It Won't Cost Much. Just Your Voice.

You’d be forgiven for not knowing this since it got so little attention, but Meghan and Harry recently sat down for an interview with Oprah. It allowed them to finally spend two hours publicly feeling sorry for themselves explaining the true impetus behind Megxit. 

I watched until the bitter end of this insufferable trainwreck for you, ATG Nation, and, surprisingly, I actually learned a thing or two along the way. So, let’s start at the very beginning; a very good place to start. But, first, a warning: Better get your protective gear on; we’re about to drop a truth bomb or 20.

Before we get started, though, let me provide the foundation on which this entire mess is premised: Meghan’s life is very, very hard. She, and to a lesser extent her husband, is the only victim in this fairytale story. Please keep this in mind as we continue our journey together. Okay, now on to those bombs I promised – and lots of other fun tidbits:

• The Loathsome Twosome’s PR people hate them. It’s the only logical explanation. Why else would they have allowed this assault on human decency? If this interview was meant to make these two more sympathetic, it was a major fail.
• Meghan is pregnant with baby number 2. (Truly, I’ve been paying so little attention to these oxygen suckers that I didn’t even know this.) Spoiler alert: It’s a girl. I’m thinking they will not be naming her Kate.
• Oh, and speaking of Kate, remember that story about Meghan making Kate cry at a dress fitting for Princess Charlotte prior to the Sussexes’ wedding? Yeah, according to the UnreMarkleable Duchess, it was actually the other way around. Kate actually made her cry. But, Meghan says, Kate apologized and sent flowers and did all the things Meghan herself would have done if in fact she had made Kate cry. But it wouldn’t be fair to continue discussing it, she says, as she continues to discuss it.
• The Gruesome Twosome have rescue chickens. I didn’t even know this was a thing.
• The UnreMarkleable Duchess doesn’t have internet and/or know how the internet works. How do I know this? Deductive reasoning. (That LSAT prep continues to serve me well.) According to The Megs, she knew very little about Harry, his family, how the Firm operates or even what she was getting into prior to being thrown into her new life. This is part of the reason she was so unprepared/ill-equipped to deal with her new reality as a princess. I call bullshit on this. I don’t believe for a second that she didn’t do some research while the two were “courting,” as she called it. Not to mention, by her own admission, she was friends with Princess Eugenie, Fergie’s daughter, before ever meeting Harry. You mean to tell me this didn’t give her some insight into what royal life was? I mean, if anyone knows bad press, it’s the York sisters. 
• Everything bad that has ever happened to Meghan since joining the Firm, nay, in her entire life, is because the world, and especially the royal family, is racist, small-minded and jealous. There is literally no other reason that anyone could criticize such a perfect creature. Harry is also quick to call out the rest of the world family for being giant racists. I guess he forgot about that time he dressed up as a Nazi. 
• Oh, and FYI, speaking of Harry, that’s no longer his name. Going forward, he is officially known only as “My Husband”™ (or MH, for short). Yes, we get it Meghan. He’s your husband. You don’t have to keep marking your territory. We remember.
• The UnreMarkleable Duchess ends pretty much every sentence with “right?” in yet another inauthentic affectation. Is she looking for confirmation from Oprah or does she simply think that everything she says is so complex and sophisticated that Oprah may be having trouble keeping up? Probably both.
• Meghan did everything “they” told her to do while living under the watchful eye of the palace, including, but not limited to, always replying “no comment” when asked about her life with a prince. She was always tight-lipped. Always. Oh wait, except for that one time when she did a Vanity Fair cover story almost entirely about her relationship with My Husband™ (who, at the time, was still only My Boyfriend).  
• The Firm is full of liars who failed to protect Meghan from the bigots of the world. The Gruesome Twosome are literally the only two honest people on earth.
• The Megs loves the queen but not-so-much Kate, who is a total monster. She never explicitly says this about Kate, of course, but it’s obvious this is what she thinks by the fact that she never really answers a question about their relationship, instead choosing to make thinly veiled references to the Deficient Duchess’s monster-like behavior and then employing the “no comment” smirk.
• The UnreMarkleable Duchess may be a terrible actress but she’s very good at playing the victim.
