2023 has not been off to a great start for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. While Spare,
has had supposedly strong sales, the book has turned Harry into a laughing stock. With even
the likes of Jimmy Kimmel mocking him for revealing some strange intimate details.
The Netflix documentary from December 2022, documenting their once in a lifetime love
story has resulted in massive drops to their popularity - not just in the UK,
but in the US as well - the market Meghan hoped, dreamed, and honestly, expected to surge in.
Her political aspirations are quickly slipping away,
not to mention details coming out that Meghan was expecting Harry to be far richer
than he turned out to be - only further displaying her over obsession with money.
The couple are now involved in a law suit initiated by Meghan’s half sister Samantha,
which risks revealing all the lies the pair have told over the last few years - with all the
dignity of an Amber Heard cross examination by my personal hero - Camille Vasquez.
Meghan and Harry parody videos are all over social media, and to add insult to injury,
they have been unceremoniously ousted from Frogmore cottage - in
favor of everyone’s least favorite Prince, no not you, - Prince Andrew.
Now all of that is bad enough, but the real cherry on top of these mensis horribilis - is…this!
Meghan and Harry have been the subjects of a recent south park
episode - where…and there is no other word for this - the pair have been eviscerated.
The characters in the show are not referred to by their names of course
instead they are the prince and process of canada with undeniable likeness to the pair.
If you haven’t seen the episode, you really should because it is such a
brutal take down of the pair, and honestly, they’ve gotten details right that I would not
expect like their constant requests for privacy in the most public way possible.
They show how the princess feels victimized whenever she is being ignored.
And how the prince insists that they be left alone
will rubbing his blue privates on one of the character’s windows.
CLIP
The pair of course realize that the only way to solve their problems is
to go back to their brand management firm.
But by the end of the episode Harry comes to realize that maybe this is not the right path
Dear god. If there is a singular moment that perfectly encapsulates Meghan it has to be this.
on the rocks, with Meghan feeling angry with Harry, blaming him and his actions for their
massive fall in popularity and current status as butt of so many every jokes.
You’re right Meghan. It’s only Harry’s fault.
And I’m sure the couple are incandescent because they really can’t take any action against South
Park, since this is just a cartoon. The problem now is that it is the beginning of the end. While
the mainstream left leaning traditional American media has been generally very kind to Harry and
Meghan, South Park and Jimmy Kimmel are sure to be the rocks that start the avalanche. Pretty soon,
no doubt, there will an SNL kit mocking the pair, reinforcing the fact that their
brand is tanking faster than a 2022 Disney film - all because of one word.
“VICTIM”
During the South Park episode, there are several references to how current brand management
is heavily reliant on reframing celebrities who are rich, affluent figures as “victims”.
We definitely saw this during COVID where the elites were so quick to tell us that
they’re in this with all of us while easily being able to jet set, hold maskless parties,
and quarantine in large mansions. Now I don’t resent rich people for having their riches,
but stop telling me you’re a victim. You’re fine.
But constant showcasing of your undeniable victim status is the new fashion,
as Meghan Markle innumerates so well. But what makes it a bad strategy?
If you adopt the title of professional victim - it starts to change your relationship with
yourself and with the world. You now start think that things are happening to you.
Instead of you viewing yourself as an active participant of your life. Instead, you are now
the passive recipient of ill occurrences. The victim mentality reinforces your view
of your own helplessness and bolsters the power that the big bad world has over you.
We’ve all heard of rose tinted glasses referring to people to only see the
best. Victim colored glasses are the same, and it is absolutely
within an individual’s control whether or not they choose to see themselves that way.
And it’s this - our belief in the power of perspective - that makes it so hard
for people to buy into the ongoing stories of the professional victim.
If you’re a rare victim, sharing your one off story of a deep dark struggle
where you truly suffered, people will listen, and people will care,
and people will offer their genuine sympathy. These stories serve as a cautionary tale for
people full of important lessons we can all learn without having to experience
it ourselves. In exchange we come together to comfort the victim that had to live through it.
But the constant victim is unbearable. No one is that out of control of control
of their lives. And even if you are, at the end of the day, the general consensus is - put your
big girl panties on, learn to deal with your own problems, and get on with it.
We all value the noble victim. The person that reluctantly shares their miseries,
but doesn’t let their miseries drown them,
but instead empower them to never become a victim of their situation again.
But the Meghan Markle use of her unending victim status is to garner a river of overflowing empathy
and good will so she can avoid any form of accountability until the end of her days.
She wants to use that status to continue to grow in her popularity, gain political power, as well
as increase her bank balance substantially. I’m sure she saw visions of her greatest brand yet -
Humanitarian Princess
Senator Victim
and don’t forget to subscribe. Come on you, know you want to do it!