29 10 / 2018

Anonymous asked: And this was neither to deny that racism exists and is prevalent nor was it to earase her experiences and struggles. This was to celebrate her as a woman. This was also to remind us that in her current position she affects the lives of others: our notions of femininity and measures of success.

That is one way to look at it. But another way to look at it  is -  why should I celebrate someone who got to the position of authority through marriage? This is not an empowering story for women. As I said earlier, I am fine with Meghan, she is perfectly nice, but to me she is not a role model. I meet role models every day -  they are working women who make their own destinies with their own hands.

I’ve had a brush with aristocracy, and it colors my opinion of all of them, including Meghan, and the rest of royals. Just to think that no matter how accomplished I may be (or my children) , what I achieve, they will never consider us  “good enough” for them. It burns. And , trust me, they might not show it, but many of them deep down think that way, they can’t help it.

Just like we don’t choose the color of our skin, we don’t choose the family of our birth, so why should be some considered above us just because they were born into the right family? No, royalty is nothing to celebrate. Having royalty in this day and age is offensive. And circling back to Celebitchy - how is a site, which claims to be progressive and feminist, doesn’t see the contradiction?

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