{"id":89979,"date":"2023-01-20T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=89979"},"modified":"2023-01-27T13:02:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T17:02:57","slug":"meghan-markle-racism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle: Racism From the British Press"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Has Meghan Markle struggled with racism? Do the press’s and Royal Family’s dislike of Meghan have racist roots?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Spare<\/em>, Prince Harry debates whether the press’s hatred of his wife Meghan is because of racism. Meghan, a biracial woman, has been the subject of harassment for unknown reasons since she first started dating Harry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to learn why people dislike Meghan Markle, racism’s part in it, and what the couple has done to stop it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Racism Within the Royal Family<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Is it possible that the Royal Family\u2019s dislike of Meghan had racist roots? Possibly. During an interview with Oprah, Meghan said that a member of the family had raised \u201cconcerns\u201d to Harry about how dark Archie\u2019s skin would be<\/a> when he was born. Both Harry and Meghan have refused to say who that family member was, on the grounds that it would be devastating to their reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harry later tried to deny that this comment was a racist statement; he claimed that it was \u201cunconscious bias\u201d<\/a> on the part of the family member, and added that his understanding was that racism and unconscious bias were not the same thing. However, he\u2019s arguably wrong on that point: The definition of racism<\/a> does not require it to be a conscious choice<\/a>. Notably, Harry doesn\u2019t mention this family member\u2019s \u201cconcerns\u201d in Spare<\/em>, or imply that the family is racist at all: He talks at length about the press\u2019s racism, Meghan Markle’s tense relationship with the Royal Family due to disapproval from the family, but never mentions any racial bias coming from the royals themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Press<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Throughout their relationship, Harry and Meghan have faced constant stalking and harassment from the media\u2014particularly the British tabloid media. Furthermore, the press has constantly published untrue stories about Meghan. Meghan has also received near-constant threats from people who\u2019ve read and believed the negative stories about her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because Meghan is biracial, much of the coverage is also racist\u2014sometimes subtly, sometimes overtly.<\/strong> Stories have portrayed Meghan and her family as poor, bad-mannered, and addicted to drugs\u2014none of which was true\u2014in the process playing into anti-Black stereotypes. Some articles have questioned what effect Meghan\u2019s mixed-race heritage would have on the royal bloodline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: A side-by-side comparison of how the press has treated Meghan and Catherine (Prince William\u2019s wife) shows a stark contrast<\/a> that adds credence to Harry\u2019s claims about the harshness of the media response toward his wife. For example, the Daily Mail<\/a> gave a detailed, positive rundown of the various candles and toiletries that Catherine requested for her wedding, but called Meghan \u201cdictatorial\u201d for requesting air fresheners at hers. One poll found that most journalists believed that Meghan had been treated badly by the press<\/a>\u2014even many who didn\u2019t find the coverage racist still agreed that it was unfair.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The persecution and threats eventually drove Meghan into hiding. She began suffering from panic attacks, which she\u2019d never experienced before. At one point, she confessed to Harry that she was having suicidal thoughts.<\/strong> Harry compares their situation to the media harassment that led to Princess Diana\u2019s fatal car crash and says he feared losing Meghan like he\u2019d lost his mother<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: When Meghan first went public about her suicidal thoughts during an interview with Oprah, Good Morning Britain <\/em>anchor Piers Morgan said that he didn\u2019t believe her<\/a>\u2014he called the entire interview contemptible and sickening. His co-host Susanna Reid immediately scolded him for his response. Furthermore, the mental health charity Mind put out a statement shortly afterward<\/a> saying that it was \u201cconcerned\u201d about Morgan\u2019s remarks because it was crucial that people struggling with suicidal thoughts be able to reach out without fear of shame or rebuke.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Press Coverage of Meghan\u2019s Father<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Paparazzi also targeted Meghan\u2019s father, Thomas Markle. At first, they stalked and harassed him as they did Meghan, but eventually\u2014whether because they paid him or because they had something to blackmail him with\u2014he cooperated and posed for pictures.<\/strong> Then, the new story became that he was a con artist; that he was pretending to run from the press while actually working with them, and staging \u201ccandid\u201d shots for money. Worst of all, Harry and Meghan couldn\u2019t fight this story, because it was true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Meghan won a copyright infringement case<\/a> against the Mail on Sunday<\/em> for publishing a private letter she wrote to her father attempting to repair their relationship after this incident. The Mail <\/em>was ordered to pay her an undisclosed amount of money. Meghan is now estranged from much of her paternal family<\/a>, though that distance doesn\u2019t stop her father and half-sister from criticizing her publicly<\/a> and frequently<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suing the Press<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Harry and Meghan tried on many occasions to use the Royal Family\u2019s lawyers to sue the press, but  Harry says they were constantly brushed off or ignored. Finally, in September 2019, Harry decided to hire a private lawyer and sue the worst offenders himself.<\/strong> Harry\u2019s family confronted him about taking legal action against the press, saying that it would harm their public image, but Harry pressed ahead with it anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Despite the Royal Family\u2019s negative reaction to Harry suing the press, Prince William and his wife have been much more aggressive than Harry in protecting their privacy<\/a>. In response to these efforts, the newspapers have argued that the royals are public figures who don\u2019t have a reasonable expectation of privacy. However, the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) have ruled in favor of William and Catherine in the past, saying that the papers had no reason nor right to photograph them<\/a> when they weren\u2019t carrying out official duties.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Has Meghan Markle struggled with racism? Do the press’s and Royal Family’s dislike of Meghan have racist roots? In Spare, Prince Harry debates whether the press’s hatred of his wife Meghan is because of racism. Meghan, a biracial woman, has been the subject of harassment for unknown reasons since she first started dating Harry. Keep reading to learn why people dislike Meghan Markle, racism’s part in it, and what the couple has done to stop it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":90153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,33],"tags":[876],"class_list":["post-89979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ethics","category-people","tag-spare","","tg-column-two"],"yoast_head":"\nMeghan Markle: Racism From the British Press - Shortform Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Meghan Markle's marriage to Prince Harry has spawned hate toward the actress, much of which might stem from racism. See if this is true.