Why is Meghan hated?

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I have very strong views about the Royals especially Camilla, however I am genuinely interested and want to find out more as to why Meghan Markle seems to be so hated. I'm asking in case there is something I have missed. I do read up as much as I can and watch shows from 'both sides' of the argument, but there is nothing that I have seen so far that warrants the level of sheer hatred geared towards her - I don't mean on here necessarily, but on social media in general. She cannot do ANYTHING without a swarm of people descending on her like vampires to tear her apart.

She isn't an adulteress, she's not a paedophile or sex offender, she isn't lazy, she seems to genuinely care about people in need.....and from what has been shown, she genuinely loves Harry and is just trying to make a life with him. He left the UK to start a life away from a nest of some awful people, his mother died when he was 12, his uncle is a sex offender, there is racism and a rigid set of rules within that family where he won't be king anyway so what is wrong with him leaving?

I'm not starting this to start an argument I am genuninely interested in why she is so rabidly disliked and why? Maybe I will start to feel differently if there is more of a reason but at the moment I cannot see one?

They are all appalling.

Inventive though in the ways they find to succeed at being so.

I find the pair of them baffling - what do they want?

They want to show the world how perfect their life is but complain at every opportunity- it isn't a good look.

They hate the Royal institution but are determined to cling on to those titles.

Security? Why is security in the UK the only problem? They travel everywhere else perfectly fine - I really don't see why the UK is more unsafe than Nigeria/ Colombia/ Jamaica. Also they do get security in the UK but have to give notice and details of their plans - isn't that reasonable? What they want is a security team at their beck and call paid for by us - why? They live overseas.

I can totally understand why they wouldn't want to stay in the Royal family but why then are they trying to act like "Royals" still? Harry knows no different I guess.

I would have far more respect for her if she ditched the title and faux royal pretence - she was part of the Royal household for a few months, does she really think that makes her "royal"? the others who married in took years to build their reputation (and also suffered terribly at the hands of the British press).

He needs to leave the court cases, I guess he wants to "slay the dragon" as he blames the press for his mother's death but he can't then court the same press for his own ends without coming across as a raging hypocrite.

I don't get the rabid hate though, I will admit to finding them fascinating and await their next publicity stunt - it's like a soap opera.

She is middle aged ! And she is a liar.

I thought it was a great sermon but it was hugely different to the style (and length) of the sermons the UK congregation are mostly used to.

Having been made to sit through endless Baptist sermons routinely running at some 45 minutes I can promise a mere 14 was a win 😁

Without wishing to be accused of being “nasty”, the RF threads are bursting with evidence if you care to read them. There are posters with in depth knowledge and professional expertise who contribute regularly. You’re asking people to rehash things which have been posted a thousand times over.

I was ambivalent towards her until the Oprah interview where she dug herself into a huge hole. I do think she was different behind closed doors and could easily turn into a bridezilla, lacking manners and class. She was also a bit clueless as to the family she was marrying into - she refused all help to integrate and just did her own thing. It was doomed for failure.

I think she and Harry treated her father appallingly- they should all have met up before they got engaged. Her father is actually the one who has won the Emmy awards for his work in TV. She is a mediocre actress at best.

I do think spitting image have her and Harry depicted pretty accurately.

I kind of feel sorry for her. I have no vested interest in the Royal Family, I’m not British, so I don’t really follow them / her. One thing I would like to add is that I think she has been unfairly treated in people’s expectations of her. Diana had a model’s figure, so does Kate. Meghan doesn’t. I have seen her been beaten a bit online over her physique and poor fashion choices and I think it’s unfair. Other female royals don’t have model physiques either and other than Kate the rest of them are not great dressers. But you don’t see them being ripped apart online for it. Since when did princesses have to look and dress like models?? She is held to too high a standard. Unfortunately for Meghan, Kate is universally liked and has years of being a successful Royal, so Meghan is expected to compete or exceed Kate’s abilities. The bar was always set too unfairly high for Meghan

i have been enjoying those recent spitting image episodes. They do do a good Harry and meghan!

No its in his book

Diana had a model’s figure, so does Kate. Meghan doesn’t. I have seen her been beaten a bit online over her physique and poor fashion choices and I think it’s unfair.

