Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

20. Lovely woman

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Fri Dec 22, 2017, 05:50 PM

Dec 2017

But she subsequently went on to make a series of toe-curling remarks in a television interview about the incident, referring to African people as 'adorable'.

Talking of her extensive travels through Africa she said: ‘I even pretended years ago to be an African, a half-caste African, but because of my light eyes I did not get away with it, but I dyed my hair black.

‘I travelled on African buses. I wanted to be a writer. I wanted experiences from Cape Town to right up in northern Mozambique. I had this adventure with these absolutely adorable, special people and to call me racist: it's a knife through the heart because I really love these people.’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5204907/Princess-Michael-Kent-wears-racist-Blackamoor-brooch.html

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

32 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Princess Michael of Kent wears racist brooch to lunch with Meghan Markle [View all] Tanuki Dec 2017 OP

Brooch experts everywhere are beside themselves. Sneederbunk Dec 2017 #1

Probably not, but people who care about racism might be bothered. bettyellen Dec 2017 #6

Welcome to the Family Meghan. Not too late to back out. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #2

Harry seems like a cool dude. Neither him or William or Prince Charles seem to even Blue_true Dec 2017 #28

I think Prince Charles is a bit stuffy and may care. But after Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #30

Inasmuch as the brooch does not even match her earrings OldHippieChick Dec 2017 #3

A Brit dog whistle, betcha. Girard442 Dec 2017 #5

" a history of racism".... dixiegrrrrl Dec 2017 #19

That's some nasty imperialistic crap right there. MineralMan Dec 2017 #4

Conservative Elitism MagickMuffin Dec 2017 #7

Wow. Somebody is desperate for attention. GoCubsGo Dec 2017 #8

Bitchy through and through and she can't proclaim it any louder. nt Doremus Dec 2017 #9

Shameful. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #10

Go back to the colonies? kwassa Dec 2017 #11

I hope Harry and the Queen told her off. Demtexan Dec 2017 #12

The queen MFM008 Dec 2017 #13

If intentional, Meghan would do well to ignore her. She's old and washed up.The youth are England's politicaljunkie41910 Dec 2017 #14

It's not her fault. She was in a pinch. She reached for her Gollywog brooch, but it was packed away. TheBlackAdder Dec 2017 #15

Why any sane person thinks marrying into that lot is a good idea malaise Dec 2017 #16

Harry seems like a good human being and a cool dude. PdxSean Dec 2017 #26

Broaching the brooch breach Achilleaze Dec 2017 #17

Princess Michael's father was SS officer muriel_volestrangler Dec 2017 #18

Oh my..... dixiegrrrrl Dec 2017 #21

A Nazi "three years before Hitler came to power" - her father was a racist piece of shit dalton99a Dec 2017 #29

Lovely woman ProudLib72 Dec 2017 #20

I am surprised she did not use the "some of my household staff..." bit. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2017 #22

Yep, I was thinking about Mrs Moore as I read this ProudLib72 Dec 2017 #23

Best revenge. Kick them out of Kensington apt and cally Dec 2017 #24

she's always been a fairly horrible person renate Dec 2017 #25

How are we to treat the Others? Nictuku Dec 2017 #27

Ew. Well, Merkel is still going to a Princess of the realm ismnotwasm Dec 2017 #31

OMG! rusty fender Dec 2017 #32