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Students now ‘cutting the cord’ later in life FARAH QUTUB Contributing Writer fqutub@smu.edu Seated in a small coffee shop near campus, SMU senior Ramah Jaradat discussed her future. She said she was raised by a kidney doctor and a stay-at-home mom in the affluent Dallas suburb of Southlake. Because her parents can help her financially, she doesn’t plan on becoming independent yet. Instead, she’ll head to law school after graduating in May with a business degree. “I don’t pay for my loans. My dad pays for my full tuition. I also plan to go to law school, so I will not be working and depending on my parents,” Jaradat said. Jaradat said she would wait until after law school to make any other life decisions. “I would be fine with getting married after law school, but I would not want any children until I’m about 30 and have already established my career,” Jaradat said. Jaradat is a good example of what researchers say is a trend among her generation: postponing the traditional markers of adulthood, including taking full responsibility for financial decisions and settling down in a full-time job or maybe even getting married. Instead, Jaradat and her cohorts are relying on parents for financial help while they go to graduate school or postponing student loan payments until after they start their career. According to a 2017 study on the decline of adult activities by San Diego State University professor Jean M. Twenge, high school seniors who had ever earned money dropped from 76 percent between 1976-1979 to 55 percent between 2010-2015. Some students say dependence on parents allows room for creative exploration and gives young adults time to form better social and emotional connections. Others say taking too long to grow up can lead to fear-based decisions and higher anxiety levels. Your Richest Life financial advisor Katie Brewer said many students don’t worry about loans until they graduate. Millennials assume they do not have to deal with accumulated costs until they realize they owe thousands of dollars. “I have seen young people hesitate on getting married because they assume their loans will bring the other person down,” Brewer said. Pushing off responsibilities including paying off loans leads to cohabiting, postponing a home purchase or burdening someone with debt. This forces millennials to remain dependent on their parents. “People listen to the people they trust. Millennials trust their parents,” Brewer said. The number of times teenagers go out to a movie

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or dinner without a parent has declined drastically since 1976. In college, kids usually start depending on peers rather than their parents for social support. However, many college students today are still emotionally or financially dependent on their parents. Parents also nurture their children much more now. Saad Chehabi, parent of SMU student Lana Chehabi, admitted he would rather have his children stay at home and get their life together before jumping into the real world. “I support my kids financially and don’t think it makes it difficult for them to handle responsibility,” Chehabi said. Chehabi paid full tuition for three children to

attend private high schools and their college tuitions. He understands the difficulty of paying off loans and wants his children to focus on their studies instead of debt. Trevor Thomas, who just graduated in May 2017, admitted his student loans make financially supporting himself more difficult. He lived in Dallas his whole life and now resides in New York City as a financial analyst. “Leaving my family after living near them my whole life made it difficult to adjust, especially with the hours I’m working,” Thomas said. Families are having fewer children than in previous years, so they can provide more resources to their children. National Vital Statistics reported the fertility rate declined from 1990 through 2014. “This allows parents to focus on children,” junior Jesse Boal said. “My parents were very supportive of me doing hobbies. I was in football, wrestling and cross-country.” Boal only has one older sister, and the siblings can both enjoy multiple activities. Like Jaradat, Boal doesn’t plan on settling down post-graduation. “I don’t think I’ll be able to technically settle right after college because I’m planning on going to graduate school,” Boal said.

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White nationalists hang racist, homophobic signs, give Nazi salute on campus

KYLIE MADRY Editor-in-Chief kmadry@smu.edu A group of white nationalists hung racist, homophobic fliers around campus and posed while giving the Nazi salute Saturday evening. At least two fliers were seen in the atrium of the Owen Arts Center. One speaks out against the opioid epidemic and reads, “protect white lives now.” The other says members of the LGBT community have “misplaced pride.” Another flier taped to a lamppost says “reclaim America,” and “no more tolerance, no more diversity.” A larger banner was hung to a gate by the lacrosse

field that said, “White men! Save your people. Reject the opioid beast!” One photo shows members of a group known as Texas Vanguard posing in front of the sign while displaying the Nazi salute. In another photo posted by the group, a member poses on Dallas Hall lawn while giving the salute. President R. Gerald Turner sent out a universitywide email Dec. 3 condemning the fliers. He said SMU police have launched an investigation. “While SMU strongly supports freedom of speech and expression, the outside group featured on these signs promotes an abhorrent message that is opposite to