• The royal family is racist. Did I mention this? And because they’re racist, they care nothing for Meghan or her well-being. In fact, they never even asked her how she was holding up or if she was okay as she navigated this new life. Makes perfect sense. Except, wait. Does the royal family ask any of its members if they are okay? Did they ask Kate? Diana? Or did the institution just expect them to put their big-girl panties on and get to work? I think it’s probably more likely that the royal family doesn’t value the emotional well-being of anyone – stiff upper lip and all – but that doesn’t fit the narrative that Meghan had a much tougher time than anyone else ever has, mostly because of the color of her skin.
• It was the royal family, not the Loathsome Twosome, who decided Archie wouldn’t have a title or security – because, of course, he’s biracial and the royals are racist, which is a topic Oprah just can’t seem to get enough of. She was basically salivating at the fact that the royals were bigoted assholes, and would ask as many leading questions as it took to get to this answer. It was during one of these digressions that Meghan revealed how, prior to Archie’s birth, MH had a conversation with members of his family regarding how dark Archie’s skin would be/what he would look like. Meghan clearly implicates (though not explicitly) Princes William, Charles and/or Philip in this conversation but says she can’t confirm who had these conversations with MH because it would be “very damaging to them.” So she’ll just let you use your imagination. It’s kind of genius. She basically assassinates all of their characters without calling out anyone by name.
• Turns out that the above conversation(s), however, took place, not while Meghan was pregnant with Archie, as she led us to believe, but way prior to his birth, meaning before he was even a gleam in his mother’s eye, meaning while the Gruesome Twosome were still only dating. Is it awful to discuss what the skin color of MH’s babies would be if he chose to marry a biracial woman, especially if the purpose of said discussion was to dissuade him from this choice? Of course. It’s disgusting. But it’s somehow even more offensive when you think it took place while the UnreMarkleable Duchess was gestating MH’s baby. Being able to attach that conversation to Archie’s sweet, innocent face makes those who engaged in it even more deplorable, which is probably why Meghan chose to frame it that way. Also, she’s a giant liar.
• The Deplorable Duchess is very critical of the royals for allowing presumptions – correct or otherwise – about her monster behavior to be perpetuated in the media instead of shutting it down, saying that they failed to protect her. Ironically, however, she has absolutely no problem doing this exact same thing to other members of the family by smirking, nodding, and using her quiet voice to drop hints about their terrible, racist behavior, but then refusing to discuss it. She’ll just let you draw your own conclusions about what garbage people they are. Do as she says, people, not as she does.
• The world doesn’t like the Disingenuous Duchess because of our deep-rooted prejudices. As proof of this, Oprah highlights various news headlines that have run over the last few years attacking Meghan for the color of her skin. One of these headlines referred to Meghan as “trailer trash.” Really? If trailer trash is offensive to any race, I’d say it’s Caucasians. But, honestly, I don’t think it’s racist at all. It’s just super derogatory. And the media said plenty of derogatory things about Kate in the run-up to her wedding, highlighting her commoner origins and less-than status. Admittedly they didn’t use the term trailer trash, but considering Kate is English, I don’t imagine the American idiom would have had the same effect.
• Although the Despicable Duchess reminds us several times that she didn’t read or watch any of the negative press about her, didn’t see a lick of it, it was that very negative press (that she didn’t read or watch), she says, that made her life virtually unlivable. Listen, I am incredibly sympathetic to those struggling with mental-health issues. It can be an insurmountable challenge and one that shouldn’t be minimized; however, the UnreMarkleable Duchess willingly entered into this lifestyle. And she did so as an adult, a self-proclaimed independent woman. I don’t buy for a second that she didn’t know what she was getting. And, if she truly wasn’t following the press stories, how did they affect her so strongly? I call bullshit. Again. To act like she was totally blindsided by all of this is so disingenuous. But that’s Meghan.
• The Disingenuous Duchess continues to be a terrible actress as she cries fake, though well-placed tears, without any actual liquid. It happened several times, including while discussing the mental-health crisis referenced above – and, specifically, an event attended by the Loathsome Twosome during which they clung to each other in their sadness. She was reminded of this upsetting moment, she says, when she saw a picture from the event and noticed the duo’s white-knuckled grip of each other’s hands. Except, wait, you can’t even see their knuckles in the picture. It’s all fingers. Fingers and dry tears. I just can’t with her. She’s so fake.  

  

  Uh, it doesn't even look like they're holding on to each other that tightly.

