Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made Time’s top 100 most influential people in the world, and they have the Photoshopped cover to prove it. And the internet can’t get over how obvious that is.
It’s been an eventful year for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The two have been in the headlines a lot, with their Oprah interview, several podcast appearances and interviews. But the former British royals did receive more attention than they claimed they wanted when they were working full-time for the monarchy.
Now Time magazine named Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in their top 100 most influential people, and, unsurprisingly, put them on the cover. While the picture surely is flattering to both of them, the bad Photoshopped sparked a whole debate on body language and baldness-covering.
Check out some of the reactions to the cover:
Terrible retouching job. They look CGI pic.twitter.com/bp2jBldKMZ
— Alex Micu (@axelk) September 15, 2021
“They just don’t opine?” Ummm…and what would you call
— Blissful GRITS (@BlissfulGrits) September 15, 2021
whining to the entire world with Oprah? 💯 publicity stunt.
Fixed the typo for you @TIME pic.twitter.com/RtVkzShA5q
— Jess Wood 🇬🇧🇯🇲 (@Jessicawood94) September 16, 2021
This looks like Harry is her hairdresser and he’s looking into the mirror explaining what he did to her layers. pic.twitter.com/pLA9Ox034r
— Gráinne Maguire (@GrainneMaguire) September 15, 2021
But the difference in these tropes is that the man is not ‘hiding’ behind her. The feeling is ‘possession / protection’.
— Jesús Enrique Rosas – The Body Language Guy (@Knesix) September 15, 2021
In one way or another, the man’s hands imply that it’s his wife or partner. pic.twitter.com/u5pQyw7DuJ
BREAKING NEWS: “TIME apologizes for first cover, releases CORRECT cover.” pic.twitter.com/LhOYmRkRXP
— Pilot Hardy (@pilothardy) September 15, 2021
Nevertheless, I wouldn’t overthink this Time Magazine cover too much, guys. Prince Harry has a lifetime of being the second banana, and even painters picked up his submissive and secondary vibe. pic.twitter.com/lfKAOTBA0W
— vbspurs (@vbspurs) September 16, 2021
Prince Harry so photoshopped that his bald spots don’t even show, and naming them Icons?? They are so toxic to the world! What a waste of article!
— Lucero (@BUCHARITAS) September 15, 2021
