La French Connect
La French Connect
La French Connect
How Meghan Markle & Prince Harry exposed racism amongst international moms in Paris
48 minutes Posted Jun 15, 2021 at 6:18 pm.
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By now, we’ve all seen the Oprah interview of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in which they discussed the treatment that they received from the royal family. The explosive interview sparked huge debates across social media, including in France. In fact, the debate surrounding the interview, and specifically the disbelief by some of Meghan’s concerns of possible racism, resulted in a leading Paris-based Facebook group of thousands of English Speaking Moms to remove members—censoring the concerns of Black and Brown moms. The group’s fallout exposed how difficult parenting in an international context can be, especially when “people of color” are frequently divided amongst themselves due to the differences in the cultural experiences that they have had. In this episode, I interview two of the group’s members Joelle, and Abril.