Suonymona said:
The different reactions to Eric Alexandre and Jazmin have been their sexes, their ages, and their mother's races. To this I add the media (as it was and is), and their respective countries of present living.
Refusing to admit she exposed their son, his mother demanded his father admit to him so she could file for support. Now his mother won't let him see the father who wants a connection. {strong piano cords}
Both mothers were eventually asked to keep quiet in exchange for a lot of money and making no claims to the throne.
*And despite being raised in South Africa (during Apartheid) and claiming Nelson Mandela is "like a grandfather", I do not see this being Charlene. I see her being a distraction because of her roots. "See, the one I'm considering for my wife is kinda black-like. Its not a racist thing with my son."
Interesting commentary there
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In general, I think it's unfortunate that everything seems to boil down to a race issue. While I do not believe that anything is ever that simplistic, it is sad that so much of the TR/PA, NC story is being pulled to that type of over-simple, one-sidedness. Sad enough.
I have to believe that there are many issues in the world that transcend such sweeping and base generalizations. I think this issue with TR, NC, and PA is one of them.
Anyway, I remember that NC specifically said in her subsequent interview with PM (after PA announced that the child was indeed his son) -- the mag. published that NC said she was never told to 'keep quiet' about Alexandre. She also said plainly (in the first interview as well) that Albert never either asked her nor did he pay her not to come forward. She said plainly that she never said anything because it was her choice. She said she was not receiving money to keep quiet about anything -- in her own words, she did not talk to the magazines because she did not want to, it was her own choice to stay silent. And when she decided to speak to them (the paparazzis), it was her free choice as well.
I think it's hard for CW to totally submerge certain parts of her cultural upbringing too. Anyone believing that she can escape that, or ignore it at all would be wrong-thinking, imo. It would be like an American (unfortunately) saying that they are totally color-blind. That's not likely either, because the US and SA have similar deeply rooted, culturally pervasive past case histories, sadly enough.
As far as PA, I don't see him playing mr. mom role. but I do totally agree that he seems to want to at least get to know those children. I suspect that both mothers would have no problem with that because they want their children to be as closely associated with royalty and priveleges as possible.
If the child gets all those things that are attached to PA, some will flow over on the mother eventually, which I'm certain those women will not have any problem with it.
