With Love, Meghan on Netflix

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Anonymous wrote:I watched two episodes with my dh who chose it. When he first turned it on, I didn’t realize what it was and assumed it was a joke/parody/‘mockumentary’ type show. It is that cheesy.

She’s obviously not a real chef/cook. Her clothes are pretty but totally unpractical for a real cook. Her speech sounds like she’s trying to follow the inflections and intonations of Martha. The substantive banter sounds phony and forced. And it is so tone deaf in today’s environment and especially given MM’s previous claims about caring about social justice issues, etc. Also how do you try to present yourself as a caring, warm hostess after you’ve bashed and cut yourself off from both sides of you and your husband’s families???

She needs to find something else. This is really really bad.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s just weird for her to be showcasing how to cook and host on a show when she isn’t an expert in either. She has zero background in either field and likely didn’t host or cook beyond basics prior to marrying Harry. Even since then, she mostly hires out and does very little of it herself. So I just don’t get why this got made into a show.

Again, this was basically the concept behind the Tig, a website she ran for three years prior to marrying Harry. She is an amateur but, like Gwyneth, she had good taste and was known in her friend circles for being good at this kind of thing.

I actually have no idea if she "mostly hires out" now or not. When they show her cooking on the show, she looks to me like someone who cooks at home. Also when her actual friends appear on the show, you can tell that they appreciate this aspect of her personality, that she's hosted them many times and they appreciate the extra mile she goes as a hostess. So to me it seems like this is a genuine interest of hers, that she has some skill and background in it, and she is sharing real tips and tricks from things she has done before.

Is it much more impressive than what your best hostess girlfriend might do at her house or put up on her Pinterest? No. I know women who do stuff like this and they are as skilled as Meghan is. But she's famous and they aren't, she has a Netflix deal and they don't. It's the same with Goop -- is she the only person who could possibly have created that website? No, there are lots of women with similar tastes and interests who could have produces something similar. But she's famous and rich so she had a built in audience and other women don't.

Some of you are watching this show like you are totally unfamiliar with the concept of an already-famous person parlaying their fame into a lifestyle brand. It's not that uncommon! You've seen this before.

No, I’m more impressed with my girlfriends because their hostessing efforts are genuine. Meghan’s looks like she hired everything out and is just scripting it. Not impressive. Jennifer Garner makes cooking videos. She does it in her own kitchen, doesn’t pretend to be some expert, and they are genuine and funny. Sorry I just didn’t get that from Meghan’s. It looks like she is just trying to sell her hired out lifestyle

Well congrats, when one of your girlfriends makes a show about their hostessing efforts, please send us the details so we can evaluate it.

If Jennifer Garner ever takes a break from making Capitol One commercials to make a show about cooking and hostessing, I will check it out, too.

Who cares?

That’s the point. One of my girlfriends would never get a show because they are just ordinary “good” and not doing anything groundbreaking or original. Meghan got a show because she is Harry’s wife- not because of her amazing cooking and hostessing ideas, of which she has none. So if she is going to be having a show on the premise of being married to a prince, then at least make it authentic about their home and family life. But it is neither a glimpse of her authentic life, or a good cooking/ hosting show. It’s just this middle ground of fake pretty

Yeahhhhhh....two things:
1. The show isn't based on the premise of her marrying a prince. It's based on the premise of her being a basic aging millennial who likes easy recipes and crafts. As the other poster said, she had an entire blog about it.
2. If she showed Harry and the kids, you would accuse her of monetizing titles, monetizing her royal connections, monetizing the kids....and frankly, I can see WHY she does not show you her kids. You are insane. I wouldn't film at my house so that creeps like you could see the layout. And yes, you are a creep. It's really, really weird to be hyperfixated on wanting to see kids you don't know.

You are really having a difficult time grasping the concept of fame. And that's okay, I don't think you're bright so we can walk you through it! Here's how it works. People get famous from an avenue - acting, singing, marrying into royalty - and then they parlay that fame into other money making opportunities. Meghan Markle isn't any less "qualified" to give cooking advice than any of the actresses who have parlayed fame into a "lifestyle influencing career." You can not like her, for sure! I myself find her a little cringey and awkward. But to imply that she's less qualified to bake some treats and make floral arrangements than Gwyneth Paltrow and Pamela Anderson of all people based on some flimsy argument that "she's not an expert" is just because you don't like her. Okay, so Meghan's not enough of an expert but Pamela Anderson is a Michelin-starred chef?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s just weird for her to be showcasing how to cook and host on a show when she isn’t an expert in either. She has zero background in either field and likely didn’t host or cook beyond basics prior to marrying Harry. Even since then, she mostly hires out and does very little of it herself. So I just don’t get why this got made into a show.

