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Comedian Amy Schumer's reflection on the unexpected consequences of privilege is a great reminder of how women were historically mistreated, no matter how high on the social ladder they lived.
Schumer plays a lowly peasant who is suddenly turned into a princess by a member of the royal court, played by fashion guru Tim Gunn:
Gunn enters the home where Schumer, with dirt on her face, is told the seemingly good news:
She initially welcomes the news, presumably as a reference to the fact that marriage was much more popular, and mandated for many royal families throughout world history:
But privilege isn't the same thing as respect, as Amy discovers when she is told she is going to meet a prince to marry him.