Prince Harry apologizes for racist remarks
Prince Harry issued an apology for making derogatory statements against Arabs. The British newspaper “News of the World” released a videotape this week of the prince making racist remarks.
Harry made the remarks back in 2006 at an airport lounge while he and other soldiers were preparing to travel for their military training. Harry’s fellow cadets videotaped it, and sent it to the newspaper.
On the tape, Harry refers to an Asian person as “our little Paki friend” and he said to another cadet “F*** me, you look like a raghead,” which are considered racist terms.
Harry’s spokesman released a statement that said “Prince Harry fully understands how offensive this term can be, and is extremely sorry for any offense his words might cause. However, on this occasion three years ago, Prince Harry used the term without any malice and as a nickname about a highly popular member of his platoon. There is no question that Prince Harry was in any way seeking to insult his friend.”
The British Army released a statement Jan. 10 that said “Neither the army nor the armed forces tolerates inappropriate behavior in any shape or form. The Army takes all allegations of inappropriate behavior very seriously and all substantive allegations are investigated.”
I don’t know whether Prince Harry is truly racist because I’ve never met him before, and I don’t know what’s in his heart. However, I do know that he has a history of engaging in derogatory behavior.
Back in 2005, he was under scrutiny because he attended a costume party dressed up as a Nazi with swastika armband.
It’s easy to chalk this up to immaturity and poor judgment. But after Harry is done with his military training, he should seriously enroll in a cultural sensitivity training class as well.
Also, Harry released his apology through his spokesperson. He needs to apologize for himself in front of the cameras. He wasn’t camera shy when he was making those derogatory statements, so there is no reason to be camera shy when it comes to apologizing.
The video of Prince Harry’s comments are posted below courtesy of News of the World.
Tim Henley
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