Again, this was basically the concept behind the Tig, a website she ran for three years prior to marrying Harry. She is an amateur but, like Gwyneth, she had good taste and was known in her friend circles for being good at this kind of thing.

I actually have no idea if she "mostly hires out" now or not. When they show her cooking on the show, she looks to me like someone who cooks at home. Also when her actual friends appear on the show, you can tell that they appreciate this aspect of her personality, that she's hosted them many times and they appreciate the extra mile she goes as a hostess. So to me it seems like this is a genuine interest of hers, that she has some skill and background in it, and she is sharing real tips and tricks from things she has done before.

Is it much more impressive than what your best hostess girlfriend might do at her house or put up on her Pinterest? No. I know women who do stuff like this and they are as skilled as Meghan is. But she's famous and they aren't, she has a Netflix deal and they don't. It's the same with Goop -- is she the only person who could possibly have created that website? No, there are lots of women with similar tastes and interests who could have produces something similar. But she's famous and rich so she had a built in audience and other women don't.

Some of you are watching this show like you are totally unfamiliar with the concept of an already-famous person parlaying their fame into a lifestyle brand. It's not that uncommon! You've seen this before.

She's not famous though. She was not famous pre-Harry and she was only a UK royal for a tiny amount of time.

Not before marrying Harry. Most didn't know who she was, just some white actress.

You thought she was white? Interesting. I’d say she looks visibly non-white or at least not fully white. Not to be racist. Just she objectively is not 100% white.

Everyone i know, including some black women, thought she was white at first.

That’s…really weird that you were going up to random Black women you know to ask what race they thought Meghan Markle was.

That's not what they said, nice try. When she first came on the news concerning their engagement my husband said she looked white. Mainly because they said she was bi racial. I thought the same.

I don’t know why I’m asking because you’re not arguing in good faith but I’d love to know what about Meghan Markle reads “white” to you.

NP here. It's basically a feminine version of her dad's face with her moms coloring and hair (although she straightens her hair).

Exactly. She is Black, like her mom! Why is this so hard for you to grasp?

And nice judgment on her straightening her hair. I would imagine it's not as textured as most Black hair due to her being biracial. See Kamala Harris. (Although I somehow suspect you were one of Trumps little dancing monkeys getting all riled up when he said there's no such thing as being biracial while his own running mate had biracial kids.)

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Anonymous wrote:It’s just weird for her to be showcasing how to cook and host on a show when she isn’t an expert in either. She has zero background in either field and likely didn’t host or cook beyond basics prior to marrying Harry. Even since then, she mostly hires out and does very little of it herself. So I just don’t get why this got made into a show.

Again, this was basically the concept behind the Tig, a website she ran for three years prior to marrying Harry. She is an amateur but, like Gwyneth, she had good taste and was known in her friend circles for being good at this kind of thing.

I actually have no idea if she "mostly hires out" now or not. When they show her cooking on the show, she looks to me like someone who cooks at home. Also when her actual friends appear on the show, you can tell that they appreciate this aspect of her personality, that she's hosted them many times and they appreciate the extra mile she goes as a hostess. So to me it seems like this is a genuine interest of hers, that she has some skill and background in it, and she is sharing real tips and tricks from things she has done before.

Is it much more impressive than what your best hostess girlfriend might do at her house or put up on her Pinterest? No. I know women who do stuff like this and they are as skilled as Meghan is. But she's famous and they aren't, she has a Netflix deal and they don't. It's the same with Goop -- is she the only person who could possibly have created that website? No, there are lots of women with similar tastes and interests who could have produces something similar. But she's famous and rich so she had a built in audience and other women don't.

Some of you are watching this show like you are totally unfamiliar with the concept of an already-famous person parlaying their fame into a lifestyle brand. It's not that uncommon! You've seen this before.

No, I’m more impressed with my girlfriends because their hostessing efforts are genuine. Meghan’s looks like she hired everything out and is just scripting it. Not impressive. Jennifer Garner makes cooking videos. She does it in her own kitchen, doesn’t pretend to be some expert, and they are genuine and funny. Sorry I just didn’t get that from Meghan’s. It looks like she is just trying to sell her hired out lifestyle

Well congrats, when one of your girlfriends makes a show about their hostessing efforts, please send us the details so we can evaluate it.

