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The royal family

Harry and Megan dubbed "fucking grifters" Part Deux

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Qbish · 27/06/2023 12:06

Harry and Meghan slammed by Spotify executive after podcast deal ends | The Independent

The old thread got closed, just as I was trying to quote tweet someone! So I've started this one, because this shitshow is still rumbling on

Spotify executive hits out at Harry and Meghan after podcast deal ends

Sussexes inked three-year $25m deal with audio company but produced just one series of content

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/harry-meghan-spotify-deal-grifters-b2360608.html

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Wheresthebeach · 30/06/2023 08:42

Yeah...it would be the first positive thing he's done.

I just hope Scobie doesn't overshadow/rack up the muck again. It would be good for all if everything settled down.

cobicat · 30/06/2023 08:47

This incident involving the NY Mayor, who accused a Holocaust survivor in her 80s of behaving like a 'plantation owner' because she had criticised his approach to rent hikes really reminded me of Harry and Meghan.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/nyregion/nyc-eric-adams-plantation-owner.html

User34352515 · 30/06/2023 09:01

Those posts occurred in one thread in the space of half a day. It was a frenzy of them. I read them and felt ill. To think women are capable of doing this after all we’ve learned about how it hurts not only the woman criticised, but also other women.

I have never read any of the sort of stuff on your list on MN (sounds more like something over on Tattle), and certainly not within the past 24hrs. I think you were actively digging for the worst examples to prove your point, possibly posts that later got deleted. I think your children should worry more about the fact that you lurk on a Harry & Meghan message board to compile lists of insults that were posted in real time, just to get a moral upper-hand over a small handful of strangers on the internet.

I have no qualms gossiping about a celebrity, because they would never find out and it's always been a huge part of fame culture. It gives people an outlet for silly, idle speculation which fuels the value of the entire industry. I don't stoop to the point of physical insults (pointless really as Meghan is far more polished and beautiful than I could ever be). But the fact that we share the same reproductive organs is pretty irrelevant. By that reasoning I need to blindly support 50% of the entire world's population regardless of their individual personality, character, motives, etc.

Roussette · 30/06/2023 09:02

cobicat · 30/06/2023 08:47

This incident involving the NY Mayor, who accused a Holocaust survivor in her 80s of behaving like a 'plantation owner' because she had criticised his approach to rent hikes really reminded me of Harry and Meghan.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/nyregion/nyc-eric-adams-plantation-owner.html

I can only go by your post because the article is behind a paywall but how on earth can you liken this to H&M??
How?
That is quite a slur

Roussette · 30/06/2023 09:07

I have never read any of the sort of stuff on your list on MN (sounds more like something over on Tattle), and certainly not within the past 24hrs

So you are disputing this happened? When a number of posters talked about it and saw it? Are we all lying?
It was last week

No. None deleted. I get fed up of reporting and can't spend my life reporting posts, there were too many. Basically anyone can say anything about H&M and it stands, they are the punch bag for many posters

(Cue this post getting deleted)

Qbish · 30/06/2023 09:10

Can this thread be about this thread, please? 😉

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Ridemeginger · 30/06/2023 09:12

Omid Scobie has written some negative stuff about Catherine and the children, so I am guessing the new book will largely focus on the Wales family, and whether they are capable of taking the reins - or indeed the reigns! Probably conclude that they are unfit to take the monarchy into the next century, without some very special help to ensure the fair distribution of sausages and bedrooms.

MrsFinkelstein · 30/06/2023 09:13

Qbish · 30/06/2023 09:10

Can this thread be about this thread, please? 😉

Exactly. It's exhausting reading pigeon chess by the same posters on multiple threads.

To quote from Red Leader "keep on target".

Iwantcakeeveryday · 30/06/2023 09:13

This all started because I shared a poem by a woc. I shared it because of the overwhelming negativity on this board about her, not just that one thread but it was an example, and this thread itself is the second about a single comment a man made about them. Meghan has borne the brunt of that comment on these boards. The amount of comments about what they should do next is insane. People are literally hoping she fails, so that's the motivation for sharing the poem. From this thread:Problem with Meghan is that she clearly wants to have profound ideas about the world but is not smart enough to do so
And let's face it, without their titles, they're nobodies
Meghan is literally only famous for marrying a prince, and being the first mixed-race working royal.
They have grossly overestimated their own potential and talent and have wrung as much as they can out of their celebrity mates.

Iwantcakeeveryday · 30/06/2023 09:14

Qbish · 30/06/2023 09:10

Can this thread be about this thread, please? 😉

Like I said before, its quite hard to understand what this thread is about and you yourself have commented about various topics. There doesn't seem to be a specific theme here, other than, trash Meghan and Harry.

Howsimplywonderful · 30/06/2023 09:18

I’ve compared them to the tale of Icarus which seems far closer to what has happened to them.

Perhaps they will ‘rise up’ but it’s probably more appropriate to use ‘lifted up by wealthy friends and connections’

tigger2022 · 30/06/2023 09:20

Ridemeginger · 30/06/2023 09:12

Omid Scobie has written some negative stuff about Catherine and the children, so I am guessing the new book will largely focus on the Wales family, and whether they are capable of taking the reins - or indeed the reigns! Probably conclude that they are unfit to take the monarchy into the next century, without some very special help to ensure the fair distribution of sausages and bedrooms.

I’m guessing it will be really horrible about Catherine.

Also “Endgame” is a bit of a dramatic title given that the RF and monarchy are still very popular, there’s nothing to suggest an imminent demise. Maybe it’s for an American audience?

Roussette · 30/06/2023 09:20

It's a case of start a thread and all detractors group together and throw anything at it as long as it's negative about her or him.

If there was something specific to post on from the OP ..I would.