SMU values. Our University community is deeply committed to maintaining an educational environment that is welcoming and inclusive. As an institution dedicated to learning, we value respectful and civil discourse,” Turner said in the email. Those found responsible will be subject to prosecution, and any campus members involved will undergo the university’s conduct review process. Turner said those responsible appeared to be part of an outside group in a campaign “at universities across Texas and the country.” One student reported in a Facebook group that a car sped by him and his girlfriend Saturday evening and threw

“cups of muddy water” at the two while yelling racial slurs. SMU police has released images of the suspects. Five men believed to belong to the white nationalist group were captured on surveillance footage in Park Cities Plaza Saturday evening, police say. Two men were seen carrying the banner hung by the lacrosse field. The group is believed to have been driving a darkcolored, full-size pickup. Those with information about the incident are encouraged to call SMU police at 214-768-3333. Last November, racist fliers reading “Why White Women Shouldn’t Date Black Men” were found across campus.

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White nationalists pose while giving the Nazi salute.

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Dance event cheers hospital TAKIA HOPSON Contributing Writer thopson@smu.edu SMU students took to the dance floor Dec. 2 in Hughes Trigg to fundraise and help support Dallas and Plano Children’s Hospital in Hughes-Trigg Student Center. The annual Children’s Miracle Network Marathon is a 12-hour dance fundraiser where participants pledge to stand for 12 hours while enjoying snacks, playing games and learning dances. The event recognizes several “miracle” families and kids during the fundraiser. SMU alumnus Tony Shelton and his son Ace, who was diagnosed

with pneumonia at age 7, were honored at the event “This is amazing,” Shelton said. “It’s beautiful to see how new it is and how much money is being raised for the hospital which directly helps my son.” Ace Shelton was diagnosed on Christmas Day in 2014 with pneumonia after his parents noticed he was uninterested in his Christmas presents. Ace was taken to the ICU of Children’s Legacy after an X-ray showed that his right lung was collapsed. “I don’t think this would have been possible without Children’s Hospital’s knowledge and care,” Shelton said. “Every staff member that came by prayed with us.” More than 180 students came out to the event Dec. 2.

Dance Marathon President Kimberly Rose, a senior journalism major, said this is just the second year of Dance Marathon at SMU. “We raise money yearround but this is the big event where we have fun and celebrate different kids,” she said. “Standing for 12 hours is hard, but what these kids face is harder.” The group raised $51,352.02 through their effors. SMU is a newcomer to the Children’s Hospital’s Dance Marathon, so the stand time was set at 12 hours. Other schools that host the event have done 24 to 36 hours of standing and dancing to raise awareness and promote support of local Children’s Health Hospitals.

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Eight months after a crushing defeat in the NCAA Tournament, SMU exacted its revenge on the team that knocked it out, beating No. 14 USC 72-55 Dec. 2. “It definitely meant a lot,” Shake Milton said. “We lost to them twice last year, so we knew they were coming into Moody and we weren’t gonna lose this game no matter what.” “I’m really, really, really proud of our guys,” Tim Jankovich said. “I thought it was just an incredible effort.” Milton had a signature performance, finishing with 22 points and nine assists. Fourteen of those points came in the second half alone. After struggling with his shot at the Battle 4 Atlantis tourney in the Bahamas,