If Jennifer Garner ever takes a break from making Capitol One commercials to make a show about cooking and hostessing, I will check it out, too.

Who cares?

That’s the point. One of my girlfriends would never get a show because they are just ordinary “good” and not doing anything groundbreaking or original. Meghan got a show because she is Harry’s wife- not because of her amazing cooking and hostessing ideas, of which she has none. So if she is going to be having a show on the premise of being married to a prince, then at least make it authentic about their home and family life. But it is neither a glimpse of her authentic life, or a good cooking/ hosting show. It’s just this middle ground of fake pretty

DP. You seem confused about how Hollywood and celebrity works. Since when does a celeb have to be qualified to host a talk show/start a lifestyle company/write a book or whatever? You’re holding her to a different standard than everyone else in that industry.

+1 so many reality and d listers have shows. It's not like she's getting some kind of special treatment. The reality is she doesn't need to be authentic. All she needs is bring enough views/profits and have a big enough following. It was never going to be groundbreaking or different

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Anonymous wrote:It’s just weird for her to be showcasing how to cook and host on a show when she isn’t an expert in either. She has zero background in either field and likely didn’t host or cook beyond basics prior to marrying Harry. Even since then, she mostly hires out and does very little of it herself. So I just don’t get why this got made into a show.

Again, this was basically the concept behind the Tig, a website she ran for three years prior to marrying Harry. She is an amateur but, like Gwyneth, she had good taste and was known in her friend circles for being good at this kind of thing.

I actually have no idea if she "mostly hires out" now or not. When they show her cooking on the show, she looks to me like someone who cooks at home. Also when her actual friends appear on the show, you can tell that they appreciate this aspect of her personality, that she's hosted them many times and they appreciate the extra mile she goes as a hostess. So to me it seems like this is a genuine interest of hers, that she has some skill and background in it, and she is sharing real tips and tricks from things she has done before.

Is it much more impressive than what your best hostess girlfriend might do at her house or put up on her Pinterest? No. I know women who do stuff like this and they are as skilled as Meghan is. But she's famous and they aren't, she has a Netflix deal and they don't. It's the same with Goop -- is she the only person who could possibly have created that website? No, there are lots of women with similar tastes and interests who could have produces something similar. But she's famous and rich so she had a built in audience and other women don't.

Some of you are watching this show like you are totally unfamiliar with the concept of an already-famous person parlaying their fame into a lifestyle brand. It's not that uncommon! You've seen this before.

No, I’m more impressed with my girlfriends because their hostessing efforts are genuine. Meghan’s looks like she hired everything out and is just scripting it. Not impressive. Jennifer Garner makes cooking videos. She does it in her own kitchen, doesn’t pretend to be some expert, and they are genuine and funny. Sorry I just didn’t get that from Meghan’s. It looks like she is just trying to sell her hired out lifestyle

Well congrats, when one of your girlfriends makes a show about their hostessing efforts, please send us the details so we can evaluate it.

If Jennifer Garner ever takes a break from making Capitol One commercials to make a show about cooking and hostessing, I will check it out, too.

Who cares?

That’s the point. One of my girlfriends would never get a show because they are just ordinary “good” and not doing anything groundbreaking or original. Meghan got a show because she is Harry’s wife- not because of her amazing cooking and hostessing ideas, of which she has none. So if she is going to be having a show on the premise of being married to a prince, then at least make it authentic about their home and family life. But it is neither a glimpse of her authentic life, or a good cooking/ hosting show. It’s just this middle ground of fake pretty

DP. You seem confused about how Hollywood and celebrity works. Since when does a celeb have to be qualified to host a talk show/start a lifestyle company/write a book or whatever? You’re holding her to a different standard than everyone else in that industry.

+1 so many reality and d listers have shows. It's not like she's getting some kind of special treatment. The reality is she doesn't need to be authentic. All she needs is bring enough views/profits and have a big enough following. It was never going to be groundbreaking or different

Yep. Drew Barrymore is terrible on her talk show, but she’s still there!

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Anonymous wrote:It’s just weird for her to be showcasing how to cook and host on a show when she isn’t an expert in either. She has zero background in either field and likely didn’t host or cook beyond basics prior to marrying Harry. Even since then, she mostly hires out and does very little of it herself. So I just don’t get why this got made into a show.

