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Budi

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11. Delete your offensive post then.
Sat Aug 15, 2020, 02:36 PM
Aug 2020

"which I guess is highly offensive, is that she hasn't embraced her black heritage "

"I guess"..?

How do your know what racial struggles Markle has encountered in her life as a Black woman?
Btw, the reason they fled UK was because of all the sickening bigotry directed at her by the media.

In following the Royals, you would have come to know that. It was relentless.

I hope they find peace & happiness & raise their family to be open minded.
This article she speaks of the 19th amendment, and refers to the sad state of affairs that followed the murder of George Floyd.

She speaks genuinely to the brave protesters who gathered across America & the world to protest such blatant racism.

I applaud an intelligent, successful BLACK WOMAN of her position or means or celebrity for joining with others in speaking of the struggles, both racially & the right to vote.
Which is what this article was about.

The article is a genuine glimpse into Ms Markle's own personal connection to both these mega issues.

Her husband having never been able to Vote, & the racial upheaval of our time.

Here, if you read nothing more at the OP article link, please read just this.

Markle's very current perspective as to how it is from a Black woman of means. And she is dead right.


"To come back and to just see this state of affairs, I think at the onset, if I'm being honest, it was just devastating. It was so sad to see where our country was in that moment," she said.
"If there's any silver lining in that, I would say that in the weeks after the murder of George Floyd, in the peaceful protests that you were seeing, in the voices that were coming out, in the way that people were actually owning their role…it shifted from sadness to a feeling of absolute inspiration, because I can see that the tide is turning."

"...certainly for people to remember just how hard it was to get the right to vote. And to be really aware and not taking that for granted," she said. "My husband for example — he's never been able to vote."


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She states the reality of the subject intended in the article.

I applaud her involvement and her voice.
Meghan Markle now moves into the long list of Women of Color & Purpose who do what they can to move the needle forward on race, gender & equality.

Considering the bs she endured by the UK bigoted Press & yet having to adhere to protocol by smiling & waving thru it all, the perseverance she again shows in stepping into the spotlight to lend her voice against such judgemental inequality, qualifies her to stand up & join the generations of voices against such injustice.


You may continue to judge her as you wish.
That's your right.










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Post removed Post removed Aug 2020 #1
SHE'S BEEN BLACK HER WHOLE LIFE ffs. Budi Aug 2020 #2
+1000! Kind of Blue Aug 2020 #3
+1. wrong! stopdiggin Aug 2020 #8
Meghan Markle is descended on her mother's side from enslaved Africans. George II Aug 2020 #4
Whitesplaining? From a Black woman who came to success in her own right? Budi Aug 2020 #5
I'm basically immune nowadays from comments like yours but this Kind of Blue Aug 2020 #6
Thank you. Budi Aug 2020 #7
Yeah, sickening for sure and I thought I'd seen everything. Kind of Blue Aug 2020 #10
Okay, I'm sorry for inadvertently being offensive the way I said it. Kittycow Aug 2020 #9
Delete your offensive post then. Budi Aug 2020 #11
opinion matters not... Claire Oh Nette Aug 2020 #12
Not to mention "too ambitious". George II Aug 2020 #15
Well, then congratulate yourself for successfully hijacking an OP with Kind of Blue Aug 2020 #14
Why does it matter to to you who she dates. And she has always been a liberal . JI7 Aug 2020 #23
Meghan's "enormous white privilege" didn't spare her the horrendous racism she experienced in the UK onetexan Aug 2020 #26
the "not black enough" stopdiggin Aug 2020 #27
agree onetexan Aug 2020 #28
'Welcome to the 19th' Visit & support this newest upstart Budi Aug 2020 #13
Thank you for this on Meghan Markle, Budi.. She gets Cha Aug 2020 #16
You are welcome Cha. Promoting 'The 19th' is a very good endorsement for her Budi Aug 2020 #17
Right she has! It's incredible anyone would try Cha Aug 2020 #18
There is nothing shallow about Markle's creds & the perseverance it took to achieve them. Budi Aug 2020 #20
Markle & 'The 19th' & her history of advocacy Budi Aug 2020 #19
Wow.. TY for posting Meghan's advocacy bio! Cha Aug 2020 #21
Yup. Same here. Then she stepped out onto the world stage & here we are. Budi Aug 2020 #22
I love the Duchess. Thanks for sharing this Budi. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2020 #24
Thank you too. Budi Aug 2020 #25
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