Bump.



So I agreed to sit with my wife and watch the Harry & Meghan docuseries on Netflix.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/a...n-netflix.html



I'll admit to only a superficial and sporadic awareness of anything royal-related... so this was sort of my first time becoming a bit familiar with this whole Harry and Meghan soap opera from its beginnings.

These are my personal takeaways, albeit from an outsider's point of view:


  • Harry and Meghan strike me as very likable, intelligent, mature people. They seem to genuinely love each other... and want what most other young couples want... a happy, healthy family.
  • The British tabloid press is a cancer on society. Probably not much different than the tabloids elsewhere in the world. Except that in the royals they have unwilling subjects who are expected to perform on demand. If not... there's hell to pay.
  • People who hang on the words of these tabloids need a personality transplant, and to get a life. They also need to stop being gullible minions. Then again... I can see clear parallels in the States with media like Fox News and the millions of minions that hang on Fox's every word.
  • The royals can keep their traditions and their lifestyles (as long as the British public and taxpayers allow it). But they should grow a collective backbone and know when to step in and stop the abuse heaped on members of their own family.
  • Nothing is worth the friction and distance between two brothers. Nothing. William strikes me as slightly gutless in following the party line and alienating his brother.
  • The race issue cannot be denied. The line "straight outta Compton" was used maliciously with the worst of intents.
  • Harry and Meghan are much better off where they are now. Fukk the tabloids and to an extent... fukk the royals who'd rather perform for their public instead of protecting their own family.




Obviously, the docuseries is only THEIR side of their story. But I can't imagine how the "other" side would possibly counteract all these damning accounts.