Am I the only who can give a rats ass

[gabeana]

about the royal wedding
I mean they seem like a nice couple but come on

[FiveGoodMen]

1. Right there with you

No hostility, but no interest, either.

[Phoenix61]

2. Personally, I couldn't care less but

with all the god awful news 24/7 some happily ever after, fairy tale stuff is nice.

[maveric]

3. I'm half Irish...

Couldn’t give a shit.

[Glamrock]

4. You might be the only one who gives a rats ass.

I could give a shit less. Being American means fuck your royalty as far as I'm concerned. But to each their own. I see the, alure of Prince's and Princess's. Just not my bag, ya know? I do wish them happiness though....

[malaise]

5. Join the line

Don't give a shit - I have no interest in any royals or any more BS Cinderella stories.

[TreasonousBastard]

6. Strenuously trying to avoid it, but there was thing in the NY Times about...

how the British press is being assholish about the whole thing.

And her father won't be showing up.

[Kaleva]

7. Other then an occasional post here at DU, I hear nothing of it.

It's prince Harry and some woman from the US.

[marble falls]

8. Meh. There's less there than meets the eye.

[MariaCSR]

9. I'm looking forward to it

It's gonna be a sistah in the Royal Family!!! Whoo!!!

[EffieBlack]

13. Yayyy!

:fist bump:

[Lochloosa]

16. There is that.

[Hortensis]

17. Definitely a historic marker and huge indicator of change.

When some of the very first representatives of subsaharan kingdoms were brought to Europe in the later 1400s, they were generally treated as emissaries of kings to kings. The betrayals of less powerfully militarized people soon began, of course, as discovery of the Americas quickly after created an enormous greed for labor.

And now we come, not full circle, but yet around.

To some degree this marriage into a European royal family can be seen, not just as change, but as a particularly poetic marker among many of the ending of a particularly nasty period of western history, from the late 1400s to late 1900s. (Not Africa's, unfortunately, since enslavement by other peoples began long before and continues, though tremendously diminished, to this day.)

All European nations had passed laws making slave trade illegal, then slavery itself, before we did in 1808 and then 1862, and the League of Nations made it official for western nations in the 1920s. This tragic era was extended, though, and of course, by its sequelae long past legal slavery itself into our own lifetimes.

And now this royal wedding. When I opened this thread, I had no plan to tune in, but now I think I will. It's really something we could all celebrate.

You are invited: Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 7 a.m. U.S. eastern standard time (12 noon in London)

[Cha]

29. Yes! I watched all the "Suits" with Meghan Markle

and they're about the environment and sustainability.

An American Actress and a Royal.. amazing life story.

I hope the Obamas are there, too.

[3catwoman3]

36. And not the first one - do you know about Queen Charlotte?

I just learned this while watching a "docudrama" about Harry and Meghan's courtship over the weekend - Queen Victoria's grandmother, on her father's side, was of biracial heritage, therefore, so are Queen Elizabeth, Charles, William, Harry and all the rest of QE's offspring - interesting.

https://aaregistry.org/story/englands-first-black-queen-sophie-charlotte-born/

[mcar]

42. That is so interesting!

Thanks.

[MariaCSR]

52. So it's already some color in the family tree??? cool!

[Vinca]

10. It's a nice diversion - watching something happy for a change.

And no, I'm not getting up at 5 a.m. to watch. Clips will suffice.

[EffieBlack]

14. I'll be up

And am wearing a hat ...

[mcar]

43. I'll be up

But will forgo the hat since I only have big straw things for the FL sun.

We need fascinators, Effie!

[monmouth4]

45. Oh how I wish we were neighbors. I don't think I'll wear a hat but I make great coffee..n/t

[EffieBlack]

46. Oh, come on ... You GOTTA wear a HAT!

[Demsrule86]

20. recording it.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

11. I think it's nice when a young couple is in love and gets married.

Plus, they are going to have gorgeous children.

[EffieBlack]

12. I like them and am having a ball with it.

To each his own ...

[Demsrule86]

19. I said the same thing!

[EffieBlack]

23. One of the reasons I love you

[Demsrule86]

25. I love you back! I am excited about this wedding...and I have a hat too!

[3catwoman3]

38. Effie - you might find this interesting.

just learned about Queen Charlotte. Here is a good link -

https://aaregistry.org/story/englands-first-black-queen-sophie-charlotte-born/

[Codeine]

15. I don't give two tugs of a dead dog's dick

about those useless parasites and whatever marital proceedings in which they may or may not be involved.

[Demsrule86]

18. I love weddings...so I am interested.

[NCTraveler]

21. I'm with you.

I do enjoy seeing some of my friends excited about it. Everyone could use a little comfort food right about now.