I never understand the fashion thing as I think M generally dresses a lot better than Kate. I don't see either of them as having model figures, they both need to be careful of lengths etc because neither of them are perfectly proportioned (most people aren't). Diana had very good proportions.

Also in their interviews, their mouthpiece Omid Scobie (who seems to have gone to ground), and their behaviour.

Two words. Sussex Squad.

Why do some people put so much effort into obsessing thinking about people in the public eye? It is baffling. Why not concentrate on your own life instead of hating or hero-worshipping total strangers?

Other female royals don’t have model physiques either and other than Kate the rest of them are not great dressers. But you don’t see them being ripped apart online for it.

Hmm I see to recall Sarah Ferguson getting quite a bit of body shaming by the press - princess of pork I think was the term they used. Beatrice and Eugenie have had more than their fair share of critique by the tabloids over their weight and fashion choices. The difference is they laughed it off and ignored it as the petty drivel it is. The pretzel hat Beatrice wore to a wedding which everyone laughed at was auctioned off for charity. Meghan takes it personally and throws a strop.

I'm mixed race and I don't believe its racism either. It's because people believe her main motivator is fame. She was initially very popular, if she had bided her time she would have stayed popular but she showed her true colours quite early.

This absolutely

I don’t think she is hated really. Most people have some sympathy for her and Harry or they don’t really care. This board is not representative of real life ime.

I think myself fairly neutrual on Meghan and Harry.

I dont care for the outright lies (like claiming they got married 2 days earlier)
I found her mocking the curtesy thing weird and uncomfortable

I find the whole "I'm a huggy person odd". Ok so she is William and Kate are not. Why does that make her way the "right" way? All that tells us is she couldn't read the room.

I have no issue with her being mixed its not something I see as an issue personally

I thought her wedding dress was stunningly beautiful (and Kates pretty but super safe)

I think Harry should have prepared her better for royal life

I think Harry should have found her some therapy when she was struggling. I do not buy he didn't know how..he admits he had a therapist himself so call and ask for recommendations... thats fully on Harry not on Meghan who likely didnt feel able to do so without it would cause issues.

I had no issue with them exiting royal life I thought ok good.for you go.do what you wish. I dislike the book and the interview dont go selling out people close to you and not expect backlash.

I am ok with Lilibeth it's not a name Id have cbosen but I dont care for Archie either so all I deduce from that is they have different baby name taates to me.

I have no issue with her current programmes. They dont interest me so I dont watch.

I actually have no issue w her and Kate not getting on i think that is common with sister in laws and w this one I think Meghan likely stuggled further with Kate being seen as more important than Her. Again here I lie blame at Harry who should have prepared her better for that life style.

I strongly disaprove of the racists comments that were in papers regarding her.

I dont think the comparison between her and Kate are fair Kate cant know what that was like for Meghan as she is not Meghan and Meghan cant know what the waity Katie thing was like for Kate as she is not Kate. So the whole sad face "its not the same" is neither here nor there as all we know is they are different experiences as they are not identical however that doesnt mean it could not hurt equally just for different reasons.

I have no issue with them chosing to live elsewhere than the UK in fact I think its a good idea for them

No issue with her video of dancing in labour again not something I would have chosen but each to their own

No issue with photo of Diana in labour room. If that works for them fine.

I do actually think she loves Harry and he her that makes me happy for them.

I.think for me i have no issue with what they chose to do personally for them. I have issues with placing blame on others. Like the huggy thing. The claiming they got married just the 2 of them 2 days earlier

Also will say I have more issus w Harry than Meghan

I get very tired of people on threads like this claiming its always racism. Its not always.

I do wish them a good and happy life I also hope no spare 2 ever comes out

I don't hate her by any means.

But for sure she saw him coming.

I cant stand her. But I do agree the negative reporting by the DM is relentless, stop giving her airtime.

I liked her to behin with but have found her to be entirely inauthentic and self indulgent. She chose not be part of the royal family, to move to America, publicly trash the Royal family, not partake in any Royal service but still wants to keep her title and use it. She wanted privacy but craves attention.
Then there was her show which was a rip off of Pamela Andersons.
Now the bizarre Zoolander walk at the Balenciaga show.

