Meghan, Duchess of Sussex spotted out and about

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Recently spotted at a TSwift (allegedly), Barbie movie for her birthday, a restaurant, and then hanging out with friends in an Instagram selfie. She looks phenomenal in this photo!

Glad to see she's enjoying her life back home with her family.

Meghan summer selfie

Must have been before my time on here.

Ummm no I am not trying to deviate from anything. I am though giving my experience of living in certain communities which is valid. I have to say that I do not feel threatened by any black women or WOC. I was specifically asked at an interview many years ago "how would you feel if your boss was a national who was less qualified than you but there because of purely being a national?" That was the beginning of a very interesting experience. I have no uncomfortable truths and indeed in the life I have led ( which you know nothing about) opened my eyes to many many new experiences. I have no idea what your middle paragraph is even about.

Ummm excuse me, it was in US and Australian press

I have already said I don't go on the unpleasant sites

And my DD (who is a massive fan of Serena) showed it to me and was shocked

Discussed widely in society! Surely you have heard of it?

I actually haven't and I didn't google earlier. I don't know why you are acting so surprised and as if I am lying.

@MrsFiddle I'm not sure what your point is about the interview question

The issue isn't whether you are threatened by a woc it's about how society reacts to people of colour

Well it was a response to "still feel deeply threatened by black women" - isn't that a reaction to POC?

We were discussing how some white peoples are threatened by poc accessing traditionally white areas such as royalty etc

Still not sure what you mean by the interview comment

and I'm not sure what you mean by referring to the interview comment - so why don't you ask me what you want to in simple terms?

I don't think I can make it any simpler

Well you can say that - let me help you - what interview question?

I think you have only mentioned one interview

Ah MY interview - sorry I get it now. I am merely telling you that this was a question that I was asked in an interview where I was going as part of a team to upgrade shall we say a status quo in a country but because of politics we would have bosses who were not skills and knowledge appropriate but would get the top jobs because of their nationality. It was a good question to ask or bring up as it made candidates aware of what it was likely to be like there and was as it turned out. It was part of an anecdote really in my story of ending up in certain countries for so long.

Thank you , I wasn't sure if that was what you meant

what did that story have to do with what was being discussed?

Actually, with sports, my theory has always been that the talent is undeniable when you see a runner in front. You cannot say they came last when everyone can see.

Throwing or kicking a ball, everyone has eyes and they will see.

Where they can play games with sports like car racing, we can also see that it's not just the person but behind influencing results.

Where it becomes tricky is when you need to be made famous. Acting, singing, head office or political arenas. That is where you can see the goals shift.

Perhaps the person was a fantastic runner but actually wanted to be a lawyer? However being a runner was the direction in which they were steered as that was acceptable

Shaking the table early in the morning I see 🤣

Jinkies 🤭

The only thing I am going to say on all of this is that

"I had to work for people in other nations who I thought didn't deserve their position but they got it because of..."politics" and "nationality"..."

I did NOT say that. No one said these people did not deserve it. The interviewers from the country concerned asked a question but NOT THAT ONE. They were portraying a factual situation. The fact that people in their own country would be holding positions that they were not qualified to have.

I am not engaging in what is an obvious attempt to take these discussions the usual way - twist people's words, even lie about what they said to paint a racist picture in the hope that the poster will - what? - get so angry that they end up saying something that they will get deleted or banned. That is not going to happen here. I am sorry that some people feel this way and think I would be questioning myself as to why I am so intent on making other people the bad guy all the time even when it involves such appalling behaviour.

I'm just not clear what actual point you were making or how it fitted into the discussion

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