{"id":59232,"date":"2019-11-19T00:43:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T00:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=59232"},"modified":"2019-11-19T00:43:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T00:43:01","slug":"examining-meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-an-african-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=59232","title":{"rendered":"Examining Meghan Markle and Prince Harry: An African Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Examining Meghan Markle and Prince Harry: An African Journey<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Psychology Today<\/a>
\n2019-11-18<\/p>\n

Sarah Gaither, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/a>, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
\nDuke University, Durham, North Carolina<\/em><\/p>\n

Dr. Jennifer Sims<\/strong><\/a>, Assistant Professor of Sociology
\nUniversity of Alabama, Huntsville<\/em><\/p>\n

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“Mixed” reactions highlight mixed-race issues in the US<\/a> and the UK<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Even before the full documentary \u201cHarry & Meghan: An African Journey<\/a>\u201d aired on ABC, social media was abuzz from a teaser clip of Duchess Meghan Markle<\/a> being interviewed. In the video, an off-screen Tom Bradby<\/a> is heard asking Markle how she is doing. She thanks him for asking, saying that not many people do, and answers that the media attention has been difficult on top of being a newlywed and a new mom. Here, Meghan noted her struggles not just as a mom, but as a newlywed and a new royal. Her multiple identities<\/a>\u2014both those that were newly obtained and those she has always had such as being multiracial\u2014were highlighted in this documentary. Thus, this documentary reminded viewers around the world how easy it is to be judged and excluded particularly when you represent multiple groups.<\/p>\n

Many were moved by her words. On Twitter, messages of support, crying GIFs<\/a>, and jokes of being ready to fight for her were tweeted under the hashtag #HarryAndMeghan. Others, however, were less sympathetic. Talk show host Wendy Williams<\/a> said that \u201cnobody feels sorry for\u201d Markle and that the Duchess \u201cknew exactly<\/a>\u201d what she was doing marrying into the British royal family<\/a>. Jane Ridley<\/a> of the New York Post<\/em> noted that \u201cSomething\u2019s off when you\u2019re bemoaning your lot as a VIP<\/a>;\u201d and author Dominic Green<\/a> called it entitlement to say one is \u201cexisting, not living\u201d when that existence is \u201con millions of pounds of taxpayers money<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

From a psychology angle, these \u201cmixed\u201d views of Markle (pun intended) correlate with the confusion and varied reactions that mixed-race individuals often face. Past work<\/a> highlights the constant identity questioning and denial that mixed-race individuals face since they often don\u2019t fit into either of their racial in-groups. In Markle\u2019s case, she not only is mixed-race but also is now bicultural as she balances both U.S.<\/a> and UK<\/a> expectations…<\/p>\n

Read the entire article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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