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Why The Media Is Totally Wrong About Meghan Markle’s Latest Scandal
THIS Time, The Problem Isn’t Her
I find myself in the awkward and honestly perplexing situation of finding myself fiercely defending Meghan Markle. Or am I supposed to call her the Duchess of Sussex? I don’t know the protocol, so I’ll just call her Meghan for now.
What I do know is that the recent media discourse around her, following the news that police in the Philippines are investigating her father, Thomas Markle Sr on allegations of possessing pornographic images of children, is completely unfair.
Since when do the (alleged) sins of the father become the sins of the child? Did we expect the late Queen or the current King to atone for the reported disgusting misdeeds of the former Prince Andrew?
Of course not.
So why the double standard?
Why is Meghan being crucified for this? She posted her jam or whatever on Instagram. She didn’t speak out when the allegations first came to light in 2019. She blamed the Royal Family for her mental health problems, not her (allegedly) pervy dad.
It’s easy to villainize her. She’s the whinger in the Ginger and the Whinger, the not-so-affectionate name the media assigned to her and her husband, Harry.
