Unexpected Absurdity

I Read an Insufferable 6,400-Word Profile Piece on Meghan Markle


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Yes, I really read aloud the entire 6,400-word article. As we meet at the crossroads of wry sarcasm and insufferable celebrity worship cringe, we will ask: on which of these two paths is this piece? What were these people paid $125M for? And why do they want to believe they're suffering so badly?

I was left basically speechless, so this is a bit of a one-off with no commentary.


The Original Article

Meghan of Montecito by Allison P. Davis, published in The Cut on August 29, 2022

To Allison P. Davis: please take no offense at this video/attempt at humor; I enjoyed reading your article and found it to be an interesting window into Meghan Markle :)

To my three viewers: please appreciate the writer and don't be hating.


Best bits

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 02:23 Climate-controlled and marshmallowy
  • 02:47 Meghan Markle's secret
  • 06:35 The tiny Bachelor producer
  • 07:04 Content, babyyy
  • 09:48 Bombshells, and racism against babies
  • 11:04 Blowouts and orgies
  • 12:09 A tony typo
  • 12:24 Millionaires feel poor
  • 13:07 Romantic palm trees
  • 13:40 Healing for $14.65M
  • 14:25 Advice to little girls
  • 15:43 Harry earns himself so many points
  • 16:31 World's weirdest office
  • 17:57 What $125M in contracts gets you
  • 18:33 WTF were they paid for?
  • 20:33 Creepy
  • 21:22 Did you learn this? I didn't
  • 24:49 The hard life of a millionaire
  • 27:26 Endless humblebrags
  • 28:33 This paragraph followed by this photo
  • 29:35 "Uncomfortable"
  • 30:14 More pretending to be poor
  • 30:21 Meghan = Mandela
  • 31:10 The writer predicts this video
  • 33:10 The most mundane paragraph of all time
  • 33:51 Generosity, caught conveniently by a reporter
  • 35:10 The beatboxing bit from the intro
  • 35:41 Still healing
  • 35:52 "Do you like that?"
  • 36:24 The hilarious conclusion
  • ...more
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