Charlie Hebdo Slammed For Offensive Cartoon Of Queen Elizabeth, Meghan Markle: Wrong On Every Level
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Satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo sparked outrage over a cartoon showing Queen Elizabeth II kneeling on Meghan Markle s neck
Social media users criticized the publication for depicting Markle as George Floyd following her racism concerns
Some appeared to defend the publication, pointing out that Charlie Hebdo is a satirical magazine
French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo sparked outrage Saturday for its latest front cover, which shows a cartoon of Queen Elizabeth II kneeling on Meghan Markle s neck.
A caption on the drawing translates to Why Meghan quit, while a quote bubble near the Duchess of Sussex says, Because I couldn t breathe anymore, The Guardian reported. The cartoon, which was shared on the magazine s Twitter account, depicts Markle as George Floyd, the 46-year-old Black man who died in May 2020 after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on h