I'm sorry, with love is meghan is awful

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I tried.

I really did.

But JFC it's absolutely awful.

"Come and watch me make the most basic of crafts while telling me how much you admire me, and I gently patronise you"

Really awful.

on here, on mumsnet - I thought that would go without saying.

in real life - yes - humans can do a lot worse than in a post.

It isn't. It's inane dross in my opinion. I don't like or dislike her as an individual though.

I mainly blame Netflix for this and I'm annoyed that they have wasted so much of their subscription money on hopeless rubbish output like H&M. No wonder Netflix is struggling.

H&M have been extremely successful in monetising themselves without having anything much to offer in return. They have done surprisingly well since leaving the RF. I find their rank hypocrisy hard to stomach but clearly a lot of people (especially in the USA) aren't phased by this.

Media outlets review TV shows.

They have reviewed this one. I am not sure why they shouldn't?

What are your thoughts on the content of the show? Did you enjoy it?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62zq7zvrpqo.amp

it’s been renewed for another season so even if people claim not to like it, someone is definitely watching it. I suppose it’s been talked about and written about so much now by people who are / not fans it’s made more people have a watch. I think it’s like everything they do, if everyone who says they wish they’d go away and never be seen again just stopped paying them any attention rather than clicking on articles and commenting on these sort of threads… maybe they would.

i watched the show btw 100% because of MM and I am sure I’m not the only one. Not because I’m a huge fan but very much out of curiosity and I’m sure I’m very much not alone on that.

Hmm referring to a woman of colour as a turd.... questionable.

Well it's a beautiful show, I'll give them that. I feel that the format is a bit like Martha Stewart would be like if she were on the telly now. And some of the ideas aren't terrible- the crudite platter and pasta dish looked quite nice.

But she doesn't have the skillset or the personality for presenting, nor does she have the expertise and gravitas in this area, so it's boring and a bit cringe and just doesn't work.

What did you think of the show? I assume you enjoyed it from what you have posted? What made it 'work' for you?

Hi, I didn't mind it, it was just on in the back ground when I was writing an essay, A bit like watching an Instagram reel I suppose . Pretty to look at and didn't really have to concentrate on it.

I didn’t say the show shouldn’t be reviewed at all. Please read again.

I thought the show was light hearted lifestyle entertainment and beautifully shot. I’ve only watched 3 episodes so far.

Who made you the thread police??

I didn't mind her until I saw the programme being advertised and she gets pissed off at people still calling her Meghan Markle instead of Meghan Sussex. What a first world thing to be offended by.

Yes, I think it's strange how she has morphed into the Trad Wife role, but maybe that's who she is. If you're going to do this kind of thing, you have to be quite natural and have genuine friends because otherwise, it does show. It's important to be natural and authentic, it's not a cookery show.
There's nothing inherently wrong with it, and that's how she wants to make a living, fine. However, I found some of the conversations a bit syrupy for my taste.

I don't think you understand what a trad wife is.

Meghan seems to like hosting. That's not being a trad wife.

I do understand what a Trad Wife is.

I used to kick back against a Trad wife on Twitter. I can tell you, Meghan is not one.

You're not demonstrating that on this thread

Perhaps her aesthetic is to be a homemaker.
To be supportive of her husband and his role. To model clothes, to be in the kitchen. I'm not saying that's wrong, that's her choice and if that suits her, fine.
It seems very traditional to me?

I think I have, but really that's probably semantics.
I'm not criticising Meghan, if that's your issue. I actually don't have a problem with her, and if this is how she wants to earn money, good luck to her.

Well no. It's not about whether you're criticising her or not, just factual accuracy. Being into hosting / cooking for friends is not being a trad wife.

Ok. Disclaimer: I am not attacking Meghan. I never have.
I'm going to come off this thread now, because I've seen how these go.
One final point repeated: if this is how she wants to earn money, good luck to her. That's really my main point.

Didn't expect to but I'm enjoying it...

Newspapers review TV shows on p. 36. I was in the newsagent the other day and from memory the Sun, the Telegraph, the Daily Mail, the Times, all had a ‘review’ of this show (i.e. whipping up a froth against Meghan) as a front-page banner headline. That’s not business as usual. It is hate. It reflects incredibly badly on our country, tbh.

And I say that as someone who doesn’t particularly like her and thinks the show looks cringe, but she just isn’t important in the way they try to make her. Tbh whenever I see her on the front pages I assume there’s something else they’re trying to distract from, in this case maybe the fact that JD Vance had just been disrespecting British soldiers and they’ve said positive things about him in the past? I dunno, but I found it extremely interesting that he said something that from anyone else would have them in a rage, but somehow it’s Meghan who’s public enemy number one.

The trad wife is a whole subculture, it's actually a booming influencer trend at the moment and Meghan is flirting with a lot of their principles in her show.

The homemaking in floaty dresses, the flower picking, the bee keeping, the home cooking in the big beautiful kitchen, being their husband's biggest fan, the little kids running through the open meadow, collecting the homegrown eggs. So many of these 'Trad Wives' are uber wealthy (Ballerina Farm for example), same as Meghan.

While there are a minority of far right trad wives, that is not who posters are likening Meghan to.

Wonder if her mother would feel awkward about it, given how Meghan slagged off her 'latchkey kid' diet.
We don't all have the time to make flower petal donuts and fucking ladybird crostini 🙄