-20 15:36:32

SueDonim

paddyanne

middle aged,and miserable if the picture I saw online is anything to go by

?

Well I would say that 36 is still young.
Even 39 going on 40
But then I am looking at this from a venerable age

However, I think paddyanne has it right. grin

Ellianne Thu 24-Sept-20 16:04:19

The thing is they do appeal to a relatively young audience and are influential. That is really good if used properly. To encourage younger people to vote and to think about climate change and to discourage racism are all admirable. As much as possible I guess they are trying to speak from their own experience, but the constant posing and urging people to do this, that or the other gets tiresome.

annep1 Thu 24-Sept-20 16:30:17

The thing is they do appeal to a relatively young audience and are influential. That is really good if used properly. To encourage younger people to vote and to think about climate change and to discourage racism are all admirable.

I agree.

Oopsminty Thu 24-Sept-20 16:40:50

annep1

^The thing is they do appeal to a relatively young audience and are influential. That is really good if used properly. To encourage younger people to vote and to think about climate change and to discourage racism are all admirable.^

I agree.

Who is this audience?

I have 3 children in their 20s and 30s

They have absolutely zero interest in Meghan. Same with their peers.

Most people aren't sucked in by inspirational comments/messages either.

I don't really know who they are appealing to apart from the very strange fans who frequent Twitter and the like, claiming to be madly in love with her.

Do we think Meghan would have married Harry had he been a bit player in Suits?

Ellianne Thu 24-Sept-20 16:53:51

At the beginning of this year they had over 11 million followers on Instagram, (mainly a younger person's thing). And it was young people who were turning out in their droves when H & M paid a visit. The couple went into schools, sports centres, youth clubs etc where most of the people were under 30, even under 20. It worked well for them in real life, but I agree Oopsminty, inspirational messages are not cutting the mustard for them on screen.

SueDonim Thu 24-Sept-20 16:57:58

Agreed. I doubt very much that Harry & Meghan have much appeal to teens and early twenties people in the US.

Callistemon 36 isn’t old but misery is aging. sad

Anniebach Thu 24-Sept-20 17:08:38

Do they appeal to the Young because she is thought of as an
American tv celebrity .