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EffieBlack

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100. There is a sense of "We're too cool for this and you guys are dorks for liking it"

Sun May 20, 2018, 10:31 AM

May 2018

Reminds me of the kids who hung around outside in the parking lot laughing at the kids going in to the prom ...

It’s fine not to be in to it, but being interested in a royal wedding or not is not a sign of anyone’s values.

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One reason I'm over the moon about the Royal Wedding [View all] EffieBlack May 2018 OP

Oh happy day. aikoaiko May 2018 #1

Well said, my dear EffieBlack! CaliforniaPeggy May 2018 #2

Same for me. MBS May 2018 #8

Yes, grace is the right word. . . Collimator May 2018 #48

wonderful words. nt yonder May 2018 #60

+ 1000 MBS May 2018 #61

K&R. So true. Meghan & Doria Ragland, what a loving mother & daughter. appalachiablue May 2018 #78

Well said! MLAA May 2018 #93

Harry, Meghan, William and Kate CelticWinter May 2018 #3

I never once wanted to be married to royalty malaise May 2018 #4

OK EffieBlack May 2018 #5

I dreamed of marrying a prince and being whisked off to a castle to live happily after... Demsrule86 May 2018 #66

I did. I'm only slightly younger than Prince Charles, The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #51

I joined my favorite aunt in mocking royalty before I was four malaise May 2018 #54

Ha! Your aunt sounds delightful. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #57

Most of my siblings were no different malaise May 2018 #59

I always hated the Disney princess bullshit too, but I have to give Meghan props- she really is bettyellen May 2018 #72

I wish them all that is good malaise May 2018 #74

Ha! Great story about your aunt. panader0 May 2018 #91

Good for you. tymorial May 2018 #77

Beautiful sheshe2 May 2018 #6

That wedding had some SEASONING in it! MariaCSR May 2018 #7

Neither here or there but you had as good a chance of marrying a Beatle as any other young woman. DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 #9

Imagine the lack of fawning, if Harry and Meghan's gender's were reversed Le Gaucher May 2018 #10

It's The Possibility, The Potential Attached To A Reality Me. May 2018 #11

Yep Butterflylady May 2018 #58

Nice Me. May 2018 #67

So was the actual ceremony on live TV? Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #12

Yes, she's bi-racial, and an American actress RandomAccess May 2018 #17

They are 4 hours difference (based on EDT) BumRushDaShow May 2018 #18

Oh! good point here RandomAccess May 2018 #13

"Bobby Sherman" BumRushDaShow May 2018 #14

Thanks for posting that Victor_c3 May 2018 #19

It's going to take a LONG time BumRushDaShow May 2018 #20

Angela Bassett! Aristus May 2018 #23

Yes and since I hadn't really followed news on the movie until I saw it BumRushDaShow May 2018 #30

Reverse the roles in this scene and the man would be a bully and an arsonist. nt USALiberal May 2018 #96

Maybe. EffieBlack May 2018 #98

Sorry to burst your little fantasy bubble BumRushDaShow May 2018 #101

I assume that's a rhetorical question... EffieBlack May 2018 #103

... BumRushDaShow May 2018 #104

Nice try. nt USALiberal May 2018 #107

Then the answer to my question is obvious. nt BumRushDaShow May 2018 #108

Little girls love princesses, and this one adored Tiana. LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2018 #111

I remember when that was posted on DU BumRushDaShow May 2018 #112

Yes. First a black President. Now a black Duchess in England. MineralMan May 2018 #15

Well, there is some precedent ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2018 #26

That's interesting, but the evidence on Queen Philippa... Bucky May 2018 #92

By far the the best comment MineralMan Myrddin May 2018 #102

To mention a few . . . Iliyah May 2018 #16

Nichelle was a heroine for many BumRushDaShow May 2018 #22

Lucky George Takei! Aristus May 2018 #24

LOL BumRushDaShow May 2018 #25

You are making me smile. I look forward to catching upon all the festivities tonight. Hekate May 2018 #21

I'm so happy for your happiness! Do you know of this wonderful fierywoman May 2018 #27

Very interesting. I had never heard of her before this. She is beautiful and smirkymonkey May 2018 #39

Well said! +1000! Amen! I was surprised and kind of sad to read some of the negative comments about skylucy May 2018 #28

