Meghan Markle takes on 'toxic' Asian stereotypes

The period of mourning following the death of Elizabeth II is over, and so Meghan Markle was able to turn on the microphone of her Archetypes podcast.

This time, Prince Harry's wife denounced the prejudices suffered by people of Asian origin.

She thus took as an example the films

and

to justify her point.

“Take movies like

and

– they portray these caricatures of women of Asian descent as highly sexualized or aggressive.

This toxic stereotype about women of Asian origin does not stop once the end credits pass, ”she said when she received, in this episode, the actress Margaret Cho and the journalist Lisa Ling.

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actress

validated her point, evoking, for her part, the fantasy of the poisonous Asian woman.

“It's similar to the femme fatale, a beautiful and deadly woman.

Because you can't just be beautiful.

There must be a price to pay.

(…) And it is also inherent in this idea that the Asian is a threat”, developed Margaret Cho.

In previous episodes of her podcast, Meghan Markle has addressed racism and prejudices of gender and social status.

To talk about it, the Duchess of Sussex had invited Serena Williams, Mariah Carey and Mindy Kalling.

She did not reveal the name of the next celebrity who will sit in front of her microphone.

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