Milton broke through with a 6-11 performance Saturday. He bailed the Mustangs out twice by hitting seemingly impossible shots with the shot clock expiring. The game was tight for most of the night. The Mustangs led by one point with 13 minutes remaining when Ben Emelogu spearheaded a run. The senior guard flew in from the weak side for an alley-oop and calmly buried a 3-pointer for SMU’s next five points. Emelogu also played with his signature hustle, nabbing six rebounds and three steals. The senior guard finished the game with 16 points. He hit six of his seven shot attempts. “He’s a big-time player,” Jarrey Foster said of Emelogu. “And nobody really knows it. He crashes the boards hard. He defends. He shoots the ball at a high

rate. Gu is a great player in my eyes, and he should be in everyone else’s eyes.” Early in the game, SMU struggled to score. USC used a variety of defenses to stymie the Mustangs’ offense, and SMU trailed 25-17 with five minutes remaining in the first half. Then, SMU got a jolt of energy. A pair of Jimmy Whitt mid-range jumpshots and a 3-pointer from Emelogu sparked a 7-0 run for the Mustangs, bringing them back in striking range. SMU thoroughly dominated USC in the second half, outscoring the Trojans 45-25. In last year’s NCAA Tournament game, USC stifled SMU’s offense by going to a zone defense. In the second half, the Mustangs went into a zone themselves, holding the Trojans to 36.3 percent shooting and forcing

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eight turnovers. “We gave them a little taste of their own medicine,” Foster said. “They put a zone on us last year and we couldn’t do anything.” SMU has defeated the preseason two topranked teams in the PAC12 (USC and Arizona). While the wins mean a lot in the locker room, they could mean even more to SMU’s resume in the NCAA Tournament. “I hope the combination of the Arizona game and this one says a lot, and now I’m the biggest fan in the world of Arizona and Southern Cal,” Jankovich said. “But, I can’t imagine this does not help us a great deal.” SMU has won its last 28 games at Moody Coliseum — the second-longest streak in the NCAA.

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‘The Shape of Water’ is a unique masterpiece RILEY COVEN Arts and Life Editor rcoven@smu.edu “The Shape of Water” is Guillermo Del Toro’s latest fantastic endeavor. It tells the story of a mute janitor working in a top-secret government building during the Cold War. One day an amphibious, humanoid creature is brought into the lab and the creature and janior form an unlikely bond. Sally Hawkins stars as the janitor, Elisa Esposito, in one of the best performances of the year. Alongside her are Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, and Del Toro’s favorite acrobat actor, Doug Jones. The film is set against the dreary backdrop of Cold War America and feels very tense throughout. It’s a type of fantasy adventure, but with a real touch on relationships, communication, and what it means to be human. The film stays mostly in the genre of drama and romance, but explores territory in other ways. Social dynamics are brought to light, but more importantly, the film emphasizes the ability to communicate and how that makes us human. Elisa is a mute and therefore communicates only through sign language. The amphibious creature cannot speak either so their ability to speak to one another through various attempts is a touching look at how relationships can be formed through the unlikeliest of circumstances.

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Doug Jones as the amphibious creature and Sally Hawkins as Elisa Esposito

It’s not so much a case of just them having silence in common so much as it is their innate kindness as individuals and their wanting to help one another. Watching their relationship blossom throughout the film is something to behold and features masterful filmmaking from Del Toro. His ability to bring forth emotion without spoken word is truly breathtaking. The rest of the cast brings their own talent to the screen as well. Richard Jenkins in particular has one of the better turns of his career. He plays Giles, an artist struggling to compete with new technology that’s rendering his drawing obsolete. He is Elisa’s best friend and lives in the apartment next to hers, both above a classical movie theater. The two are inseparable and their friendship shows how their differences won’t change how close they are. In fact, some of the conversations between

Elisa and Giles are the most touching parts of the movie. Having a main character that physically can’t speak is an interesting choice for a film. It requires a talented actor and director to be able to make it work, especially to the heartfelt degree in “The Shape of Water.” Hawkins and Del Toro are more than up to the task and create a portrait of a misplaced and mistreated individual who still puts empathy and kindness above all else. Even when confronted with a wild creature from South America that she’s been told is dangerous and terrible, she only knows that she wants to help it as best she can. This turns into one of the more unlikely romances put to the screen but still feels genuine and sweet. It’s a testament to Del Toro’s ability as a storyteller to be able to pull off such a unique relationship. This is one of his best films to date and will no doubt see success come awards season.

