Y'all, The Queen, and Those Other Colonizers

Queen Elizabeth of the British monarchy passed away recently. It was sad to hear. *sigh* My thoughts on the British royals have always been line stepping. Once the ruling body, they're now in my opinion a whole non-governing but influential family that is taken care of by the British & British-ruled countries' taxpayers. It's like "Governmental Emeritus". They've never made real sense to my American mind. And I feel like American (you know the culture of a country that won a war for freedom from the British) Pop Culture & its media have made us give a care about them. The Queen's fashion has influenced so many older church ladies. My own grandmother, who is a grand seasoned saint just marvels at her hat collection. Hours of TV are blocked off for their weddings and gossip stories. And the tabloids have lost their minds with the Royals. But we all have opinions. I think Diana's wedding gown was Hideous but Adore Kate's & Meghan's. I was watching my friends play fight in my dorm room and stopped them when the news flashed Diana was killed. I didn't grieve her with the rest of the world, but I also have never, I do mean never condone the relationship & marriage of Charles & Camilla. (Consort as a noun is a wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch. Consort as a verb means habitually associate with (someone), typically with the disapproval of others. The Queen basically titled that woman her son's little friend.) I also didn't care about Harry being a partying bachelor yet "attended" his wedding (and his brother's) with bells on.

So, I gave my respects & RIP on social media and watched the fallout. Black Social Media has two sides. The side that is planning the funeral. That's the fun side I am probably on. I want to envision Adele singing, "Going Up Yonder" with The Kingdom Choir. But there is also a truthful woke side that we don't have the privilege to ignore. The Royal family has a horrible history like in some of the current & former British colonies in many African nations, Ireland (Irish Twitter is Wild), the Bahamas, and Jamaica. History romanticizes The Queen's, when she was still a princess trip to Kenya once because that was where she was when she learned her father, George VI died. But she was there to do governmental business for the Commonwealth aka Boss lady came to see if the factory is running smoothly. So, I would never obligate them to mourn Queen Elizabeth.  Because under those hats was a woman who condone policies & wars that oppress people. I mean those diamonds on the crown are stolen artifacts. Also, there is a subset of the woke that just found out about the British, which makes me wonder what they think "Colonizer" means. This is why I am in a Funeral planning mindset. My Line Stepper brain needs to see if Leona Lewis knows "Precious Lord" because my judgemental & woke sides never need to be that close to teaming up.

I know she'll have on Royal Regalia but she looked so good in Yellow. If given the choice, I hope her daughter Anne picks out a nice sunny coat dress & hat combo.

RIP Queen Elizabeth. Everyone's Life Makes a Sound. And May the Work You've Done Speak for You. 

As Always Talking to You in Adult Terms