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Post by angelashly on Apr 8, 2021 15:23:59 GMT -6
Also I remember this thread when Will said he was bored with racism at the height of the Meghan media shit storm and having to hear for pages about how he didn’t mean it that way so...
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Post by richard on Apr 8, 2021 15:41:43 GMT -6
Are u you the one who knows some tea, or am I thinking of Taitai ? Spill it... I knew about wills affair but don’t know about kate and Meghan. I would read a New Yorker-length article about Will's affair.
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Post by miawallace on Apr 8, 2021 15:41:55 GMT -6
Also I remember this thread when Will said he was bored with racism at the height of the Meghan media shit storm and having to hear for pages about how he didn’t mean it that way so... oh really? ::::leans in::::::
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Post by angelashly on Apr 8, 2021 15:43:32 GMT -6
Also I remember this thread when Will said he was bored with racism at the height of the Meghan media shit storm and having to hear for pages about how he didn’t mean it that way so... oh really? ::::leans in:::::: Yes I was told he was saying he was bored with talking about racism and he wants things to be done about it instead of talking about it. And then..........
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Post by miawallace on Apr 8, 2021 15:43:32 GMT -6
Maybe Kate is like that Kanye meme, where he’s laughing and all of a sudden he’s not.
I love my nieces and nephews but I rather be in silence or be with the furry fucks than interact with them sometimes. Aunty of the year.
I basically can’t wait until They are all adults and smoke weed and eat junk with them.
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Post by angelashly on Apr 8, 2021 15:45:43 GMT -6
I can like Kate and think she didn’t do enough when it came to helping the narrative
I can like Kate and think that the pass she gets is not something I’m willing to give
I can like Kate and not like her clothing
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Post by emma on Apr 8, 2021 15:53:55 GMT -6
oh really? ::::leans in:::::: Yes I was told he was saying he was bored with talking about racism and he wants things to be done about it instead of talking about it. And then.......... i mean he did say he's bored of the talk and no action. But like the rest of them he's a giant asshole hypocrite. He's also been talking a big game about mental health while telling his own brother and SIL that their mental health struggles don't matter. I've said it before that they're all garbage humans. I don't know why i even get involved, i'm only here for the fashion.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2021 15:54:01 GMT -6
I didn’t mean that anyone is being shitty. It was more musing about perceived gender roles and expectations that seem to be there for Kate and Meghan that don’t seem to be there for Harry and Wills re :interaction with nieces and nephews. I am laughing at myself for including my family gathering anecdote about holding babies. 1)My family is obviously similar to the royal family /sarcasm, and 2)Of course everyone is different and not all women are about holding all the babies. I do think it would’ve been weird for Kate and Meghan to not interact at all at that event but that doesn’t appear to be what happened anyway.
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Post by emma on Apr 8, 2021 15:59:41 GMT -6
Is there a planet in retrograde or something? I feel like people are reading completely different words lately. I do think today board is different from even a year ago but still I don't know. I posted this almost exactly a year ago and has anything really changed? We can continue the same fights that have been going on for years: Kate’s cold Will is a fool Harry is a whiny brat Meghan is causing world avocado shortages Mathilde needs new hair Letizia either looks terrible or amazing, no in between The Swedes should ban Victoria’s bun Prince Philip is dead.... again
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2021 16:01:25 GMT -6
I do think today board is different from even a year ago but still I don't know. I posted this almost exactly a year ago and has anything really changed? We can continue the same fights that have been going on for years: Kate’s cold Will is a fool Harry is a whiny brat Meghan is causing world avocado shortages Mathilde needs new hair Letizia either looks terrible or amazing, no in between The Swedes should ban Victoria’s bun Prince Philip is dead.... again Mathilde’s hair has been better this year!
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Post by emma on Apr 8, 2021 16:03:43 GMT -6
I don't know. I posted this almost exactly a year ago and has anything really changed? Mathilde’s hair has been better this year! haha very true! Good effort Mathilde
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Post by claudia on Apr 8, 2021 16:08:59 GMT -6
I don't know. I posted this almost exactly a year ago and has anything really changed? Mathilde’s hair has been better this year! And we are fairly sure Phillip has fully crossed to the UnDead.