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Jingle Ball rocks Dallas RACHEL KENNEDY Contributing Writer rekennedy@smu.edu America’s top artists came together to kick off the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2017 Tour Nov. 27. The first stop on the tour was the American Airlines Center in Dallas. The concert tour, sponsored by Capital One features different lineups depending on the city and artist availability. Each lineup is star-studded with popular artists. The Dallas Jingle Ball lineup included Camilla Cabello, Hailee Steinfeld, Why Don’t We, Liam Payne, Kesha, Charlie Puth, Niall Horan and the Chainsmokers. Concertgoers crowded the downtown sidewalks, waiting to get to their seats for the prompt 7:30 p.m. start. The artists did not keep fans waiting. First up was Camilla Cabello, who performed her

singles “OMG,” “Crying in the Club,” “Havana” and “I’ll Never be the Same.” The five-guy pop boy band Why Don’t We had the most lighting elements. The band played a few of its most notable songs, including “Help Me Help You,” “These Girls” and “Something Different.” The pre-teen screams filling the arena showed We Don’t We was a fan favorite. Although the concert had some big-name artists, the audience was particularly excited to see Kesha perform tracks from her new album. She didn’t disappoint, igniting the arena during her performance of “Woman,” “Learn to Let Go” and “Praying.” She also had a surprise for her fans, known as “animals,” in the audience and decided to harken back to her first album with “Take it Off ” and “Tik Tok.” Niall Horan was likely equal to Kesha for the most anticipated performance of

the evening. Like Puth, Horan kept the special effects to a minimum while singing songs from his album “Flicker.” His set list included “This Town,” “Too Much to Ask,” “Seeing Blind” and “Slow Hands.” Last but not least were the Chainsmokers. Earlier in the day, the duo had been nominated nominated for a Grammy in the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category for their song “Something Just Like This,” recorded with Coldplay. Not to mention, the two briefly popped onto campus that afternoon to promote the show in a partnership with Bumble. They played “Bloodstream,” “Paris,” “Something Just Like This” and other songs that left the arena pulsing with energy.

Scottish Rite brings together Dallas society, SMU alumni for Treasure Street fundraiser MELISSA WONG Contributing Writer wongm@smu.edu More than a thousand people gathered Oct. 19 on the grounds of the Texas Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital for its annual Treasure Street event. This year’s theme was Color Me Texan, which could be seen through attendees’ western wear and the longhorn that greeted guests as they trickled in. Guests enjoyed appetizers from Campisi’s, Haystack Burgers & Barley, Parigi, Paul Martin’s American Grill and Matt’s Rancho Martinez. For entertainment, guests enjoyed music from Emerald City Band, Svet (a previous America’s Got

Talent contestant) and dancers from Booker T. Washington High School. Guests could also participate in a silent auction and take photos atop the longhorn. An event highlight was seeing all the volunteers who came together to help. The volunteers at the event could be easily recognized throughout the event in their bright red jackets. The volunteers typically work for the hospital throughout the year, but for the event they donned special coats and helped register, greet and mingle with guests. Several volunteers for the organization were SMU alumni who became involved in volunteering

after graduating. Unlike typical organizations, the Scottish Rite stands out because of how they use their volunteers. “Some of the volunteers do administrative duties, which saves the hospital money,” alumnus Brittani Boukather said. Boukather also offered several ways for SMU students and recent graduates to get involved with the Dallas scene. She suggested joining clubs such as Mustang Heroes during their time at SMU, then finding a hospital they like to volunteer for after graduation.

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Akola pops by NorthPark Center for the holidays ANNE CHANDLER YOUNG Contributing Writer annechandler@smu.edu In spirit of the Christmas season, The Akola Project has opened a pop-up shop at NorthPark Center. The partnership with NorthPark Center gave Akola the opportunity to employ about 15 Akola women from Dallas to learn about retail and customer service. Akola is a nonprofit jewelry brand founded by SMU graduate Brittany Merrill Underwood in 2007. The brand trains and employs women to handcraft high-end jewelry. Akola offers jewelry-crafting jobs that provide living wages to women in Uganda. The iconic paper beads are hand rolled by women in Uganda and take about 10 minutes per bead to make. Recently, Akola has expanded to empower women in the Dallas area who were incarcerated or are sex trafficking survivors. Akola has employed more than 500 women, allowing them to better support their families.

