"Spare" beats the press at its own game: excellent review of the book & US culture...

[Dorian Gray]

161. This post gets at something that's kind of true

First I'd like to write a disclaimer: I'm an american who doesn't side with any of them, really. I've said publicly that I enjoy watching the train wreck and I like that Harry/Meg are a thorn in the crown's side. So I guess I have a slight bias.

In American media, there are lines being drawn here, and those lines are really weird. Republican media really and truly is pro monarchy. THey're anti-Harry and Meghan in a way that is oddly off-putting. There is a tendency to really despise them in those media circles, and I don't understand it other than an appeal to authority and authoritarian leadership.

In general, the black media circles (And to be fair, others, as well) are very pro Harry and Meghan. Which probably comes from the opposite side of the same card. Anti Authoritarian leadership of a monarchy that made it's fortune through colonialism, slavery and subjugating various indigenous groups around the world to minimized power in their own lands.

Then there is the gossip media circles. Mixed bag here, often depending on the background of the intended viewer. But this circle plays up the most dramatic revelations and perpetuates rumors.

So where to american progressive media circles land? A lot of them celebrate Harry and Meghan bc their conservative counterparts react against them. But there is more nuanced response in this circle in general, and many progressive/liberal people are open to more varied views.