As you say as women we are entitled to chose what we want , and to have our own opinions is surely part of that, so it is not up to you or anybody else to tell them they are wrong in their opinion.
At the end of the day that is what it is an opinion. Just like others on this forum have opinions about other royals their life choices / behaviours or even the British Media for that matter.
In my opinion Meghan does not represent someone whom I would call a true feminist.
Walking down the aisle without a man on your arm is not enough for me. I could add more but I will put it on hold for the moment.
Rachel Meghan Markle Windsor-Mountbatten Sussex is, from my observations, a very progressive and independent woman that has control of her narrative and imposes it on the family around her. From her mother who was shown on the clip almost invisible on the back, to Harry, now legally known as a possessive pronoun '
my husband' on every mention.
Is that a feminist by modern XX Century takes of a very dominant personality regardless of gender? If I placed her in historical terms, with matching counterparts, I could see her personality traits come to match people like Napoleon's sister Pauline Bonaparte or Czarina Alexandra of Russia. And also an historical favorite of mine, the very spoiled Carlota of Spain/ Queen of Portugal and (pre-empire) Brazil, that controlled her husband to a point she
tried to create her own Spanish empire in Argentina mainly because she wanted to control everything via her husband. Had she been around today competing on ratings with Meghan she, too, would have a Netflix series making Spanish Tapas on a rental set and Mindy showing up at the door at the sound of a castanet's doorbell. Imagine Mindy asking Carlota
"did you change your name from Carlota Brasil to Carlota Brazil with a 'Z' for the USA market?
Yet, I would never place Meghan at the level of a Princess Anne, the Duchess of Edinburg and even the Duchess of York who became an
independently wealthy woman always finding work and projects to motivate other women do the same.
In terms of feminism, which is a very broad subject with so many layers from conservative to liberal, I fit Meghan into the Carlota of Portugal/Brazil category. Very dominant personality over a weak individual and I don't see her care very much about other women that are now cancelled as her past circle of friends.
Anyone can stand on a stage and do great motivational speeches in her
Loro Piana cashmere sweater paired with a set of
Zara bottoms and a striped
Jenni Kayne jumper, but after she steps off the stage what is the follow up on it? Did her trip to Colombia or Nigeria changed the life of little girls that approached her? Has she Instagram that she is in touch with them, or her travel sponsors, for follow up on the goals she preached about? I mean, how busy is she not to say 'hi, happy new year to you' to the vice-president of Colombia?
Feminist? Yes, 100 %. Self-Centered? Yes, 100%. I just don't see anything that comes out of her mouth in those speeches that gets any traction afterward as I give her, at every moment, the benefit of the doubt hoping that she will prove me wrong. Hoping her to do something that can stand on the solid ground besides the name dropping, empty words and attaching herself to other people's on-going projects.
But the year is still early.