• MH is also a garbage person. He’s so very entitled. Apparently, he thinks he should continue to be taken care of by the Firm despite the fact that he’s not actually a working royal any longer. I’m pretty sure it was decided years ago that non-senior members wouldn’t get security protection. But for some reason, MH doesn’t understand why he was stripped of his security despite his change in status. This just confirms what we already know: He has no actual grasp on what real people go through. Can you imagine demanding that an employer that you no longer work for, and that you publicly shamed, continue paying your salary and providing benefits to you? Yeah, me neither. Not how things work in the real world. Of course, MH’s never had to live in the real world.

• Oprah seemingly spent the entire interview reveling in the opportunity to call out the world’s allegedly racist behavior. Case in point, here’s a paraphrased interaction from the interview:
• Harry: I knew that my dating, and having a girlfriend, would draw a lot of attention. 
• Oprah: Because she’s mixed race?
• Me: No, you dumb cluck, because he’s PRINCE HARRY. Every girl he has ever dated has gotten loads of attention – and they were all white (except for Chelsy Davy, who was sometimes an unfortunate shade of orange). Additionally, Kate, also white, has always been hounded by the press. You can’t date one of the world’s most eligible bachelors and not expect for it to garner attention, regardless of your skin color. GTFO, Oprah. I see you – and your agenda.
• As you may have guessed, because the Loathsome Twosome are victims of the world, it’s probably not surprising to hear they think they were completely unsupported by the Firm. Because, again, racism. It’s a totally fair claim considering all the support that Princess Diana got and the fact that Fergie’s missteps were completely hidden from the media. Oh, wait…
• Charles stopped taking Harry’s calls for a time. These are the juicy tidbits I came here for. I wanted more of this!
• The UnreMarkleable Duchess thinks she’s The Little Mermaid, a princess who lost her voice in order to marry a prince, but got her voice back in the end. Gag. Me. It was obvious that she thought this was a profound revelation. Oprah seemed less impressed.
• The Firm hates The Megs, not only because they’re racist assholes, but also because they’re jealous. Meghan was just too darn good at her “job.” See: the Sussexes' Australian tour.

  

  Exhibit A

• MH has always been “trapped” in his very privileged life of servants, castles and unlimited opportunities. He just didn’t know it until he met the Disingenuous Duchess.
• The Sucksasses needed their Spotify/Netflix deals because the cold-hearted, unfeeling royals cut them off. To this I say, again, why wouldn’t the royal purse stop supporting them? They are no longer working royals. The Gruesome Twosome continue to amaze me, expecting special treatment and crying bigotry when they don’t get it. It may be a good way to shut the conversation down, but I don’t find it to be a winning argument. Oh, and, although the royals may have stopped supporting the Worthless Twosome, let’s don’t forget that MH received millions from his mom’s estate. Paupers they are not, despite their greatest efforts to frame themselves as such (from their Santa Barbara mansion). Meanwhile, many, many people truly are in financial peril, especially in the wake of the COVID crisis. Ugh, as if I couldn’t dislike these two more.
• MH is quick to clarify that he and The Megs are “not complaining” about their current plight in life, as they spend two hours, um, complaining about their current plight in life. Well, complaining about their current plight and disparaging MH’s entire family. I don’t imagine this will do much to mend the divide.
• The Gruesome Twosome take no accountability for anything that’s happened up until this point. No, their entire plight is the fault of the royals, who so unceremoniously pushed the Sussexes out of the family. MH and his wife didn’t want to leave England. No, they were more than happy to stay in their taxpayer-funded mansion(s). They just didn’t want to work anymore. It was those mean royals who demanded they contribute to the family or get lost.
• And finally, the UnreMarkleable Duchess may no longer be performing in scripted dramas, but she’s 100% still an actress. Her current role: victim. Finally she’s found a role she’s good at. I guess it helps to not have even one genuine bone in your body.

After subjecting myself to two hours of this drivel (who’s the real victim here?), I’ve come to the conclusion that this was not an honest interview. I don’t think for a minute that things went down the way they say. In fact, I think the Gruesome Twosome is fabricating a lot of the horrors they say they experienced behind castle walls. Here’s why: The queen is a classy lady; she’s not a vindictive bitch. And she protects her family. I don’t believe for a second that she would have stripped MH and The Megs of their HRH titles, patronages, and security – and allowed the family feud to become so public – if the two had behaved as maturely and respectfully as they represent. No, I have to imagine there’s a whole lot more to this story – things that don’t fit well into the narrative that the Sucksasses are the true victims here. Additionally, there were just so many stories about their bad behavior and, although I’m sure some were fabricated or exaggerated, I just can’t believe that there’s that much smoke without at least some fire.

