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Steven Brake Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 01 January 2016 Posts: 562
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Posted: 14 January 2020 at 11:12am | IP Logged | 1
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@Michael:
That an answer is predictable doesn’t make it untrue, and your comparison between Harry marrying Meghan and the U.S electing Obama doesn’t work.
Arguments over unconscious bias are unwinnable – how can it be proven to exist? If I accuse you of criticising my comments because you hate Scottish people, how can you disprove it?
And speculation over how a white woman might have been treated differently are similarly unprovable – although I would say that I don’t know how many people in the U.K thought of Meghan as being of mixed-race heritage up until the wedding, and, even then, I can’t think of anyone who cared much either way. The royal wedding was generally seen as a triumph of race-relations, and many republicans in the U.K (I should add that these aren’t the same as Republicans in the U.S!) begrudgingly conceded that their position that the royal family was inherently a backwards-looking institution that needed to be gotten ridden of had been effectively countered.
And as I understand it, Meghan’s estrangement with her father and half-sister preceded their attempts to sell their story to the tabloids, rather than resulting from it.
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Wilson Mui Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 27 June 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4521
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Posted: 14 January 2020 at 11:15am | IP Logged | 2
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Buzzfeed article from yesterday showing how the press covers Kate and Meghan in similar situations. Kate got more favorable coverage.
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James Woodcock Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 21 September 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7581
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Posted: 14 January 2020 at 1:58pm | IP Logged | 3
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Yep, the British press at its best
Hey, I can post directly here again. Yippee
Edited by James Woodcock on 14 January 2020 at 1:59pm
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Wallace Sellars Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 01 May 2004 Location: United States Posts: 17659
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Posted: 14 January 2020 at 3:41pm | IP Logged | 4
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I read that article yesterday, Wilson. I considered sharing it here, but...
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Michael Roberts Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 20 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 14812
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Posted: 14 January 2020 at 3:56pm | IP Logged | 5
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I read that article yesterday, Wilson. I considered sharing it here, but...
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I see you Wallace. ^_^
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Peter Martin Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 17 March 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 15727
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Posted: 18 January 2020 at 12:52pm | IP Logged | 6
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With the latest announcement, I'm actually good with Harry and Meghan. They've given back the titles, they're paying for the cottage and they won't get public funds for doing royal duties. I think that's fair enough.
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John Byrne
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Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 132132
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Posted: 18 January 2020 at 1:11pm | IP Logged | 7
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When Meghan came into the mix I was immediately reminded of a DOCTOR WHO episode set in a distant future version of England. The Queen was called Liz 10 and was Black. Ms Markle’s arrival, I realized, actually made that possible, if not probable. Not any more!
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Rebecca Jansen Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 18 January 2020 at 2:32pm | IP Logged | 8
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One was less 'royal' than the other from the start, not that he should be blamed, but this may've been inevitable. The whole set-up is an anachronism you would think anyway; if I have some Richard III blood in me, does that make me better than anyone else, more fit to rule, or even wave?
Edited by Rebecca Jansen on 18 January 2020 at 2:33pm
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Peter Martin Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 18 January 2020 at 2:34pm | IP Logged | 9
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No, but we might have to send you to the tower...
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Rebecca Jansen Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 18 January 2020 at 2:35pm | IP Logged | 10
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Ack, I know too much! :^(
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Wilson Mui Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 27 June 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4521
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Posted: 04 January 2023 at 2:59am | IP Logged | 11
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I just finished watching the Netflix series.
I have a question about the lawsuit they won against the publisher of the Mail for printing the letter Meghan sent to her Dad. The newspaper acknowledged losing the lawsuit and that they have to pay the legal costs. Did Harry and Meghan get monetary damages?
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Matt Reed Byrne Robotics Security
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Posted: 04 January 2023 at 6:23am | IP Logged | 12
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Some threads should not be resurrected. This is surely one of them.
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