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The Akola Project pop up shop at NorthPark Center

Women working to change their story carefully craft each piece of jewelry found in the pop-up shop. The gorgeous jewelry is created with entirely ethically sourced materials is just another reason to visit the pop-up shop at NorthPark center or the flagship store in

Snider Plaza for holiday shopping. A mixture of horn, leather, bone and glistening gemstones fill the displays in both locations. One hundred percent of Akola profits are reinvested in the mission to help these women transform their families and communities.

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Akolaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new pop-up shop will only be open until the end of December. The pop-up shop is located on level one near the Nike Store. For news and updates on Akola's newest collections check out their Instagram @ akolajewelry.

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Be comfortable and stylish during finals season LISA SALINAS Fashion Editor lmsalinas@smu.edu Finals season is upon us, which means long nights in Fondren Library, countless trips to Starbucks and an assortment of highlighters. With studying for final exams, who has time to put together an outfit that doesn’t compose of leggings and an oversized T-shirt? Here are a few pieces you can pair together that require minimal effort but are still stylish and oh so chic. Denim Jacket The classic denim jacket pairs well with just about any outfit. Pair it over leggings and an oversized T-shirt, T-shirt dress, patterned dress, a skirt and blouse combo — as Cady Heron famously said, the limit does not exist. The denim jacket adds texture and color to an outfit and keeps you cozy in cold classrooms. Find your perfect denim jacket at retailers like Zara Instagram Zara, H&M and Target. Denim jacket styled by Zara

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Pair your favorite activewear bottoms with a band T-shirt, flannel or oversized chambray top, because who said activewear bottoms are just for working out? The best part of activewear bottoms is they are comfortable enough to wear to sleep and wake up without having to completely change your outfit for that 8 a.m. final. Find unique and comfortable activewear pieces at Lululemon, Nordstrom and Forever 21.

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Nothing beats the feeling of comfort provided by an oversized, cozy cardigan during finals season. The best part is the amount of options when it comes to long cardigans; choose from an array of fabrics, colors and patterns to keep your outfit stylish during finals. Shop cardigans at Free People, Anthropologie and Forever 21. Flannels Can’t find your favorite oversized T-shirt, or used them all at the gym and missed laundry day? Opt for an oversized flannel to pair with leggings or boyfriend jeans instead and add accessories like a wide brim hat, floppy fedora or a bold necklace. Find a flannel at retailers such as American Eagle and Nordstrom or your local thrift store. Activewear Bottoms

T-Shirt Dress T-Shirt dresses are perfect for those days you are running out the door and only have time to throw on one clothing garment. A T-shirt dress is completely versatile and can be paired with sneakers, ankle booties, denim jackets, flannels, cardigans — the list goes on. To stay comfortable and warm in the cold classrooms, pair your T-shirt dress with over-the-knee boots, knee-high socks and the long cardigan. For a T-Shirt dress shop Urban Outfitters, H&M or Zara. Pop Sugar Pinterest

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I’d like to begin my last column with a simple but earnest request: don’t ever discount the value of opinion. Don’t fall to the cynicism and flat-out pessimism so many people feel when they think about the role of opinion in our society. Don’t succumb to the belief that opinions are universally worthless. Reject just as fervently the foolish notion that all opinions are worthwhile. We’ve all used some version of the line before: “This is a free country, and I’m entitled to my own opinion.” From the kindergarten playground to the Senate floor, such thinking sometimes seems to fundamentally define the functioning of the American discourse at large. Indeed, our obsessive protection of the right to “our opinion” might be viewed as merely another manifestation of our hyper-individualist political and economic tradition. I have my opinion, and you have yours. We’ll be cool so long as we agree; if we don’t, we’ll just agree to disagree and leave it at that. Or better yet, we won’t speak to each other at all. This is the great tragedy of the undermining of the respect for opinion in American dialogue: people have stopped talking. Invoking “opinion” is merely an a priori way of saying, “I don’t agree with you, so I’m not going to consider what you have to say.” “Opinion” has become a harbinger of epistemological lockdown — a sign of the fascistic impulse to reject what one does not understand without even letting it speak