In conclusion, and as I’ve said a million times before, disliking a person of color is not, on its face (no pun intended), racist. Does racism exist? Of course. Are there people who don’t like the UnreMarkleable Duchess because she’s biracial? Absolutely. Are some of these people likely in the royal family? I wouldn’t doubt it. But are there also legitimate reasons not to like The Megs? Yes. And shutting down every conversation by labeling every critic/criticism as racist does nothing to advance the conversation. Contrary to the story these two are trying to tell, Meghan isn’t actually perfect. There are reasons to not like her that have nothing to do with the color of her skin...and this interview provided quite a few more.

And if you disagree with me, it’s only because you’re a misogynist. [Insert laughing emoji here.] I kid.

Anyway, as with pretty much everything else the Gruesome Twosome does, this interview was a major fail. It just reinforced everything I already believed about them: they are a spoiled, entitled, egocentric, hypocritical duo. And for two people who say they just want to live a normal life out of the spotlight, they sure seem to court media attention at every opportunity.

Listen, I do sincerely hope that the UnreMarkleable Duchess finds a way to live happily ever after with her once-handsome prince. I just wish she’d do it quietly.

The End.

Hypocrisy, Thy Name Is Sussex

Oh, friends. Another day, another flub by the surprisingly inept Sussexes. I was honestly trying to warm to this deficient duo. I had nothing but love for Meghan’s reported decision not to frantically and obsessively return to her pre-baby body, instead wanting to illustrate an honest post-pregnancy journey. When the entire world is watching – and judging – your appearance, that takes real chutzpa (especially when your sister-in-law has a magical body that returns to its original size in 5.7 seconds). In fact, I was just about to write a post on her new potential likeability (well, maybe “likeability” is too strong a word, but she had definitely moved onto the likeability spectrum) and then we went through another news cycle, which brought with it another huge Sussex-sized fail and the knowledge that, despite my greatest efforts, they are just impossible to like.

As you may recall, not that long ago our favorite royal family to judge – comprised in part of the UnreMarkleable Duchess and her tantrum-throwing hubby, the SGP[1] – made headlines for not only being totally incompetent in pretty much every way, but also HUGE planet huggers. This meant, they said, that the newly minted family of three would likely stay that way. That’s right, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor’s dad confided – in a Vogue article, no less – that, in an effort to protect our most precious planet, the Sussexes would only be having the one kid, maybe two, because, you know, children consume resources and create carbon dioxide (or something. I didn’t actually read the article). They were cheered for their selflessness. Generations to come would bow at their green altar; and history books would herald their dedication to the environment, their commitment to saving the planet one (never-born) person at a time. 

The Three Musketeers

Personally, I think the fact that Meghan just turned 38 indicates that biology – or the fact that they already used every possible name on their first kid – may have played a bigger role in this decision, but who am I to question such altruism? I mean, it really hits you right in the feeler, doesn’t it? Someone give this dynamic duo the Nobel Peace Prize for their courage and sacrifice.

Oh, but wait. Slow down.

It’s never quite that simple, is it?

Turns out these two environmental darlings aren’t so environmentally conscious. Or darling. No, it seems that the loathsome twosome (and their one and only kid) recently used a not-so-environmentally-friendly private jet to return from a holiday in Ibiza and then, as if that wasn’t bad enough, just days later, took another private jet from London to Nice (on another vacation). According to an estimate by the BBC, these two trips alone produced six times more emissions than the average Brit does in an entire year. Sorry, what? Does this mean that the Sussexes don’t actually practice what they preach? I mean, bear in mind that this is the same duo who, less than a month earlier, posted a quote from Harry on their official Instagram account, highlighting the importance of environmental awareness – and the role each of us must play. It read: “With nearly 7.7 billion people inhabiting this Earth, every choice, every footprint, every action makes a difference.” 

