French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has sparked outrage after its latest front page cover showed a cartoon of Queen Elizabeth kneeling on the neck of Meghan Markle.
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
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Steve Reed was asked on BBC Question Time whether he believes the Royal Family is racist in light of the Meghan Markle revelations that an unnamed Royal Family member had concerns over baby Archie’s skin tone. The Labour Shadow Minister attempted to divert around the question but he was quickly picked up by host Fiona Bruce who directed him back to the original point. Mr Reed bluntly said he did not want to answer the question but took the time to draw comparisons to the