It’s hard for Meghan MarkleYou can do anything and everything without being judged or hated. Even seemingly kind gestures can be seen as villainous. She visited the Uvalde school shooting memorial earlier this year and was criticized for it. Let’s study what happened.
An unimaginable tragedy
The Robb Elementary School, Uvalde Texas, was a scene of tragedy on May 24, 2022. Two teachers and 19 students died. Vile is not enough to describe what occurred that day. It stopped America dead in its tracks. The lack of response from law enforcement was disgusting, and it was yet another horrific reminder that there really isn’t anywhere safe for children in the United States.
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It is a different story how the rest of the world reacted. Congress once again failed to pass any meaningful change—the shooting became just another talking point for political agendas. In an effort not to re-traumatize its students, the school is to be demolished.
Meghan Markle traveled there
It doesn’t matter what any celebrity thinks about the event in the grand scheme. Markle was so moved by the events that she went down to Uvalde to lay flowers near a Uvalde County Courthouse memorial. Of course, the press snapped photos of Markle’s visit.
Markle doesn’t have social media, so the photos weren’t posted on anything she controls. While millions of people used social media to draw attention to Uvalde’s death, Markle was able to fly there to pay her respects. This is at best a touching gesture that shows compassion for a nation in mourning. At worst, it’s truly not a big deal.
Hit Piece Is Here
Naturally, there are many other things. Daily MailThey smelled blood in water and saw the photos. The newspaper published an attack piece on Markle for visiting Uvalde, while Thomas Markle, her father, was being treated at the hospital after suffering a stroke. The article attacked Meghan for caring less about her siblings than she does the children who were killed in the shooting.
The article became a strawman attack on Meghan for going to the Platinum Jubilee. Just as a reminder, Thomas has actively undermined Meghan’s desires ever since she got married. He’s literally facing her in court. Estrangement doesn’t end just because someone’s in the hospital.
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Thomas was stable and made a complete recovery. Thomas was released in less than a month after 21 people were killed in Ulvade. Meghan’s priorities were exactly where they should have been.
This whole hullabaloo is a reminder of how toxic tabloids can be. It is not fair to trash Meghan’s showing a bit of empathy after a massacre. Thomas’ condition had absolutely no relevance to Meghan’s decision to visit the site. Even paying one’s respects at a memorial for victims of violence is apparently not good enough for the Daily Mail. Shame on them.