It's a shame really as Harry always came across so well when he was younger and he was really personable but now he's like a wet lettuce, complaining about first world problems and wirh this awful sense of entitlement.

The press was ripping her apart right from the start, including the wedding. If you look at the comparisons between the coverage she got vs Kate (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/meghan-markle-kate-middleton-double-standards-royal) then it goes way back - right down to the flowers she picked for her bouquet.

I think people hate her because the papers (especially the mail) got more clicks with articles slagging her off. As to why she was an easy target to slag off, I know people will deny this till they’re blue in the face, but her race plays a massive part. Let’s face it, the mail isn’t exactly a beacon of tolerance, it knows what its readership wants (hence the straight outta Compton headline where they said the quiet part out loud).

Again, people will deny it but the palace definitely leaks things to the press (Piers Morgan is friends with Camilla for example). She’s an incredibly successful woman in her own right (unlike many women who have married in to the royal family) who is naturally very good at public speaking, meeting people etc. She couldn’t be allowed to overshadow those higher up the line of succession (same as they didn’t want Diana to overshadow Charles).

Throwing Meghan under the bus (and to a lesser extent Harry) has been become and easy distraction for any sort of negative press (Uncle Andy pays off the woman accusing him of sexual assault? Meghan sends emails early in the morning! William and Charles are revealed to be slum landlords? Meghan didn’t actually make her jam at home! Etc etc). One day the smear campaign against Meghan will be used as an example of the effectiveness of propaganda.

There’s a thread here based on a Mail article slagging her off for a video she posted in Paris as she apparently had her feet up near where Diana died. Except if you look at where she was she was over a mile away and basically just posted the type of video loads of people do on holiday (plus she’s there for fashion week, it’s potentially a Devil Wears Prada nod). But if you go on that thread/online you’ll find people who genuinely believe that Meghan made her driver go past the tunnel where Diana died so she could specifically be disrespectful.

Brilliant post.

Kind of you to get upset on Pamela’s behalf but she’s publicly defended Meghan when a journalist tried to goad her into saying something negative, pointing out that she didn’t exactly invent cooking shows.

Besides - how come Meghan copied Pamela but Pamela didn’t copy Ina Garten or any number of chefs/celebrities who have made similar cooking and lifestyle shows?

Ok, I’ll bite - I, like others, thought she’d be a breath of fresh air, however that rapidly changed.
i feel she puts herself forward for literally everything possible, she constantly puts herself on a pedestal in front of the world, I’m a duchess, I’m a humanitarian, I’m a mum, I’m an environmentalist, I’m a self proclaimed ambassador for whatever the current vogue is that week. Everything she does on tv is completely empty of any guts, it’s all self promotion, literally ‘I’m just so wonderful….’ Or she gets sycophants around her blowing smoke up her arse telling her she’s amazing, so wonderful, so caring, brilliant etc … all scripted and she smiles into a filtered camera, smiling ‘thank you so much, it’s so hard being me …’ yet she does nothing! She portrays herself as a floaty fairy princess style of person, copying Diana, trying to ride her dead coattails which is just hideous and how disrespectful to Diana, her other son and her family, as well as the British public who admired Diana for things she actually did and achieved…. Megs tries to emulate this without the hard work. All of this, she uses the very media channels that she apparently despises for essentially telling news about her that was perhaps some crap, but let’s not forget,much of it is true, but she’s trying so hard to snip out 99% of her life, and she hates it that some media outlets have printed stories she doesn’t want out there because All she wants is her fairytale princess, love story (which in my opinion was her picking up a mentally unstable manchild, with no common sense or intelligence, but huge entitlement that she could use and abuse to her favour). Underneath this is a web of lies, cheating, manipulation, throwing of people under buses, clambering up and squashing down people to get her to this fairy princess pedestal she’s so desperate to cling onto and be the worlds princess/ambassador (insert any other word here)
BUT what has she actually done or achieved, not a lot! What background, qualifications, hard work and toil to be able to stand up and say I have personally done XYZ and have earned that right to be an environmentalist, feminist , women’s activist, women’s leader, etc … all she does is turn up with a camera and puts herself in front of it, and hoovers up everyone else’s hard work, pain, losses etc
and above all I cannot stand her constant lies, bullying and entitlement
I’m sure there other things but that springs to mind