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Meghan, Harry & The Most Royal Racism

The Netflix docu-series is pretty cool & truth telling

'bumpyjonas…
3 min readJan 4, 2023
Photo: Misan Harriman/@misanharriman

***NO SPOILERS***

Love

I am slowly making my way through Harry and Meghan, the Netflix Docuseries. I am digging it.

I have always liked the couple from a far. I don’t think they owe any of us anything. It is hard to find the love of your life in this life and it looks as if they have found theirs (each other).

They jumped into the ocean with no life jacket and are making it work. I support them 1000 percent. Love is hard.

I am not going to drop any spoilers here for those who are watching it or who will watch it. But, in Episode 3 and 4, the race issue bubbles up to the surface and the already edgy series becomes even more edgy. And, it is a good thing.

The series is about Harry and Meghan, two people in love trying to make a life in the world. But it is also, like any good documentary, about life itself.

Race

In Episode 3, one issue that the producers of the series slid in carefully is African slavery. It only lasts a few minutes. It is not really part of the story being told but it is and we all know it. It is needed to contextualize some of what Meghan and Harry had to…

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