Meghan Markle talks about the struggles of a mixed-race woman in society with Mariah Carey in her latest podcast. Get in touch with The Celeb Post...
Meghan Markle is praising singer Mariah Carey for inspiring her in the 'formative' years of life.
Speaking to the singer in the latest episode of her podcast Archetypes, Meghan talked about the struggles of a mixed-race woman in society.
The Duchess said: “I had to talk to you. Of course, I had to talk to you. You were so formative for me.
“Representation matters so much. But when you are a woman and you don't see a woman who looks like you somewhere in a position of power or influence, or even just on the screen — because we know how influential media is — you came onto the scene, I was like oh, my gosh. Someone… Someone kind of looks like me.”
She continued: “I had read this article about Halle Berry, and they were asking her how she felt being treated as a mixed-race woman in the world.
“And her response was her saying: ‘Well, your experience through the world is how people view you.’
“So she said because she was darker in colour, she was being treated as a Black woman, not as a mixed woman.
“And I think for us, it's very different because we're light-skinned. You're not treated as a Black woman. You're not treated as a white woman. You sort of fit in between.”