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Meghan Markle and comedian Issa Rae opened up about reports that they are both difficult to work with.
The two women discussed the angry Black woman stereotype during a much-anticipated episode of Meghan’s “Archetypes” podcast on Spotify.
Both Issa Rae and Meghan Markle share reputations for being difficult, controlling and demanding.
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Tongues were wagging in England when half of Meghan’s staff quit after she married Prince Harry.
Issa Rae recalled a colleague once telling her that she was “particular,” which she took as a compliment.
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“Some of my favorite creatives, I’ve noticed that they’re very particular,” Issa Rae said. “And so, to me, I was like, ‘Thank you!’ And he meant it in a way like, ‘Yeah, you have control freak tendencies because you’re particular.’ But I was like, ‘That just means I have a point of view. That means that, you know, I have a particular taste and I appreciate that. Thank you.’ And so, for me, it just means that I have a sense of what I want. And so I have no issue claiming those things.”
Meghan agreed that she is also “particular” and not at all controlling or nasty toward others.
“I often find myself even in walking into a room, I’m particular,” she said. “I think a high tide raises all ships, right? We’re all going to succeed. So let’s make sure it’s really great because it’s a shared success for everybody. But I also know that I will find myself cowering and tiptoeing into a room where, I don’t know if you do the thing that I find the most embarrassing, when you’re saying a sentence, but the intonation goes up like it’s a question.”
Meghan explained that being particular makes her more clear to others.
“And I was just like, ‘Oh, my God, stop, stop, whispering and tiptoeing around it. Just say what it is that you need. You’re allowed to set a boundary. You’re allowed to be clear.’ It does not make you demanding. It does not make you difficult. Makes you clear.”