It sure does make a difference, Harry, which is why you would think such a concerned person as yourself would make more environmentally friendly decisions. But that’s not really how it works, is it? In fact, while these concerned citizens of Earth are breathlessly calling for the outlaw of straws, procreation, hairspray and cows, they are also simultaneously using multiple private jets to hop around the world from lavish vacation to lavish vacation.

What’s the definition of hypocrite again?

But it doesn’t stop there. This extravagant, planet-killing travel choice came just weeks after Harry attended, via private helicopter (allegedly), a Google-sponsored summit. In Sicily. On climate change. Let me just stop for a second while you marinate on that nonsense.

To be fair, he wasn’t the only one whose hypocrisy was on full display that day. No, turns out that many in this environmentally-friendly group of mega-rich folks, which included Katy Perry, Chris Martin, Nick Jonas and, of course, everyone’s favorite hypocrite environmentalist, Leonardo DiCaprio, had also taken private jets and mega yachts to the meeting. Do these people truly have no self-awareness? I can’t. I really just can’t.

But I digress…

On the one hand, I kind of get why royals feel the need to fly private. After all, I can imagine that flying commercial might be tough for people who are so incredibly famous. I mean, I don’t even particularly like it, and I certainly don’t have to worry about anyone invading my personal space – at least not any more than that miniscule plane seat requires. Plus, I have read that when the British Royal Family flies private, it is usually by borrowing a wealthy friend’s plane. And in this particular instance, the wealthy friend in question is none other than Elton John. This means that, at the very least, the Sussexes didn’t spend tens of thousands of pounds of the British taxpayer’s money on their climate-killing trip. (Unfortunately for the British public, they didn’t get so lucky when the privileged pair chose to remodel their new home, Frogmore Cottage, to the tune of several million.) Still, does it not seem somewhat hypocritical? This is a couple that seemingly takes every opportunity to tell you how you should be living your best green life…and then jets off in a private plane. In the immortal words of Pierce Morgan (a sentence I never thought I’d write), this dud-like duo is “saving the planet, one private jet at a time.” Pierce and I don’t have many shared opinions, but I would have to agree that, in this case, the optics weren’t great.

In fact, as far as I can see, the only preservation efforts these two have ever truly taken – i.e., the only indications that they truly care about the environment – are a couple of photo ops in Africa and a promise not to pollute the planet with babies. Eh. Does that even count? I give this “effort” a C- at best, much like Meghan’s acting ability. Listen, I’m sure the two mean well (maybe), but this planet-saving passion rings a bit false to me. Am I being unfair? I mean, it is possible. After all, I don’t really like them.

Here’s some evidence that I am being unfair: the Sussexes certainly are not the first or only members of the BRF to fly private, nor are they unknown to fly commercial. And in some ways, as mentioned above, it makes total sense for royals of all varieties to travel Elite Class. For starters, I’m sure there are many, many security concerns on a commercial flight. And scheduling issues. And luggage. And kids. And, well, pretty much everything else that you and I do all the time, never realizing what hardy stuff we’re made of. We’re like the early pioneers. The problem with this argument is, of course, that royals do fly commercial. Even the British royals fly commercial – and they are, obviously, not only better than you and me, but also better than every other royal family in the history of the planet they’re so desperately trying to save.

Here are the Cambridges - and their nanny - on Thursday after having deplaned their commercial flight from England to Scotland en route to visit the queen at Balmoral. (Inset: The UnreMarkleable Duchess trying to sneak onto her climate-killing private jet.)

Please note how Princes William and George - both future kings - carry some of their own luggage, with George trying to grab more from his dad. Authentic moment or brilliant PR move? Either way, I'd say this family's PR people are waaaay more competent than the in-laws'. 

Anyway, the point is, the BRF flying commercial is not something that is totally unheard of or impossible to make happen. And, when one of your main platforms is saving the environment, especially from the evils of climate change, shouldn’t you do everything in your power to prevent changing the climate with your private jet-fuel emissions? And, if you truly believed in such a cause, wouldn’t you insist on limiting your carbon footprint, even if it makes your life a bit more difficult? (It’s not like either of these two has a problem being inflexible when they really want something.) It is, after all, what they think you and I should be doing. All I’m saying is, it looks just a bit disingenuous to lecture all of us on our duty to protect the environment and then hop on a private luxury liner, knowing full-well that it will undoubtedly be spewing climate-endangering exhaust all along the way. Unless of course this is a magical plane, much like Charlize Theron’s (another great champion of Earth), which was undoubtedly fueled entirely by vegetable oil and angel farts.  

