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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do so many attribute this to racism rather than misogyny or even prejudice against Americans? Have you not seen how the British tabloids have treated many women over the years and most were not black? Are you not aware of the eye rolling and disapproving looks that any can-do tradition-defying American invites? I don’t think most Americans understand that there is a big culture gap. [/quote]

In my case, it’s things like the blackamoor brooch, the comments about Archie, the pointed comments that are easy to connect with racial stereotypes.  I think Fergie was horribly mistreated. I think Megan was — and is — mistreated AND that there are racist overtones to the mistreatment. I’m aware of all that you have pointed out. I wonder how much you, and those who share your point of view, are actually aware of racism and how embedded it is in “normal” Western cultures.

As long as we’re talking big cultural gaps, your “most Americans” includes quite a lot of diversity.  One of the issues coming out might well be that those of us who see the racism in a lot of this are people who have seen and experienced it ourselves, in America as well as in other countries.  There are others who may never see racism anywhere at all. Maybe watch and listen to the bit where Piers walks off his show. Listen to Alex Beresford and think about what he’s saying — and why he’s finally speaking up in that moment.

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