I think the fucking grifters thread only warranted one thread which is why this one is flailing about perhaps

FloofCloud · 30/06/2023 09:23

tigger2022 · 29/06/2023 17:38

Ok I said I wasn’t going to talk about Kate’s clothes anymore but I’m allowed one more time: when Kate is doing her relatable mum off-the-rack-last-season-from-Zara look, she does actually get those clothes fitted. So she could be wearing F&F or George at ASDA and it would look like the clothes were made for her. Comparatively the lack of proper fitting or tailoring makes some of Meghan’s outfits look last minute or off the rack or like they were intended for someone else. Her stylists don’t seem to pay enough attention to detail because it’s such a basic thing that would elevate her look - if it actually fit her! It annoys me, I feel like I could do a better job, hire me Meghan 😂

Does she pay for stylists though!? I suspect the RF has seamstresses to sort clothes out, but would MM have that kind of resource ... or it could me she's loaned the clothes so can't adjust them. As others have said I don't think it's right to put down peoples shapes etc as it's just them, and really unethical to roll backwards in time and be so cutting.
Saying that I have no love for MM whatsoever but suspect she doesn't have the same wardrobe support.
Also ... would you ACTUALLY want to work for them
Lol ... if rumours are right then they're not the kind of people decent working people would want to work for

Roussette · 30/06/2023 09:23

Ahhh we can talk about the Scobie book then even though it's nothing to do with fucking grifters!

As I understand it, the book isn't out until at least the end of the year? It'll get very boring speculating how awful it is for months and months...

tigger2022 · 30/06/2023 09:25

Roussette · 30/06/2023 09:20

It's a case of start a thread and all detractors group together and throw anything at it as long as it's negative about her or him.

If there was something specific to post on from the OP ..I would.

I think the fucking grifters thread only warranted one thread which is why this one is flailing about perhaps

I think the “fucking grifters” thing snowballed into other execs and slebs criticising them… (which I personally think is unprofessional and mean but anyway) so the thread has also evolved as the story grew. I don’t think talking about racism is off topic either, although it’s a bit of a stretch to say those comments about grifting and being untalented are racially motivated, I think it’s on topic to try and put the case forward. Though I have to admit the link to Maya Angelou… I am not seeing to put it politely lmao.

tigger2022 · 30/06/2023 09:26

FloofCloud · 30/06/2023 09:23

Does she pay for stylists though!? I suspect the RF has seamstresses to sort clothes out, but would MM have that kind of resource ... or it could me she's loaned the clothes so can't adjust them. As others have said I don't think it's right to put down peoples shapes etc as it's just them, and really unethical to roll backwards in time and be so cutting.
Saying that I have no love for MM whatsoever but suspect she doesn't have the same wardrobe support.
Also ... would you ACTUALLY want to work for them
Lol ... if rumours are right then they're not the kind of people decent working people would want to work for

She definitely has stylists! Honestly Meghan if you are on this board (Hi!) give Harry the heave-ho, let me live in his shed, and I will do it for free

Roussette · 30/06/2023 09:30

If rumours are right then they're not the kind of people decent working people would want to work for

Rumours
You said it

Iwantcakeeveryday · 30/06/2023 09:31

Roussette · 30/06/2023 09:30

If rumours are right then they're not the kind of people decent working people would want to work for

Rumours
You said it

Funny that nobody from the anti crowd have commented on Kate going through 5 press secretaries in 6 years, one didn't;t even start! Quit beforehand! Must not be the kind of woman decent working people would want to work for.

Gracewithoutend · 30/06/2023 09:32

Roussette · 30/06/2023 09:07

I have never read any of the sort of stuff on your list on MN (sounds more like something over on Tattle), and certainly not within the past 24hrs

So you are disputing this happened? When a number of posters talked about it and saw it? Are we all lying?
It was last week

No. None deleted. I get fed up of reporting and can't spend my life reporting posts, there were too many. Basically anyone can say anything about H&M and it stands, they are the punch bag for many posters

(Cue this post getting deleted)

Do you request lots of posts to be deleted?

Roussette · 30/06/2023 09:32

tigger2022 · 30/06/2023 09:25

I think the “fucking grifters” thing snowballed into other execs and slebs criticising them… (which I personally think is unprofessional and mean but anyway) so the thread has also evolved as the story grew. I don’t think talking about racism is off topic either, although it’s a bit of a stretch to say those comments about grifting and being untalented are racially motivated, I think it’s on topic to try and put the case forward. Though I have to admit the link to Maya Angelou… I am not seeing to put it politely lmao.

I don't understand. You think the endless criticism of them by these 'executives ' is mean, yet a poem about rising above it, you don't get?

Gracewithoutend · 30/06/2023 09:35

Probably conclude that they are unfit to take the monarchy into the next century, without some very special help to ensure the fair distribution of sausages and bedrooms.

And first dibs on the Pepper the Pig duvet set!

Roussette · 30/06/2023 09:35

Gracewithoutend · 30/06/2023 09:32

Do you request lots of posts to be deleted?

No. As I said above.

Unless it's a personal attack on me. Then I report. Understandably.
I can't be arsed to report the vile stuff on H&M (and they exist) because moderation of H&M threads has changed enormously and anyone can say anything about either of them.

Why do you ask?
Do you?

Rhondaa · 30/06/2023 09:36

Gracewithoutend · 30/06/2023 09:32

Do you request lots of posts to be deleted?

It's quite interesting isn't it. There is nothing in this poster's post that breaks TGs so it makes you wonder why they say 'cue delete' and what on earth they spend their time reporting?

Rhondaa · 30/06/2023 09:38

'I can't be arsed to report the vile stuff on H&M (and they exist'

'Vile stuff' has always been deleted. Scrutiny and criticism hasn't, there is a massive difference.

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