French magazine Charlie Hebdo mocks George Floyd's murder and Meghan's racism concerns

[debbrianna]

The cover reads: 'Why Meghan left Buckingham Palace', 'Because I couldn't breathe'.

At first I wss argust. But thinking about this, as an analogy, it's very accurate in it's depiction.
It's her subject who are being racist. She didn't condemned the racism which makes her part of the problem. Britain's colonial past is part of racism both here and the USA. The racism meghan faced is not far of that of George Floyd's becuse the mentality is the same. Racism is racism. Those who tried to kill meghan are no different to the police who knelt on George Floyd's neck.

I looked askance at that cover. But thinking about it again, it's an apt depiction and you are right.

The racism meghan faced is not far off that of George Floyd's becuse the mentality is the same. Racism is racism. Those who tried to kill meghan are no different to the police who knelt on George Floyd's neck

Racists want racism to be acceptable, and never challenged. They're part of one huge poisonous well of hate. & the more examples of it the better as people need to wake up, and racists need to shut up.

The royal family knelt on the knecks of all the places they colonised. They took the life out them and left them to suffer in poverty and debt they could never pay pack. Those countries can't breath. This is representative of all racism.

"Neck" not "kneck"

Who tried to kill Meghan...?!

@roarfeckingroarr

Who tried to kill Meghan...?!

The neo-nazi groups/far right! It was just meghan but Harry for marrying meghan.

debbrianna

I've no doubt PM was hellbent on hounding Meghan to death. Death by a thousand cuts of public scorn and humiliation. Meanwhile her own parent and family she married into, stood by and watched.

Rare is the person who could bear that, no matter how much money or status they have. We see it on MN Stately Homes threads, various emotional and verbal abuse threads; note victims there aren't told or expected to put up and shut up.

As said, cover is an apt depiction of the reality of this situation.

I wonder how long the royal family will survive. Once the Queen's gone, I think we'll see some major changes.

I see no lies in that picture

Well, glad someone's calling out the Queen to be honest. After all, she's the head of this institution and for once should be accountable rather than hiding/being hidden behind all the others.

Prince Philip did this - The Queen's husband.
Prince Charles did this - The Queen's son.
Prince Andrew - The Queen's son.
Kate and William - The Queen's grandson and granddaughter-in law.
The RF put out a statement - The Queen's office and she signs off on things.

Yep, the Queen has to have a word with them all or own up to what her institution is.

When I first saw this image, I felt the same as you. Then I realised it absolutely is accurate.

Note how they made Meghan's skin tone much darker than she actually is

A country with the colonial past that the UK is built on racism. William would have done better to ignore the question he was asked when visiting that school the other day.

I think it's one image that encompasses a lot. Today I saw a video with Shola talking to cnn and references George Floyd's and how "I can't breath" being a symbol and resonating with a lot of people regarding racism. I think the drawing captures it really well.

I read that cartoon as saying that the racism allegations could be a pivotal moment for the monarchy and possibly the UK in the same way that George Floyd ignited a new level of consciousness and activism around the world.

Whether that will happen is anyone’s guess.

I think once the Queen passes, the RF future should be considered. I just don't think things will ever be the same regarding their image which seems to deteriorate over the years....

It's a pretty distasteful image, but the message is apt. Ideally, there would be a watershed examining of the RF's past, in the way the national trust and other institutions are looking at colonialism and racism in their culture and history. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that this will happen - they've gone on the defensive.

Sugarlost - I agree there needs to be a re-think of the RF. The press that Meghan got was just vile, and the old message of 'never complain, never explain' just wasn't appropriate for the age of social media and attacks from all areas. Especially when it seemed there were interventions to stop narratives getting out for other RF members.

I think the handling of the Andrew debacle was dire and really shows how out of step they are. I imagine Charles becoming king for a short spell then handing over to William, but it's going to be a challenge to command the same respect the Queen did. I really think they need to slim things down and be a bit more down to earth in the style of some of the European royals, perhaps turn some of the palaces over to the national trust or charity, but unfortunately William seems pretty old school so I don't think that will happen.

@PompomDahlia you mean the RF have done what all British institutions from the Met police to the press do when their racist behaviour is exposed?

As some one living in France the title of your thread is pretty inflammatory.

The general black Americans and British who saw this took as mocking the death of George Floyd.

I am interested in how this is viewed in France.

This only my opinion and I can only tell you what little I have seen. I live a rather isolated existence with no TV.

DD1 and her Lycee friends were fully outraged by the racism and violence of the police. The newspapers I've seen seem to have followed the same lines as this. That what happened was fundamentally wrong. I've seen no mockery of FG anywhere ever.

France is quite different in attitudes to the UK and largely left wing politically. The UK Labour Party is to the right of the Right here.

The majority of black people here are from the old French territories so North Africa, Ivory Coast etc. There is a lot of racism and political correctness is a good decade behind the UK. But the racism is "different" and most pointedly anti-Muslim. That said France is pro-Palestinian.

But like all these things it's a country of individuals. Charlie Hebdo is very well known political satirist paper and well respected but not known for its discretion. It's also run by a political elite who are largely untouchable since the massacre.