Again, this was basically the concept behind the Tig, a website she ran for three years prior to marrying Harry. She is an amateur but, like Gwyneth, she had good taste and was known in her friend circles for being good at this kind of thing.

I actually have no idea if she "mostly hires out" now or not. When they show her cooking on the show, she looks to me like someone who cooks at home. Also when her actual friends appear on the show, you can tell that they appreciate this aspect of her personality, that she's hosted them many times and they appreciate the extra mile she goes as a hostess. So to me it seems like this is a genuine interest of hers, that she has some skill and background in it, and she is sharing real tips and tricks from things she has done before.

Is it much more impressive than what your best hostess girlfriend might do at her house or put up on her Pinterest? No. I know women who do stuff like this and they are as skilled as Meghan is. But she's famous and they aren't, she has a Netflix deal and they don't. It's the same with Goop -- is she the only person who could possibly have created that website? No, there are lots of women with similar tastes and interests who could have produces something similar. But she's famous and rich so she had a built in audience and other women don't.

Some of you are watching this show like you are totally unfamiliar with the concept of an already-famous person parlaying their fame into a lifestyle brand. It's not that uncommon! You've seen this before.

No, I’m more impressed with my girlfriends because their hostessing efforts are genuine. Meghan’s looks like she hired everything out and is just scripting it. Not impressive. Jennifer Garner makes cooking videos. She does it in her own kitchen, doesn’t pretend to be some expert, and they are genuine and funny. Sorry I just didn’t get that from Meghan’s. It looks like she is just trying to sell her hired out lifestyle

Well congrats, when one of your girlfriends makes a show about their hostessing efforts, please send us the details so we can evaluate it.

If Jennifer Garner ever takes a break from making Capitol One commercials to make a show about cooking and hostessing, I will check it out, too.

Who cares?

That’s the point. One of my girlfriends would never get a show because they are just ordinary “good” and not doing anything groundbreaking or original. Meghan got a show because she is Harry’s wife- not because of her amazing cooking and hostessing ideas, of which she has none. So if she is going to be having a show on the premise of being married to a prince, then at least make it authentic about their home and family life. But it is neither a glimpse of her authentic life, or a good cooking/ hosting show. It’s just this middle ground of fake pretty

Yeahhhhhh....two things:
1. The show isn't based on the premise of her marrying a prince. It's based on the premise of her being a basic aging millennial who likes easy recipes and crafts. As the other poster said, she had an entire blog about it.
2. If she showed Harry and the kids, you would accuse her of monetizing titles, monetizing her royal connections, monetizing the kids....and frankly, I can see WHY she does not show you her kids. You are insane. I wouldn't film at my house so that creeps like you could see the layout. And yes, you are a creep. It's really, really weird to be hyperfixated on wanting to see kids you don't know.

You are really having a difficult time grasping the concept of fame. And that's okay, I don't think you're bright so we can walk you through it! Here's how it works. People get famous from an avenue - acting, singing, marrying into royalty - and then they parlay that fame into other money making opportunities. Meghan Markle isn't any less "qualified" to give cooking advice than any of the actresses who have parlayed fame into a "lifestyle influencing career." You can not like her, for sure! I myself find her a little cringey and awkward. But to imply that she's less qualified to bake some treats and make floral arrangements than Gwyneth Paltrow and Pamela Anderson of all people based on some flimsy argument that "she's not an expert" is just because you don't like her. Okay, so Meghan's not enough of an expert but Pamela Anderson is a Michelin-starred chef?

I thought she declared 'Meghan Markle' is no more?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s just weird for her to be showcasing how to cook and host on a show when she isn’t an expert in either. She has zero background in either field and likely didn’t host or cook beyond basics prior to marrying Harry. Even since then, she mostly hires out and does very little of it herself. So I just don’t get why this got made into a show.

Again, this was basically the concept behind the Tig, a website she ran for three years prior to marrying Harry. She is an amateur but, like Gwyneth, she had good taste and was known in her friend circles for being good at this kind of thing.

I actually have no idea if she "mostly hires out" now or not. When they show her cooking on the show, she looks to me like someone who cooks at home. Also when her actual friends appear on the show, you can tell that they appreciate this aspect of her personality, that she's hosted them many times and they appreciate the extra mile she goes as a hostess. So to me it seems like this is a genuine interest of hers, that she has some skill and background in it, and she is sharing real tips and tricks from things she has done before.