[monmouth4]

47. That is exactly what it feels like..LOL n/t

[lunatica]

22. I don't give a shit either

It’s a staccato scream fest frenzy. Thank god the next wedding is a generation away. I’ll surely be dead by then!

[Leith]

24. I Don't Know These People

so it's hard to find a fuck to give.

[lapfog_1]

26. If I had a rat... I might give a rats ass. - n/t

[guillaumeb]

27. Diversion.

The corporate media excels at diversion.

[Siwsan]

28. Sounds like how I feel about things like the Superbowl and World Series

We all have events we enjoy watching. I don't judge or criticize people for their choices.

[Soph0571]

30. you all should try being in the UK right now..

.. however it is lovely witnessing all the right wing racists trying not to be racist about a black woman joining the royal family. I think I might have a drinking game Saturday based on how many times someone Describes Ms Merkhel as 'dusky' or 'exotic' I think I might get pissed!!!!

[3catwoman3]

37. What do you want to bet they do not know about...

....Queen Charlotte. Queen Victoria's paternal grandmother.

I just learned about her this past weekend -

https://aaregistry.org/story/englands-first-black-queen-sophie-charlotte-born/

[Iggo]

31. The only live TV I watch is sports, where there's a definite absence of royal wedding coverage.

Sure, there's a million clickable stories on the internet, but I don't click on them.

So yeah, nice couple. But their upcoming wedding barely registers.

[elfin]

32. Sorry, I love the royal weddings.

All the tradition, the links to the storied past etc. etc.

Must be a geezer chick thing.

[Ferrets are Cool]

33. Couldn't care less . nt

[heaven05]

34. I only care

because I fear she's going to end up like Princess Diana. Hell, the media scrutiny and harassment have already caused her father to have a heart attack. He won't be walking her down the aisle. Fuck this 'royal' bullshit.

[maryellen99]

39. No her dad staging pics for the paparazzi is why he's not going

Meghan Markle has not only had to deal with the RW racist British press and public but also her dads kids from his first marriage. They have trashed in the press and are garbage. Her half brother actually wrote to Prince Harry and told him to call off the wedding because “she’s a jaded conceited American who’ll make a joke of him and the BRF”.

[EffieBlack]

48. I'm not worried about her at all

Diana was much younger, very sheltered and extraordinarily unprepared.

Meghan's got this.

[heaven05]

50. I do hope

you are correct.

[treestar]

59. She can handle it better

She is into working for causes. She met Harry that way unless I remember wrong. So she knows that life and wants to do it. And she is 35, not 19. I think she can deal with all of it as well as her husband to be and his family.

[heaven05]

60. Yeah, okay

one factor is the elephant in the room. I know that. And that's my worry.

[treestar]

61. I was wondering what would become of her acting career

my sister had read that she was willing to change and that she likes working for causes. She's the one who will be the duchess, anyone who disses her for being black is going to be the fool. She is more like Obama than Diana. Diana had all the white privilege in the world and then some and still wasn't the person for the job. Meghan sounds like the person for this job in spite of any racism.

[trof]

35. OMG! ROYALS' WEDDING ARE MY LIFE!

yes

[kimbutgar]

40. I can't wait

Need to watch something uplifting after dealing with all the shit going on in this country.

Biracial American women marrying a prince! I’m biracial so it’s like a fairy tale I can live vicariously through.

[mcar]

41. I'll be watching

I don't know why but I'm fascinated by the royals. I also think this generation is a good lot.

[BlueTsunami2018]

44. Why do you even care that much?

There are better things to trade that rat’s ass for.

[SammyWinstonJack]

49. Couldn't possibly care any less. Frankly sick of seeing anything about it

on the internets.

[Rorey]

51. It'll be a nice diversion, and I'll likely be up anyway.

I'm not going crazy scrambling to watch anything and everything this week, but I'm looking forward to watching on Saturday morning. Besides, it gives me an excuse to make scones, and I do make awesome scones. I don't make them often because I have a very hard time resisting them.

[Ohiogal]

53. I would trade

Uday and Qusay for William and Harry any day.

[disillusioned73]

54. lol.. right there as well..

more distractions from our corporate overlords in the media...

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[Butterflylady]

55. Sorry, but I love Prince Harry

So I will be watching everything I can.

[CatMor]

56. I'm looking forward to watching it.....

they are a wonderful couple and I would much rather watch the wedding than anything about trump and his despicable family.

[uriel1972]

57. I tried...

but they sent it back...
sorry if it's been said before.

[treestar]

58. I like it all; I guess it's a guilty pleasure

especially with an American marrying into the family and it not being forbidden. And it's fun to laugh at the hats.