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Criticism moves the dialectic. The kinds of shows we watch matter. What produces culture matters.

A critique is not a hate campaign.
Black wealth is another construct that is worth a larger discussion (Fred Hampton.)

But isn’t it reaching to say that the dutchess is just a Black woman who fell in love and couldn’t help that her boo was a prince? Like… that’s a stretch too. The masters tools will never dismantle the masters house.

My family hails from a colony. The idea of princesses, kings and sovereigns hit different in the Caribbean. Black joy does not have to come at the cost of Black pain.

Agreed, but Meghan has not separated herself as a royal. She is not the same as a rich white person, but we cannot normalize systems of power that oppress us. Wealth always comes at a cost to someone else. Yes, I’m skeptical of wealth. Wealth is not joy.

She’s not “just a woman.” She’s part of a British royal family brand and she makes sure to center that fact. The folksy charm of a one pot pasta does not erase those histories of pillage.

And I want to demarcate that I’m not coming for a Black woman. I’m coming for a set of values marketed to viewers of color:

breakingthechainsmag.org/assata-shaku...

As Assata said, “ “as long as you’ve got a system with a top and a bottom, Black people are always going to wind up at the bottom.”

I’m just a teacher without a syndicated show. 👩🏻‍🏫

The British monarchy slaughtered so many Black and Brown folks. Enjoy your high end designers and one-pot pasta. 🤷🏻‍♀️