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Post by beesquared on Apr 8, 2021 16:09:32 GMT -6
Clearly, Mathilde is the only one who can self reflect on constructive criticism and adjust accordingly.
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Post by miawallace on Apr 8, 2021 16:44:03 GMT -6
I think a lot of the pushback too - and I haven’t been here for a lot of the past convos - Is that whenever Kate is criticized it’s impossible for white women not to feel indirectly called out for inaction too. We live in a whole new time where everything is scrutinized and the bare minimum is no longer enough. Or being aloof is not enough too.
It’s easier to keep more of the more serious topics at arms length because it means there’s needs to be some serious introspection. Amd that shit is tough.
The point though, is to grow from where we use to be.
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Post by beesquared on Apr 8, 2021 17:00:07 GMT -6
I think a lot of the pushback too - and I haven’t been here for a lot of the past convos - Is that whenever Kate is criticized it’s impossible for white women not to feel indirectly called out for inaction too. We live in a whole new time where everything is scrutinized and the bare minimum is no longer enough. Or being aloof is not enough too. It’s easier to keep more of the more serious topics at arms length because it means there’s needs to be some serious introspection. Amd that shit is tough. The point though, is to grow from where we use to be. I think this is so true in this thread. I have said it before, but if you automatically jump to being defensive about Kate’s actions or in some cases inactions than you (general you) might want to examine on why that is. White women have long benefited from the social construct the BRF have set up all over the world. Inaction is complicity.
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Post by angelashly on Apr 8, 2021 18:03:57 GMT -6
I think a lot of the pushback too - and I haven’t been here for a lot of the past convos - Is that whenever Kate is criticized it’s impossible for white women not to feel indirectly called out for inaction too. We live in a whole new time where everything is scrutinized and the bare minimum is no longer enough. Or being aloof is not enough too. It’s easier to keep more of the more serious topics at arms length because it means there’s needs to be some serious introspection. Amd that shit is tough. The point though, is to grow from where we use to be. I can see this too. It is the whole Kate could never and I’m all yes white woman who gained could.
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Post by angelashly on Apr 8, 2021 18:08:22 GMT -6
I do think today board is different from even a year ago but still I don't know. I posted this almost exactly a year ago and has anything really changed? We can continue the same fights that have been going on for years: Kate’s cold Will is a fool Harry is a whiny brat Meghan is causing world avocado shortages Mathilde needs new hair Letizia either looks terrible or amazing, no in between The Swedes should ban Victoria’s bun Prince Philip is dead.... again I think yes a year ago the talks of racism would not have been taken the way it has been the last couple months. No it was not everyone but this thread has changed in that retrospect And I agree mathilde’s hair has grown on me
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Post by emma on Apr 8, 2021 18:23:27 GMT -6
I don't know. I posted this almost exactly a year ago and has anything really changed? I think yes a year ago the talks of racism would not have been taken the way it has been the last couple months. No it was not everyone but this thread has changed in that retrospect And I agree mathilde’s hair has grown on me i know, I was being facetious
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Post by angelashly on Apr 8, 2021 18:27:43 GMT -6
I think yes a year ago the talks of racism would not have been taken the way it has been the last couple months. No it was not everyone but this thread has changed in that retrospect And I agree mathilde’s hair has grown on me i know, I was being facetious Oh I know sorry
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Post by MelanieCarmichael on Apr 8, 2021 18:43:43 GMT -6
I can like Kate and think she didn’t do enough when it came to helping the narrative I can like Kate and think that the pass she gets is not something I’m willing to give I can like Kate and not like her clothing There is where I sit. But the bottom line is that no matter what scrutiny or criticism Kate has encountered, as Meghan said so aptly, “rude isn’t racist.” And speaking of rude, I will never get that footage of her openly and pointedly ignoring Meghan at the Commonwealth Day ceremony out of my mind. I mean, even William deigned to mouth “hello” but Kate couldn’t be bothered. Not even with the knowledge that there were many, many on-lookers and cameras rolling. Character is what you do when no one else is looking. And that she would behave so shitty when plenty of eyes were on her speaks volumes to me. That she hasn’t lifted a finger to speak up for her SIL or nephew, even to clarify in some small way the narrative re the wedding, tells me that while I certainly don’t hate her, I don’t like her all that much. And those actions she took and didn’t take have nothing to do with forcing relationships and everything to do with decency towards humankind.
