{"id":62465,"date":"2021-12-03T03:08:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T03:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=62465"},"modified":"2021-12-03T14:47:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T14:47:35","slug":"prince-charles-meghan-markle-and-the-power-of-racist-microagressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=62465","title":{"rendered":"Prince Charles, Meghan Markle and the power of racist microagressions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prince Charles, Meghan Markle and the power of racist microagressions<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

NBC News<\/strong><\/a>
2021-12-01<\/p>\n

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

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Members of Britain’s royal family<\/a> pose for an official portrait to mark Prince Charles’<\/a> 70th birthday in the gardens of Clarence House<\/a> in London<\/a>, on Sept. 5, 2018. Chris Jackson \/ Clarence House via Reuters file<\/em><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Something that may seem innocently ambiguous can in fact leave an incredibly powerful mark.<\/em><\/p>\n

Imagine that upon your engagement, instead of congratulations, you hear that your future father-in-law has begun musing about your future son or daughter\u2019s complexion. Now imagine how that would feel if you were biracial and the first Black-identified person to marry into the modern British royal family<\/a>, and none other than the next king of England<\/a> was allegedly speculating about the race of your hypothetical children<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to the new book \u201cBrothers and Wives: Inside the Private Lives of William, Kate, Harry, and Meghan<\/a>,\u201d written by Christopher Andersen<\/a>, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex<\/a>, didn’t have to imagine how that might feel \u2014 she lived it. Among other tidbits, royals expert Andersen claims Prince Charles<\/a> discussed the potential melanin levels of his future grandchildren over breakfast with his wife, Camilla<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read the entire article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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