You are right here - if the context was the press will have a field day about a brown royal baby etc.

Maybe that was the context. Maybe it wasn’t. Who knows

However racism is racism whether expressed as a result of racial ignorance or not. Seems like an attempt to excuse it but I could be wrong.

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The direction of travel for the monarchy is down, not up.

And yes, it’s a brand. That’s the point I’m making, but a ceremonial, tourist geared one not a commercial powerhouse funded by the taxpayer. They’re not corporate - let’s not make them out to be a traditional business. Maybe last century, not now. I’d certainly dispute how central you perceive the monarchy to the business of revenue generation - by which I can only assume you mean they’re central to the business of international governance, trade and therefore pivotal to GDP, and the economy. They certainly contribute massively to brand Britain in some parts but on the tourist dollar. Again, ceremonial.

I get why people overstate their importance due to age and nostalgia - but it’s not reality, and it certainly won’t be in future. That applies for a lot of European monarchies, not just ours

I haven't watched it and don't intend to.

Billionaire interviews multi millionaires and sympathises about how terrible their lives are.

As for the press picking on them, the majority of negative stories about Migraine come from her own dysfunctional family she should look closer to home for the root cause.

I don't agree. I think to be a racist/homophobe etc etc there must be intent. The trouble is that nowadays everyone is trying to be so careful not to say anything offensive, however innocently, for fear of being called a bigot by the constantly offended. It seems to be a badge of honour if you catch someone out.

There's so much of it about that the serious stuff is getting diluted by stuff that has no hurtful intentions whatever.

You're talking about the person. I'm talking about whether a behaviour or action is by definition racist. Whether the person meant it or not in that context is irrelevant.

But just because you don't say something with intention or out of naivity doesn't make a statement or action, for example, any less racist. It also doesn't mean that you're exempt from repercussion simply because of your own ignorance. Logically that makes no sense at all – try applying that to law. Just because you didn't know about a law and you broke it, doesn't make you immune to the consequences. What it might do is reduce your sentence, vs someone who broke it with intent, sure. But that's not what is being discussed.