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Politico sparks Internet war after labeling Meghan Markle among 'Narcissists of 2022'

Writer Joanna Weiss said that the Netflix documentary 'Harry & Meghan' turned her against the pair

Meghan Markle has been called a "narcissist" in an article published on Politico. She was mentioned in a list of people that included Donald Trump, Kanye West, Elizabeth Holmes, and Sam Bankman-Fried. 

The piece, titled '2022 Is The Year We All Finally Got Tired of the Narcissists', suggests that for people like Markle, in 2022, "Some of them got their comeuppance and some of them got worse: our disinterest." Writer Joanna Weiss said that the Netflix documentary 'Harry and Meghan' turned her against the pair.

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"My natural sympathy for the couple started turning to irritation, and it occurred to me that ego has its limits. And it struck me that the overreach that led to the Sussexes’ critically panned mega-series is the same impulse that turned Elon Musk into a terror on Twitter, that prompted Ye to up the ante of outrageous behavior until he crossed the line into blatant antisemitism, that sent Bankman-Fried from the top of the world to a Bahamian jail," she wrote. 

The piece said, "If the Sussexes’ addiction to the public eye is benign — they seem tiresome, but genuinely well-intentioned — a narcissist’s constant quest for eyeballs and acclaim can get a lot more dangerous. For the worst of it, see Ye, whose perennial need for attention has evolved from outbursts at awards shows to wearing “White Lives Matter” T-shirts and making antisemitic comments on podcasts, social media platforms and TV shows — losing, in the process, a lucrative Adidas contract and what was left of the public’s goodwill."

Harry and Meghan announced a partnership with Netflix in 2020 to work on projects including documentaries, docuseries, feature films, scripted shows, and children's programming, in collaboration with their company Archewell Productions. They said in an official statement released at the time, "Our focus will be on creating content that informs but also gives hope. As new parents, making inspirational family programming is also important to us." They added that Netflix's "unprecedented reach will help [them] share impactful content that unlocks action."

Politico has sparked an Internet war after labeling Meghan a "narcissist." "WTH @politico -- There is literally no planet where Meghan Markle belongs with this group of people. A Black woman standing up for herself does not equal "narcissist." The unhinged hatred directed at her really does kind of prove her point doesn't it," one user wrote on Twitter. "I keep thinking I must be missing something because I can not understand their hate for her. I can only come to one conclusion and it's not pretty," another user said. "It looks like @JoannaWeiss is using her platform to go after Meghan. This isn't her first time writing about Meghan," said one user.

"Please explain how narcissism and standing up for yourself are mutually exclusive. Wouldn’t a narcissist tend to “stand up for themself” when their exaggerated sense of entitlement is not satiated?' wrote one user, while another said, "This is actually defamation. Have they professionally examined Meghan to determine this diagnosis? Because we know you don't know enough about her to make it. Incidentally, she won 2 awards and has 2 top rated productions this year. POLITICO is the only one done with her." "What is wrong with people! She is kind, measured, and honest. Nobody stole Prince Harry!!!" one user said.

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