I used to think you were over exaggerating about W’s one sided dueling courts. But that People Mag exclusive opened my eyes.
Listen, I am sure I have my biases and Stan moments but I do strive to be fair handed, to eschew conspiracy and to generally assume good or at least neutral intentions. It has gotten me in trouble with fellow Squad members sometimes but it is who I am. I really gave KP the benefit of the doubt for months. I tried to see the situation from William’s standpoint. I took stories seriously and critically engaged with the info shared on both sides. I chalked a lot of things up to coincidence.
But any careful and objective reading of what is going on points to some pretty gross and frankly sinister dynamics. And as a Black woman who has seen similar dynamics play out in my professional life and then of course in broader cultural contexts, I know I am not crazy when I say that it is very clear that William and Kate are directly mimicking Harry and Meghan. That they (and others) have waged a dangerous smear campaign—or at least turned a blind eye to one done in their name. That they feel clearly threatened by the Sussexes and their work. And that William particularly will not rest until he feels his brother has been brought sufficiently to heel. And that the UK media and perhaps aspects within the BRF will not rest until Meghan is out of the picture.
None of this is ok. On one hand the desperate single-white femaling and the copying is comical. We heard for years about how every little thing the Sussexes did was not the “royal way” and yet here we are! There is some laughs to be had. But the deeper story here is one of gross racial and power dynamics and that needs to be called out very explicitly.