Is it much more impressive than what your best hostess girlfriend might do at her house or put up on her Pinterest? No. I know women who do stuff like this and they are as skilled as Meghan is. But she's famous and they aren't, she has a Netflix deal and they don't. It's the same with Goop -- is she the only person who could possibly have created that website? No, there are lots of women with similar tastes and interests who could have produces something similar. But she's famous and rich so she had a built in audience and other women don't.

Some of you are watching this show like you are totally unfamiliar with the concept of an already-famous person parlaying their fame into a lifestyle brand. It's not that uncommon! You've seen this before.

No, I’m more impressed with my girlfriends because their hostessing efforts are genuine. Meghan’s looks like she hired everything out and is just scripting it. Not impressive. Jennifer Garner makes cooking videos. She does it in her own kitchen, doesn’t pretend to be some expert, and they are genuine and funny. Sorry I just didn’t get that from Meghan’s. It looks like she is just trying to sell her hired out lifestyle

Well congrats, when one of your girlfriends makes a show about their hostessing efforts, please send us the details so we can evaluate it.

If Jennifer Garner ever takes a break from making Capitol One commercials to make a show about cooking and hostessing, I will check it out, too.

Who cares?

That’s the point. One of my girlfriends would never get a show because they are just ordinary “good” and not doing anything groundbreaking or original. Meghan got a show because she is Harry’s wife- not because of her amazing cooking and hostessing ideas, of which she has none. So if she is going to be having a show on the premise of being married to a prince, then at least make it authentic about their home and family life. But it is neither a glimpse of her authentic life, or a good cooking/ hosting show. It’s just this middle ground of fake pretty

Yeahhhhhh....two things:
1. The show isn't based on the premise of her marrying a prince. It's based on the premise of her being a basic aging millennial who likes easy recipes and crafts. As the other poster said, she had an entire blog about it.
2. If she showed Harry and the kids, you would accuse her of monetizing titles, monetizing her royal connections, monetizing the kids....and frankly, I can see WHY she does not show you her kids. You are insane. I wouldn't film at my house so that creeps like you could see the layout. And yes, you are a creep. It's really, really weird to be hyperfixated on wanting to see kids you don't know.

You are really having a difficult time grasping the concept of fame. And that's okay, I don't think you're bright so we can walk you through it! Here's how it works. People get famous from an avenue - acting, singing, marrying into royalty - and then they parlay that fame into other money making opportunities. Meghan Markle isn't any less "qualified" to give cooking advice than any of the actresses who have parlayed fame into a "lifestyle influencing career." You can not like her, for sure! I myself find her a little cringey and awkward. But to imply that she's less qualified to bake some treats and make floral arrangements than Gwyneth Paltrow and Pamela Anderson of all people based on some flimsy argument that "she's not an expert" is just because you don't like her. Okay, so Meghan's not enough of an expert but Pamela Anderson is a Michelin-starred chef?

The point is she would never have this show if she weren't married to Prince Harry.She was not a recognized lifestyle expert. The Tig did not have a national following.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s just weird for her to be showcasing how to cook and host on a show when she isn’t an expert in either. She has zero background in either field and likely didn’t host or cook beyond basics prior to marrying Harry. Even since then, she mostly hires out and does very little of it herself. So I just don’t get why this got made into a show.

Again, this was basically the concept behind the Tig, a website she ran for three years prior to marrying Harry. She is an amateur but, like Gwyneth, she had good taste and was known in her friend circles for being good at this kind of thing.

I actually have no idea if she "mostly hires out" now or not. When they show her cooking on the show, she looks to me like someone who cooks at home. Also when her actual friends appear on the show, you can tell that they appreciate this aspect of her personality, that she's hosted them many times and they appreciate the extra mile she goes as a hostess. So to me it seems like this is a genuine interest of hers, that she has some skill and background in it, and she is sharing real tips and tricks from things she has done before.

Is it much more impressive than what your best hostess girlfriend might do at her house or put up on her Pinterest? No. I know women who do stuff like this and they are as skilled as Meghan is. But she's famous and they aren't, she has a Netflix deal and they don't. It's the same with Goop -- is she the only person who could possibly have created that website? No, there are lots of women with similar tastes and interests who could have produces something similar. But she's famous and rich so she had a built in audience and other women don't.

Some of you are watching this show like you are totally unfamiliar with the concept of an already-famous person parlaying their fame into a lifestyle brand. It's not that uncommon! You've seen this before.

She's not famous though. She was not famous pre-Harry and she was only a UK royal for a tiny amount of time.