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Post by Cheshie6 on Apr 8, 2021 19:32:30 GMT -6
Coming in late and trying to catch up. I think there is a difference between being a good person and not being actively a bad person. Just like there is a difference between not being racist and being actively anti-racist. ***To me*** Kate comes off as not actively being a bad person. She is like every other privileged white girl I went to Day School and University with. Perfectly fine in the day to day, but willfully obtuse about what is happening around them. They don’t get their hands dirty themselves, but they also don’t step in when they can to avoid any discomfort. If Kate looks too closely at her role in all of this then she will have to confront some uncomfortable truths about herself. It’s doubtful she will do the hard work. The majority of white women don’t. It’s not about being shallow it’s about not disrupting a system that is set up largely to protect them. Exactly My sister’s stepmother in law is a nice person had been to me and my family and bends over backwards for my sister and brother in law. She is also a trump supporter who I had to stop following during the George Floyd protests because of what she was posting Yes! This is my MIL as well. Very nice to me to my face, a peacekeeper. But when the going gets tough, they step away, don’t talk, and hope the problem and uncomfortable goes away. When FIL posted something racist on FB, she immediately apologized, then after talking to him rolled her apology back, and tried to get me to understand his perspective. Instead of being uncomfortable, and talking with her husband (who she knew was wrong in the beginning), she’d rather not talk to me, not talk to her own son, and not see her grandson.
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Post by beesquared on Apr 8, 2021 21:01:53 GMT -6
I can like Kate and think she didn’t do enough when it came to helping the narrative I can like Kate and think that the pass she gets is not something I’m willing to give I can like Kate and not like her clothing There is where I sit. But the bottom line is that no matter what scrutiny or criticism Kate has encountered, as Meghan said so aptly, “rude isn’t racist.” And speaking of rude, I will never get that footage of her openly and pointedly ignoring Meghan at the Commonwealth Day ceremony out of my mind. I mean, even William deigned to mouth “hello” but Kate couldn’t be bothered. Not even with the knowledge that there were many, many on-lookers and cameras rolling. Character is what you do when no one else is looking. And that she would behave so shitty when plenty of eyes were on her speaks volumes to me. That she hasn’t lifted a finger to speak up for her SIL or nephew, even to clarify in some small way the narrative re the wedding, tells me that while I certainly don’t hate her, I don’t like her all that much. And those actions she took and didn’t take have nothing to do with forcing relationships and everything to do with decency towards humankind
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Post by beesquared on Apr 8, 2021 21:03:46 GMT -6
It feels wrong to like your post Cheshie6, but I can relate so much to your dealings with your ILs.
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Post by elle on Apr 8, 2021 21:33:42 GMT -6
Ok, this is slightly mean but really, those Windsor genes really come on strong when they near middle age, don't they.
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Post by beesquared on Apr 8, 2021 22:01:12 GMT -6
Sometimes I forget that I am older than Will because my devotion to snail and sunscreen has served me well. I just realized from that tweet that he is the same age as MH and Will looks a decade older. Inbreeding and being a crappy human is not a good recipe for aging well.
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Post by Ls2012 on Apr 8, 2021 23:38:33 GMT -6
Ok, this is slightly mean but really, those Windsor genes really come on strong when they near middle age, don't they. He's looking more and more like Stephen Miller every day.
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Post by loveswaffles on Apr 9, 2021 5:05:58 GMT -6
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Post by frlcb on Apr 9, 2021 5:08:20 GMT -6
While completely not unexpected it is still so sad. They have been married so long.
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Post by jaidit on Apr 9, 2021 5:10:00 GMT -6
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Post by marygracerich on Apr 9, 2021 5:11:02 GMT -6
I haven’t been in this thread for months but I came here as soon as I heard the news.
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