Part 8/17:
Celebrity Culture, Social Climbing, and the Spectacle of Self-Promotion
Markle’s social media nils—photo-dump from the Hamptons, full-body shots, and innuendos about her "famous friends"—are juxtaposed against her claims of modesty and authenticity. Her public persona teeters precariously between the curated and the real, with each contradiction reinforcing her as a product of elite social stratification rather than a genuine individual.