Empathy
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28 Nov 2017, 6:46 pm
Are Our Guys Really looking abroad? Have they had enough of us women? Read on to judge for yourself.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/tatler-article-british-american-men-women-twitter-outrage-a8081256.html
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Society magazine Tatler has come under fire for an article republished in response to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s engagement, which would some feel would look more at home in a sexist 1950’s dating guide than a 21st century glossy mag.
The article, which is meant to explain why Britain’s eligible bachelors choose American women over women from their own country, makes a number of preposterous claims.
It's hard to tell where Tatler's knowing tone ends and its tone-deafness begins, as it casually states that the "hapless British male" is generally thrilled to meet women with "sparkling teeth and considerably more charm than the Sloanes he was used to dating".
It also claims that "average English girl rarely brushes her hair and never cleans her ears", and cites it as a key reason why "Britain's bachelors are falling for spruce All-American charms."
An Old Etonian is quoted as saying that "for a lot of British chaps, it is easier to go out with a foreigner than to find a girl from home with the right background".
Meghan Markle Daily
@meghanmdaily
Absolutely disgusting @TatlerUK. This is such poor journalism, I can't even express how frustrated it makes me.
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Wow. That is some disgusting and dumb reporting. They should be ashamed of themselves.
10:20 AM - Nov 28, 2017
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nick007
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29 Nov 2017, 8:01 am
29 Nov 2017, 10:40 am
nick007 wrote:
I don't see what the big deal is. They can be with American women & British women can be with American men.
No one minds them getting married. But an artical saying that British men marry American women because British women don't brush their hair or clean their ears is a bit off. It's insulting to Megan too, there basically saying Prince Harry is marrying her because she's got clean ears. It's rubbish but then it's the Tatler.
Women in the UK brush their hair, I know because I often forget to brush mine, and other women make comment on it, which they wouldn't do if everyone did it. I haven't checked to see if they clean their ears out though, so who knows.
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30 Nov 2017, 3:01 am
30 Nov 2017, 6:32 am
Empathy wrote:
nick007 wrote:
I don't see what the big deal is. They can be with American women & British women can be with American men.
WTH? You don't know what the big deal is? Lets see. Citizenship, craftsmanship , social etiquette, cultural barriers but to name a few, I can see why the land on the other side, always seems to shine more brightly than ours.
Can you? I can't.
Look he's not marrying her because she's American, or despite her being American, he's doing it because she's the person he's fallen in love with.
Social etiquette? I'm sure she knows which knife and fork to use as well as I know how to brush my hair. Oh! poor example
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30 Nov 2017, 1:56 pm
30 Nov 2017, 3:20 pm
Craftsmanship? I'm not sure where you're going with this one. I've never known an engagement fail due to incompatible craftsmanship, but then I've never been engaged. Maybe she should be tested to be on the safe side, the Duke of Edinburgh could do it, he's pretty crafty.
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02 Dec 2017, 8:21 am
The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
Historical fact: I read a historical paper long ago, how in World War I and II, a group of British feminists called the White Feather Order were assigned to shame non-enlisted British men by pinning white feathers on them (a sign of chicken), in the same paper it says, while many British men were dying in mass behind the enemy lines, many of British women were having fun with American soldiers (aka dancing and sex) who were stationed in Britain, they were crazy about the american soldiers because of their "Hollywood aura" and because they're handsome according to old testimonies.
The white feather thing was not associated with the women's rights movement, it happened across all views and classes, but yes it certainly happened, there was enormous pressure on men to enlist.
A lot of Commonwealth soldiers died fighting, and some British women went with American soldiers while they were stationed here but relationships happen between individuals (usually) rarely with a 'great my husband dying, I'll shag a Yank' attitude.
''Hollywood aura''? a bit maybe, now we think of you all as Homer Simpson
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02 Dec 2017, 10:34 am
fluffysaurus wrote:
The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
Historical fact: I read a historical paper long ago, how in World War I and II, a group of British feminists called the White Feather Order were assigned to shame non-enlisted British men by pinning white feathers on them (a sign of chicken), in the same paper it says, while many British men were dying in mass behind the enemy lines, many of British women were having fun with American soldiers (aka dancing and sex) who were stationed in Britain, they were crazy about the american soldiers because of their "Hollywood aura" and because they're handsome according to old testimonies.
The white feather thing was not associated with the women's rights movement, it happened across all views and classes, but yes it certainly happened, there was enormous pressure on men to enlist.
A lot of Commonwealth soldiers died fighting, and some British women went with American soldiers while they were stationed here but relationships happen between individuals (usually) rarely with a 'great my husband dying, I'll shag a Yank' attitude.
''Hollywood aura''? a bit maybe, now we think of you all as Homer Simpson
You’re wrong, it was a group of British feminists - not any women of any class. Check it out.
02 Dec 2017, 10:42 am
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02 Dec 2017, 10:53 am
Too much Tit for Tat 