Not before marrying Harry. Most didn't know who she was, just some white actress.

You thought she was white? Interesting. I’d say she looks visibly non-white or at least not fully white. Not to be racist. Just she objectively is not 100% white.

Everyone i know, including some black women, thought she was white at first.

That’s…really weird that you were going up to random Black women you know to ask what race they thought Meghan Markle was.

That's not what they said, nice try. When she first came on the news concerning their engagement my husband said she looked white. Mainly because they said she was bi racial. I thought the same.

I don’t know why I’m asking because you’re not arguing in good faith but I’d love to know what about Meghan Markle reads “white” to you.

NP here. It's basically a feminine version of her dad's face with her moms coloring and hair (although she straightens her hair).

Yep. She looks just like Samantha Markle but with dark hair. They have the exact same eyes and smile. It must be weird for them since they hate each other.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s just weird for her to be showcasing how to cook and host on a show when she isn’t an expert in either. She has zero background in either field and likely didn’t host or cook beyond basics prior to marrying Harry. Even since then, she mostly hires out and does very little of it herself. So I just don’t get why this got made into a show.

Again, this was basically the concept behind the Tig, a website she ran for three years prior to marrying Harry. She is an amateur but, like Gwyneth, she had good taste and was known in her friend circles for being good at this kind of thing.

I actually have no idea if she "mostly hires out" now or not. When they show her cooking on the show, she looks to me like someone who cooks at home. Also when her actual friends appear on the show, you can tell that they appreciate this aspect of her personality, that she's hosted them many times and they appreciate the extra mile she goes as a hostess. So to me it seems like this is a genuine interest of hers, that she has some skill and background in it, and she is sharing real tips and tricks from things she has done before.

Is it much more impressive than what your best hostess girlfriend might do at her house or put up on her Pinterest? No. I know women who do stuff like this and they are as skilled as Meghan is. But she's famous and they aren't, she has a Netflix deal and they don't. It's the same with Goop -- is she the only person who could possibly have created that website? No, there are lots of women with similar tastes and interests who could have produces something similar. But she's famous and rich so she had a built in audience and other women don't.

Some of you are watching this show like you are totally unfamiliar with the concept of an already-famous person parlaying their fame into a lifestyle brand. It's not that uncommon! You've seen this before.

She's not famous though. She was not famous pre-Harry and she was only a UK royal for a tiny amount of time.

Not before marrying Harry. Most didn't know who she was, just some white actress.

You thought she was white? Interesting. I’d say she looks visibly non-white or at least not fully white. Not to be racist. Just she objectively is not 100% white.

Everyone i know, including some black women, thought she was white at first.

That’s…really weird that you were going up to random Black women you know to ask what race they thought Meghan Markle was.

That's not what they said, nice try. When she first came on the news concerning their engagement my husband said she looked white. Mainly because they said she was bi racial. I thought the same.

I don’t know why I’m asking because you’re not arguing in good faith but I’d love to know what about Meghan Markle reads “white” to you.

It's so funny you keep saying Meghan Markle, you know she's Sussex now.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s just weird for her to be showcasing how to cook and host on a show when she isn’t an expert in either. She has zero background in either field and likely didn’t host or cook beyond basics prior to marrying Harry. Even since then, she mostly hires out and does very little of it herself. So I just don’t get why this got made into a show.

Again, this was basically the concept behind the Tig, a website she ran for three years prior to marrying Harry. She is an amateur but, like Gwyneth, she had good taste and was known in her friend circles for being good at this kind of thing.

I actually have no idea if she "mostly hires out" now or not. When they show her cooking on the show, she looks to me like someone who cooks at home. Also when her actual friends appear on the show, you can tell that they appreciate this aspect of her personality, that she's hosted them many times and they appreciate the extra mile she goes as a hostess. So to me it seems like this is a genuine interest of hers, that she has some skill and background in it, and she is sharing real tips and tricks from things she has done before.

Is it much more impressive than what your best hostess girlfriend might do at her house or put up on her Pinterest? No. I know women who do stuff like this and they are as skilled as Meghan is. But she's famous and they aren't, she has a Netflix deal and they don't. It's the same with Goop -- is she the only person who could possibly have created that website? No, there are lots of women with similar tastes and interests who could have produces something similar. But she's famous and rich so she had a built in audience and other women don't.

Some of you are watching this show like you are totally unfamiliar with the concept of an already-famous person parlaying their fame into a lifestyle brand. It's not that uncommon! You've seen this before.

