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'CONVERSATIONS' ABOUND IN MEGHAN AND HARRY INTERVIEW

     Last Sunday's interview with Meghan and Harry was a bit confusing to this critic when figuring out what the discussion was really about became more difficult. Did the discussion primarily concern the couple's troubles with being part of England's monarchy? Was it about racism since Meghan identifies herself as being biracial?  Was it about the relationship between the royal family and the English tabloids?  Was it about interviewer Oprah Winfrey's  position as a well-known  celebrity herself?      It's apparent that most all of the various messages during the interview inspired  points-of-view that were negative. For example, the royal family did not come off as belonging to a particularly positive "institution." For that matter, journalism in Great Britain also seemed to be a negative "institution ." Similarly negative is the powerful role Winfrey plays in America journalism: at times we are not sure what side she was taking. Often, too