its due. Most of life is constituted not of fact, but of opinion. Ours is a game of uncertainties, subjectivities, chances — not hard and fast truths. Things happen (or don’t) under the sway of rhetoric and persuasion, not that of objectivity, and certainly not that of reason. The election of Donald Trump was not reasonable. Trump’s endorsement of Roy Moore was not reasonable, nor was his gutting of two major national parks. The defamation of our campus with anti-Semitic, misogynist, homophobic and racist propaganda was not reasonable. Opinion — carefully considered, fiercely intelligent, passionately and compassionately argued – is one of the few things in this world that can counter such imbecility. Poetry is perhaps the only thing that does the job better, although even that is, in some sense, opinion distilled to its strongest and most robust state. I’m not saying to forget about facts. If we are to speak our opinion and expect it to be heard, we ought to know our facts better than anyone does. When we do, we can be sure that when it comes time to fight, we’ll fight fire with something hotter. But we have to realize that the seemingly polite thing that we call discourse is a fight. The stakes have always been high, and they only seem to get higher. The open and earnest contest of opinions will determine the future progress of that fight. If nothing else, don’t forget the place of your opinions in the struggles to come. Don’t be afraid, when things get rough, to speak openly — in your own voice.

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Markle’s royalty reflects monarchy’s new era BRITTNEY EFFNER Guest Contributor beffner@smu.edu Prince Harry of the British Royal Family announced his engagement to Meghan Markle Nov. 27. Markle is an American actress who rose to fame with a cheeky role as Rachel Zane on the legal drama “Suits.” In addition to being an actress, Markle is a wellknown humanitarian and feminist activist. The media has been swooning over this couple, following them with an obsession the royal family hasn’t seen since Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton in 2010. Already, people are starting to draw comparisons between the chosen brides of the late Princess Diana’s sons. Markle is currently undergoing the first stages of the obsessive attention Middleton experienced the day her proposal was announced. A fashionable frenzy ensued when Markle arrived at her engagement photo session. Her white coat (from Canadian brand The Line) crashed the brand’s site, and The Line announced the coat would be reissued in March with a new name: the Meghan. Middleton caused a similar frenzy with her fashion choices — a fascination that continues to this day. Their rings share a deep connection with that of Princess Diana: Middleton wears Diana’s engagement ring, and

Markle’s ring was designed with jewels belonging to Harry’s mother and a stone from Botswana. Markle and Middleton are both beautiful women whose demeanors meet the massive demand of intense public scrutiny. While these women are bonded in their shared experience of joining the royal family, striking differences between them mark the beginning of a new era for the British royal family. Middleton fits the mold of the type of woman a future King of England is traditionally expected to marry, while Markle breaks all the rules, which delights many people. The Washington Post called their engagement “a palace love story to cheer in a season of cheerless news.” Markle is unique in many ways; besides being an American, she is biracial and divorced. Her race is groundbreaking for the traditionally white royal family, which hasn’t seen a non-white royal on the throne since the forgotten Queen Charlotte, the wife of King George III in the 1700s. Divorce is not a foreign subject to the royal family — it has caused controversy in the past. In 1931, King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée. Harry’s grandmother, the Queen of England, dealt with another divorce issue in 1953 when her sister fell in love with a divorced man, Peter Townsend. Princess Margaret was

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told she could marry him if she gave up her throne. Princess Margaret chose her crown. Markle’s divorce, although unprecedented, seemed to garner little attention from the royal family. This might suggest the softening of the stiff British upper lip for which Queen Elizabeth is so famous. The media seems most focused on what it means for the British monarchy to embrace a biracial member of the family. Markle was eventually asked about the scrutiny and focus on her ethnicity. She responded by calling it “disheartening” and a “shame.” Rightfully, Markle believes her race is an insignificant detail in her romance with Prince Harry. Markle’s acceptance into a family ruled by class structure and tradition is a genuine sign that strides are being made toward racial equality.

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