by Rachael Himsel
She’s not a politician, but she knows all the top ones. They can’t stop talking about her, in fact.
She married into the family that led a country fueled by brutal colonialism - and that is precisely why she is the perfect person: Meghan Markle.
While Meghan is a US resident, she married a prince! And not only a prince but PRINCESS DIANA’S SON, and we all know how Americans feel about Princess Di.
If you were more than 6 when she died, you likely remember where you were when you heard the news. Children may only recall the crying and hours and hours of live TV coverage in a row which like, never happened, but this woman’s death was a big deal: the celebrities, the theories, the Queen in black…
The world mourned for Diana, because Diana worked for the world, for greater good.
Diana tried to change the status quo - and she did. Many say she had a magical ability to evoke compassion in others.
She led with compassion- as does Meghan Markle.
This is Reason #1 why I believe Meghan Markle will emerge as a leading voice in gun control: she has a huge international platform - even if the powers that be have tried to splintered that platform, it’s nothing that can’t be glued back together! Meghan’s platform is one that so few in the world have, especially women, especially women of color. Which brings me to another reason I predict Meghan Markle will and can play a huge role in ending gun violence…
Reason #2 Meghan Markle will be the most powerful player in the world to end gun violence: She is part of the BIPOC community, and black people are 14x more likely to be wounded by a gun! And 2x more likely than white folk to die by gun. I believe Meghan can inspire generations of kids to PUT DOWN THEIR GUNS and pick up other hobbies - like theatre, film, art, philanthropy, as she models. Meghan herself built an incredible career in journalism and the arts, and she continues to model this dedication to helping others as she travels around the world and in her amazing series, in which she and her husband discuss what it was like to navigate the new waters of an American, biracial, feminist princess!
I can’t think of a better action figure, btw.
When Harry & Meghan debuted, in its first week it broke all records for any Netflix documentary before - showing that, social media presence or not, Meghan - and Harry, of course - have incredible power.
Which brings me to #3: Meghan and Harry together can end gun violence. Would Harry have even tried to attack this giant epidemic if not for the strength of this american woman who was raised by a social-worker mom? I’m not sure. There is strength in teamwork, and I believe Harry and Meghan are a team that is not to be messed with.
Because if you can turn your back on Buckingham Palace, can’t you do anything?
But if you were able to get the others in that Palace to hear you… then couldn’t just about *anything* be possible? We all have families - and we know that even after we have our arguments, even if we don’t speak for a while, we’re still thinking of them.
We’re still listening.
You can bet your beautiful bootie that everyone in the UK is not only still listening to what Harry and Meghan are saying - they are waiting for it. I believe their production company, Archewell Productions has incredible power to produce profiles about families to show the impact of gun violence.
Reason #4 Meghan Markle will end gun violence: She’s already doing it.
After the terror, the grief, the loss of Uvalde, Meghan showed up. Just like Diana did - which is what we need. We need people to SHOW UP FOR KIDS. And that is what Diana and now Meghan have done. Like Diana, Meghan clearly adores children, and her heart hurts for those families. I believe Meghan will use her platform to continue talking about access to guns and mental health. If she continues this long battle, that groups like Moms Demand Action have been fighting for YEARS, then we can end gun violence.
We just need more people to show up. Speak up. And do the work.
Now, dear Meghan - this sounds like a lot of pressure, right?
But we all know you can take it.
And, we all know you can’t do it alone. That’s why there’s half a million people on the Mom’s Demand Actions Insta alone.
We got this. Together. Together, we can #EndGunViolence