Surely it can’t really come as a surprise to these spoiled spouses or their (out-of-touch) celebrity supporters, then, that the public is reacting negatively to this latest misstep. I mean, when you set yourself up as champions of a cause, you can’t be shocked when there’s backlash to behavior that seems counterproductive to that very cause. Of course, this is the Sussexes (and their [out-of-touch] celebrity supporters) we’re talking about; the Sussexes, whose behavior up until now seems to indicate that they think they are much, much better – and smarter – than everyone else. Maybe they thought we would all be so awed by their greatness that we wouldn’t notice their hypocrisy. And, boy, do the Sourpuss Sussexes know how to do hypocrisy. These are two of the most vocal members of the BRF[2], nay, the world, about their passion for saving the planet, and yet they refused to fly commercial, an exponentially more environmentally-friendly decision. Seriously, are their PR people asleep? Or have they simply been fired? Hopefully if and when the undynamic duo finds a new royal mouthpiece, said mouthpiece will remind these two that (a) standing for something means that sometimes you have to make sacrifices by choosing option A even when you really, really want to choose option F (as in major PR Fail); and (b) if you’re unwilling to do that very basic thing, then it starts to look a little like those things that you say really, really matter to you don’t actually really, really matter to you.[3]

Still, though I think it’s pretty clear that neither of this privileged pair has come out looking particularly good here, I dare say that this was a bigger PR fail for the duchess. Let me explain: The SGP is still cashing in on the goodwill created by his mom and grandmum. That goodwill is, admittedly, running low, especially after asinine behavior like this, but the account does appear to still contain some funds. For now. The UnreMarkleable Duchess, on the other hand - and as we’ve discussed - started behind the goodwill eight ball. This means that MM really needed a win here. She didn’t get it. And not only was this a giant fail, but, for those of us who have been questioning the duchess’s authenticity pretty much since the courtship of Archie’s father began, it would have been nice to see her – and her gingersnap husband – show some truly authentic strength of conviction. But it didn’t happen. And not only that, but this tone-deaf and ostentatious behavior does very little to silence those critics who are convinced MM is in this marriage solely for the luxurious lifestyle it affords her. Well, the luxury and fame – as long as the fame is entirely on her terms (see, e.g., reports that, when at Wimbledon this year, the demanding duchess insisted that an entire section of seats be left open for her alone, and that no one, absolutely no one, be allowed to take her picture. Yep, she’s super down to earth and relatable).

Anyway, the point is, this debacle didn’t do much to soften the view some of us more judgmental folks may currently be sporting about this caustic couple. Still, even I can admit that, to the duchess’s credit, for a D-list actress, she has really perfected that sanctimonious, “better-than” celebrity attitude; you know, the one that requires the little people to “do as I say, not as I do.” After all, it’s pretty obvious that this “elite” group doesn’t want the rules they wholeheartedly support to apply to them; no, those restrictions are for everyone else. Yes, it’s really quite impressive how quickly the UnreMarkleable Duchess was able to slip into her superior-acting role, easily embracing the elitist mentality of her famous friends. And it’s even more impressive when you consider that up until about five minutes ago, her biggest accomplishment in life was a supporting role on a cable show. Oh, how quickly they forget. So, on second thought, maybe she’s not a hypocrite at all. Maybe she’s just a forgetful person who innocuously forgot that she cares about the environment. Maybe what she needs is not a strong dose of self-awareness, but simply some ginkgo biloba to help improve her brain function and memory.

Sure, and maybe Hayden Christensen will finally learn how to act.

No, I think it’s much more likely that the UnreMarkleable Duchess and her tantrum-throwing hubby are hypocrites of the highest order, which is why today, my friends, hypocrisy’s name is most definitely Sussex. 

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[1] I must admit, I’m almost ready to retire this moniker. There’s nothing about the Sweet Ginger Prince that seems particularly sweet anymore. 

[2] Admittedly, Prince Charles is also a giant hypocrite when it comes to the inconsistencies between his climate-championing lectures and his environment-killing actions, but he’s just too boring to even write another word about.

[3] Also, just as a little aside, if you’re unwilling to do it, you sure as hell better not be telling me that I should do it. If it’s such a great idea, you go first.