No, I’m more impressed with my girlfriends because their hostessing efforts are genuine. Meghan’s looks like she hired everything out and is just scripting it. Not impressive. Jennifer Garner makes cooking videos. She does it in her own kitchen, doesn’t pretend to be some expert, and they are genuine and funny. Sorry I just didn’t get that from Meghan’s. It looks like she is just trying to sell her hired out lifestyle

Well congrats, when one of your girlfriends makes a show about their hostessing efforts, please send us the details so we can evaluate it.

If Jennifer Garner ever takes a break from making Capitol One commercials to make a show about cooking and hostessing, I will check it out, too.

Who cares?

That’s the point. One of my girlfriends would never get a show because they are just ordinary “good” and not doing anything groundbreaking or original. Meghan got a show because she is Harry’s wife- not because of her amazing cooking and hostessing ideas, of which she has none. So if she is going to be having a show on the premise of being married to a prince, then at least make it authentic about their home and family life. But it is neither a glimpse of her authentic life, or a good cooking/ hosting show. It’s just this middle ground of fake pretty

Yeahhhhhh....two things:
1. The show isn't based on the premise of her marrying a prince. It's based on the premise of her being a basic aging millennial who likes easy recipes and crafts. As the other poster said, she had an entire blog about it.
2. If she showed Harry and the kids, you would accuse her of monetizing titles, monetizing her royal connections, monetizing the kids....and frankly, I can see WHY she does not show you her kids. You are insane. I wouldn't film at my house so that creeps like you could see the layout. And yes, you are a creep. It's really, really weird to be hyperfixated on wanting to see kids you don't know.

You are really having a difficult time grasping the concept of fame. And that's okay, I don't think you're bright so we can walk you through it! Here's how it works. People get famous from an avenue - acting, singing, marrying into royalty - and then they parlay that fame into other money making opportunities. Meghan Markle isn't any less "qualified" to give cooking advice than any of the actresses who have parlayed fame into a "lifestyle influencing career." You can not like her, for sure! I myself find her a little cringey and awkward. But to imply that she's less qualified to bake some treats and make floral arrangements than Gwyneth Paltrow and Pamela Anderson of all people based on some flimsy argument that "she's not an expert" is just because you don't like her. Okay, so Meghan's not enough of an expert but Pamela Anderson is a Michelin-starred chef?

I thought she declared 'Meghan Markle' is no more?

That is what I know her as so I’m not changing it. It’s like how I still call the other one Kate Middleton.

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Anonymous wrote:I watched two episodes with my dh who chose it. When he first turned it on, I didn’t realize what it was and assumed it was a joke/parody/‘mockumentary’ type show. It is that cheesy.

She’s obviously not a real chef/cook. Her clothes are pretty but totally unpractical for a real cook. Her speech sounds like she’s trying to follow the inflections and intonations of Martha. The substantive banter sounds phony and forced. And it is so tone deaf in today’s environment and especially given MM’s previous claims about caring about social justice issues, etc. Also how do you try to present yourself as a caring, warm hostess after you’ve bashed and cut yourself off from both sides of you and your husband’s families???

She needs to find something else. This is really really bad.

Such a smart point. If these were random new neighbors and the topic of extended family casually came up and both of them were crickets when it came to siblings, parents, nieces and nephews I’d be so sketched out. Nothing makes it more obvious you’re dealing with creepy toxic messy people than, “Oh, we’re both estranged from all sides of our families…”

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Anonymous wrote:It’s just weird for her to be showcasing how to cook and host on a show when she isn’t an expert in either. She has zero background in either field and likely didn’t host or cook beyond basics prior to marrying Harry. Even since then, she mostly hires out and does very little of it herself. So I just don’t get why this got made into a show.

Again, this was basically the concept behind the Tig, a website she ran for three years prior to marrying Harry. She is an amateur but, like Gwyneth, she had good taste and was known in her friend circles for being good at this kind of thing.

I actually have no idea if she "mostly hires out" now or not. When they show her cooking on the show, she looks to me like someone who cooks at home. Also when her actual friends appear on the show, you can tell that they appreciate this aspect of her personality, that she's hosted them many times and they appreciate the extra mile she goes as a hostess. So to me it seems like this is a genuine interest of hers, that she has some skill and background in it, and she is sharing real tips and tricks from things she has done before.