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2018 #29

The comparison is glaring. Chickensoup May 2018 #31

I was charmed and thrilled and totally enamoured of Guilded Lilly May 2018 #32

Wonderful post. MicaelS May 2018 #33

EffieBlack, thanks for your perspective. FuzzyRabbit May 2018 #34

The wedding was a very happy event Duppers May 2018 #35

I only wish Harry would have dispensed with the beard for this occasion. smirkymonkey May 2018 #40

I tend to agree. His face is quite handsome without the beard. nt Ilsa May 2018 #43

I agree. Duppers May 2018 #44

I think it's a great look on him. And with it, he looks less like pnwmom May 2018 #85

I would hope his wife didn't have a beard. smirkymonkey May 2018 #87

Yeah, because all the bigots in the world live in the south. Tipperary May 2018 #94

Didn't say that Duppers May 2018 #105

Tipperary Duppers May 2018 #118

She was stunning. I loved her dress, her subdued makeup. TNNurse May 2018 #36

It was great that her freckles were not covered up Ilsa May 2018 #45

There are also Princess Angela of Liechtenstein, and a Baroness in Monaco muriel_volestrangler May 2018 #37

I think it's a VERY big and wonderful deal. mainer May 2018 #38

EffieBlack TNNurse May 2018 #41

Beautiful. Thank you. lamp_shade May 2018 #42

Meghan did America proud today MaryMagdaline May 2018 #46

Didn't she though? EffieBlack May 2018 #52

Thank you for this lovely, thoughtful post. classof56 May 2018 #47

Effie it is the biggest of deals Soph0571 May 2018 #49

I'm so glad she did the wedding her way mcar May 2018 #50

It's all about Love! SallyHemmings May 2018 #53

Another reason this makes me joyful ... EffieBlack May 2018 #55

I'm not a big fan of church most of the time, but the Bishop was terrific. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #62

MSNBC is replaying it right now EffieBlack May 2018 #63

I'm watching again. I love him! The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #64

Not a big fan of Biblegod. Collimator May 2018 #68

I loved Charles and Diana's wedding! The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #69

ive been watching it since 4 am pacific time.... samnsara May 2018 #56

Michael Curry is presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church...my church. my niece has Demsrule86 May 2018 #65

Also my church wryter2000 May 2018 #70

Our episcopal church, too. kwassa May 2018 #76

I am moving to Cleveland and I am even more impressed with the church there...it is truly Demsrule86 May 2018 #120

Always been proud of the Episcopal Church; it's stood for social justice, inclusiveness, love stuffmatters May 2018 #84

Where in Oakland? wryter2000 May 2018 #95

Yes,yes!& Merritt College so important to the 60's! My whole life proudly identified from Oakland stuffmatters May 2018 #114

Oakland wryter2000 May 2018 #121

Lovely! How wonderful to get to enjoy Oakland nearly 50 years. stuffmatters May 2018 #122

We do so much outreach to the poor in my church. Demsrule86 May 2018 #119

This message was self-deleted by its author lunatica May 2018 #71

My 7-yr-old step-granddaughter is from Ethiopia catrose May 2018 #73

I'm not interested in the royal wedding so I didn't watch, but gollygee May 2018 #75

I have not really been into royal weddings since Charles and Diana ladym55 May 2018 #79

Hmm. Crutchez_CuiBono May 2018 #80

Re Markle's mother. Lucky Luciano May 2018 #81

K&R! FirstLight May 2018 #82

Of course it's a big deal. n/t Ms. Toad May 2018 #83

My only disappointment pnwmom May 2018 #86

Yes - I think Charles doing it sent a powerful message: "She's with us, now." EffieBlack May 2018 #99

This sheshe2 May 2018 #88

This message was self-deleted by its author sheshe2 May 2018 #89

Another sheshe2 May 2018 #90

Beautifly stated Effie MustLoveBeagles May 2018 #97

There is a sense of "We're too cool for this and you guys are dorks for liking it" EffieBlack May 2018 #100

Exactly MustLoveBeagles May 2018 #113

yep. big deal heaven05 May 2018 #106

It is a big deal... Raster May 2018 #109

She was gorgeous xmas74 May 2018 #110

This makes me smile Gothmog May 2018 #115

OMG EffieBlack May 2018 #116

Doria is getting on well with Charles. Byronic May 2018 #117