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Meghan Markle: Racism From the British Press\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Meghan Markle's marriage to Prince Harry has spawned hate toward the actress, much of which might stem from racism. See if this is true.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Shortform Books\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-01-20T19:30:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-01-27T17:02:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wordpress.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/meghan-markle.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Katie Doll\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Katie Doll\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Katie Doll\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c3e1b539e89423b544ede91ab2bff937\"},\"headline\":\"Meghan Markle: Racism From the British Press\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-01-20T19:30:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-01-27T17:02:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/\"},\"wordCount\":974,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/meghan-markle.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Spare\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Ethics\",\"People\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/\",\"name\":\"Meghan Markle: Racism From the British Press - Shortform Books\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/meghan-markle.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-01-20T19:30:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-01-27T17:02:57+00:00\",\"description\":\"Meghan Markle's marriage to Prince Harry has spawned hate toward the actress, much of which might stem from racism. See if this is true.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/meghan-markle.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/meghan-markle.jpg\",\"width\":1400,\"height\":700},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Meghan Markle: Racism From the British Press\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Shortform Books\",\"description\":\"The World's Best Book Summaries\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Shortform Books\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":74,\"caption\":\"Shortform Books\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c3e1b539e89423b544ede91ab2bff937\",\"name\":\"Katie Doll\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6239731a3fc739640b80be30f2b1727a055d3535d0ee4569e8282faa323e47fc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6239731a3fc739640b80be30f2b1727a055d3535d0ee4569e8282faa323e47fc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Katie Doll\"},\"description\":\"Somehow, Katie was able to pull off her childhood dream of creating a career around books after graduating with a degree in English and a concentration in Creative Writing. Her preferred genre of books has changed drastically over the years, from fantasy\/dystopian young-adult to moving novels and non-fiction books on the human experience. Katie especially enjoys reading and writing about all things television, good and bad.\",\"knowsAbout\":[\"Bachelor of Arts in English With a Concentration in Creative Writing\"],\"jobTitle\":\"Senior SEO Writer\",\"worksFor\":\"Shortform\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/author\/katie\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Meghan Markle: Racism From the British Press - Shortform Books","description":"Meghan Markle's marriage to Prince Harry has spawned hate toward the actress, much of which might stem from racism. See if this is true.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Meghan Markle: Racism From the British Press","og_description":"Meghan Markle's marriage to Prince Harry has spawned hate toward the actress, much of which might stem from racism. See if this is true.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/","og_site_name":"Shortform Books","article_published_time":"2023-01-20T19:30:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-01-27T17:02:57+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1400,"height":700,"url":"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wordpress.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/meghan-markle.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Katie Doll","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Katie Doll","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/"},"author":{"name":"Katie Doll","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c3e1b539e89423b544ede91ab2bff937"},"headline":"Meghan Markle: Racism From the British Press","datePublished":"2023-01-20T19:30:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-01-27T17:02:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/"},"wordCount":974,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/meghan-markle.jpg","keywords":["Spare"],"articleSection":["Ethics","People"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/","name":"Meghan Markle: Racism From the British Press - Shortform Books","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/meghan-markle.jpg","datePublished":"2023-01-20T19:30:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-01-27T17:02:57+00:00","description":"Meghan Markle's marriage to Prince Harry has spawned hate toward the actress, much of which might stem from racism. See if this is true.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/meghan-markle.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/meghan-markle.jpg","width":1400,"height":700},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meghan-markle-racism\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Meghan Markle: Racism From the British Press"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/","name":"Shortform Books","description":"The World's Best Book Summaries","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Shortform Books","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png","width":500,"height":74,"caption":"Shortform Books"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c3e1b539e89423b544ede91ab2bff937","name":"Katie Doll","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6239731a3fc739640b80be30f2b1727a055d3535d0ee4569e8282faa323e47fc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6239731a3fc739640b80be30f2b1727a055d3535d0ee4569e8282faa323e47fc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Katie Doll"},"description":"Somehow, Katie was able to pull off her childhood dream of creating a career around books after graduating with a degree in English and a concentration in Creative Writing. Her preferred genre of books has changed drastically over the years, from fantasy\/dystopian young-adult to moving novels and non-fiction books on the human experience. Katie especially enjoys reading and writing about all things television, good and bad.","knowsAbout":["Bachelor of Arts in English With a Concentration in Creative Writing"],"jobTitle":"Senior SEO Writer","worksFor":"Shortform","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/author\/katie\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/meghan-markle.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89979"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90562,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89979\/revisions\/90562"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}