Is it much more impressive than what your best hostess girlfriend might do at her house or put up on her Pinterest? No. I know women who do stuff like this and they are as skilled as Meghan is. But she's famous and they aren't, she has a Netflix deal and they don't. It's the same with Goop -- is she the only person who could possibly have created that website? No, there are lots of women with similar tastes and interests who could have produces something similar. But she's famous and rich so she had a built in audience and other women don't.

Some of you are watching this show like you are totally unfamiliar with the concept of an already-famous person parlaying their fame into a lifestyle brand. It's not that uncommon! You've seen this before.

No, I’m more impressed with my girlfriends because their hostessing efforts are genuine. Meghan’s looks like she hired everything out and is just scripting it. Not impressive. Jennifer Garner makes cooking videos. She does it in her own kitchen, doesn’t pretend to be some expert, and they are genuine and funny. Sorry I just didn’t get that from Meghan’s. It looks like she is just trying to sell her hired out lifestyle

Well congrats, when one of your girlfriends makes a show about their hostessing efforts, please send us the details so we can evaluate it.

If Jennifer Garner ever takes a break from making Capitol One commercials to make a show about cooking and hostessing, I will check it out, too.

Who cares?

That’s the point. One of my girlfriends would never get a show because they are just ordinary “good” and not doing anything groundbreaking or original. Meghan got a show because she is Harry’s wife- not because of her amazing cooking and hostessing ideas, of which she has none. So if she is going to be having a show on the premise of being married to a prince, then at least make it authentic about their home and family life. But it is neither a glimpse of her authentic life, or a good cooking/ hosting show. It’s just this middle ground of fake pretty

Yeahhhhhh....two things:
1. The show isn't based on the premise of her marrying a prince. It's based on the premise of her being a basic aging millennial who likes easy recipes and crafts. As the other poster said, she had an entire blog about it.
2. If she showed Harry and the kids, you would accuse her of monetizing titles, monetizing her royal connections, monetizing the kids....and frankly, I can see WHY she does not show you her kids. You are insane. I wouldn't film at my house so that creeps like you could see the layout. And yes, you are a creep. It's really, really weird to be hyperfixated on wanting to see kids you don't know.

You are really having a difficult time grasping the concept of fame. And that's okay, I don't think you're bright so we can walk you through it! Here's how it works. People get famous from an avenue - acting, singing, marrying into royalty - and then they parlay that fame into other money making opportunities. Meghan Markle isn't any less "qualified" to give cooking advice than any of the actresses who have parlayed fame into a "lifestyle influencing career." You can not like her, for sure! I myself find her a little cringey and awkward. But to imply that she's less qualified to bake some treats and make floral arrangements than Gwyneth Paltrow and Pamela Anderson of all people based on some flimsy argument that "she's not an expert" is just because you don't like her. Okay, so Meghan's not enough of an expert but Pamela Anderson is a Michelin-starred chef?

The point is she would never have this show if she weren't married to Prince Harry.She was not a recognized lifestyle expert. The Tig did not have a national following.

O-okay?

Gwyneth would never have Goop and Pamela Anderson would never have her show if they weren’t actresses. Honestly Martha Stewart probably wouldn’t even have a show if she hadn’t been married to a rich guy who was able to bankroll her catering jobby.

You really aren’t getting this, are you?

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Anonymous wrote:I watched two episodes with my dh who chose it. When he first turned it on, I didn’t realize what it was and assumed it was a joke/parody/‘mockumentary’ type show. It is that cheesy.

She’s obviously not a real chef/cook. Her clothes are pretty but totally unpractical for a real cook. Her speech sounds like she’s trying to follow the inflections and intonations of Martha. The substantive banter sounds phony and forced. And it is so tone deaf in today’s environment and especially given MM’s previous claims about caring about social justice issues, etc. Also how do you try to present yourself as a caring, warm hostess after you’ve bashed and cut yourself off from both sides of you and your husband’s families???

She needs to find something else. This is really really bad.

Such a smart point. If these were random new neighbors and the topic of extended family casually came up and both of them were crickets when it came to siblings, parents, nieces and nephews I’d be so sketched out. Nothing makes it more obvious you’re dealing with creepy toxic messy people than, “Oh, we’re both estranged from all sides of our families…”

They’re not estranged from all sides of their families. They both still speak to their mothers’ sides of the family.

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Someone made a good point above. What gracious hostess trashes family on tv?

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Anonymous wrote:Someone made a good point above. What gracious hostess trashes family on tv?

Dear god, Jeff, I'm begging you buddy, please look into these sock puppets.