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Meghan Markle’s article “I’m More Than An ‘Other’” focuses on two main topics: the challenges that Meghan Markle faced as a biracial woman, and creating an identity beyond race.

Markle explores the challenges she faced as a biracial woman by recounting several events in her life that made her aware of society’s prejudice and racism. She describes how she was asked to clarify her ethnicity on a census that did not offer an option for her mixed-race background (ll. 79-98), how a dorm mate implied that divorce is normal for parents of mixed races (ll. 123-128), and how her mother was called a racially offensive word (ll. 134-135). She also mentions how she was afraid to confront those who showed prejudice against her and her family: “I was scared to open this Pandora’s box of discrimination, so I sat stifled, swallowing my voice.” (ll. 131-133); “I shared my mom’s heartache, but I wanted us to be safe.” (ll. 150-151)

Markle then discusses her experience in Hollywood, and how her mixed background worked against her. After she was cast in Suits, she experienced racism from viewers when her character was revealed to be biracial (ll. 218-223). Markle believes this was part of America’s hidden racism and mentions the racial tensions revealed by events at Ferguson and Baltimore (ll. 226-230).

On creating an identity beyond race, Markle says that she has come to embrace her identity as a biracial woman. However, she wants to avoid being seen as an “other” (ll. 250-253) and describes how one can create ...

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