The Post-Racial Princess: Delusions of racial progress and intersectional failures
Andrews, Kehinde (2020) The Post-Racial Princess: Delusions of racial progress and intersectional failures. Women's Studies International Forum, 84. ISSN 0277-5395
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Abstract
Meghan Markle’s marriage to Prince Harry sparked a global debate about the extent to which the union marked progress in British race relations with the royal family embracing “modern Britain”. Rather than representing progress the furore around the marriage is the perfect example of the delusions of post-racialism, which entrench racial inequality. The royal family is one of the premier symbols of Whiteness, the very idea that the inclusion of Markle changes this demonstrates a lack of understanding of racism. Seeing the marriage as progress is an intersectional failure that ignores the limits of representational change as well as the specific limits of Markle as a representative of Black women, particularly in Britain. Issues of patriarchy, nationality, class and colourism prevent Markle representing the average Black woman in Britain. Embracing a Black feminist standpoint negates the idea of representational change because no individual can ever stand in for the collective.
| Item Type: | Article | ||||||
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| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2020.102432 | ||||||
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| Subjects: | CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-01 - sociology, social policy and anthropology > CAH15-01-02 - sociology | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences > Dept. Criminology and Sociology | ||||||
| Depositing User: | Kehinde Andrews | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 11 Dec 2020 11:03 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 10 Dec 2022 03:00 | ||||||
| URI: | https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/9974 |
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