re: #42 Backwoods_Sleuth

I had a discussion with my brother yesterday about Harry and Meghan. First of all, I was surprised he was following the story. Second, I was surprised about his opinion, which was basically that Harry and Meghan were doing the absolute right thing for their family. In his mind, getting away from the paparazzi harassment and the racism is just the right thing for them to do. He particularly applauds Harry for putting his wife and son before the royal family. He does acknowledge the issue with security, but “that can be worked out. These people have plenty of money.”

Frankly, I think Harry and Meghan should tell the rest of the royals, “I (Harry) have PTSD from the decades of attacks by the tabloids. Meghan here is developing PTSD from the same attacks plus the racism. We would prefer not to raise our child in this kind of toxic stew.” And then sit back and watch the astonishment as Liz and Chuck and Bill have a collective fit of apoplexy. I would pay money to see that. (Will have to wait for ‘The Crown’, season 8, I guess.)

Along those same lines, one of my coworkers (black guy from Alabama, moved to Arizona last summer) is completely astonished at how Meghan is being treated. “She’s *gorgeous*. It’s got to be racism to just up and hate on a woman that good looking.”