OlderPrince Harry Apologizes For ‘Racist’ Remark
Prince Harry apologized on Saturday after UK’s News of the World published video footage showing him calling one soldier a “Paki” (derogatory slang for an immigrant or descendant of an immigrant from Pakistan).
A spokesman for Britain’s royal family said, “Prince Harry fully understands how offensive this term (Paki) 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.”
Harry is also heard saying, “F— me, you look like a raghead.”
A spokesperson said in response, “Prince Harry used the term ‘raghead’ to mean Taliban or Iraqi insurgent.”
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Shame on Harry…ignorant people can excuse him all they want but his late mother would be so disappointed in him for this.
what an *******.
ok,my first comment wasn’t posted before, so I’ll post again. In my opinion, Henry is not a racist, he just has really poor education, I mean, look at the video and you’ll understand he is just joking, probably he even doesn’t know the meaning of the word ‘pa*i’,….he needs to go back to school, education is really poor in England, I can tell you that, I live there and I happen to be a secondary school teracher, what else do you need,……
ok,my first comment wasn’t posted before, so I’ll post again. In my opinion, Henry is not a racist, he just has really poor education, I mean, look at the video and you’ll understand he is just joking, probably he even doesn’t know the meaning of the word ‘pa*i’,….he needs to go back to school, education is really poor in England, I can tell you that, I live there and I happen to be a secondary school teracher, what else do you need,……
Harry the Hottie is at it again? Shocking.
I think it’s telling that a “spokesperson” made the apology and not Harry himself.
Clearly, the Palace thinks Harry is too much of a nitwit to speak for himself, so they have a paid spokesperson carefully write an apology for him.
Insincere rubbish. You have to wonder how the Palace can believe anyone would believe Harry is sorry.
I don’t get the drama, **** is short for Pakistani since when has it become a derogatory term, I’m from Birmingham and people call us Brummies should I get on my high horse?
I love Harry he’s a typical lad and I don’t consider him the slightest racist, it was spoken about one of his friends for goodness sake he wasn’t slagging someone off.
People need to chill out, this is hardly racist.
What an over-privileged ignorant racist brat ! This even happened AFTER all the backlash he faced after his Nazi costume fiasco. Obviously, he did’nt learn anything from that and feels no remorse at all.
When Jane Goody behaved despicably on Big Brother, all the British media explained it as a class based jealousy thing, and that she was racist because she was uneducated and poor, but Harry is at the opposite end of the spectrum, so what’s their excuse now??
What’s more pathetic are the people making excuses for his disgusting behaviour. People are acting like it was just a slip of tongue, a casual mistake. It’s not.
I reserve the right to use any derogatory slang I want towards someone trying to shoot me. “raghead” would be the most polite term I could come up with.
I’m so sick of everyone getting their knickers in a twist over slang.
Proof once again that wealth and access to the best educators will not prevent a person from being an insensitive idiot and a race-hater.
That kind of nonsense starts at home and can be stopped at home-if the adults don’t expouse those views.
People should not be surprised that he says these things. What is sad is the soldier of Pakistani descent that is the target of these racial slurs. This person can’t very well slug this royal idiot or retaliate by giving Harry a good dressing down about his familys’ dirty laundry can he/she.
What a douche. Ugh
He did nothing that worth apology! So what if he called someone ****, BLAKIE, CHIG CHANG OR JEW!
Why is it SO OK for Jews, Africans, Asians………etc. to call white people names while white people GOD FORBID can’t speak their mind around them???? If anyone id racist then it is the people who get offended by whatever other race is saying about them, if you are so proud of your race then whatever you hear should never offend you in any way!
Listen to Voe, people! S/he is 100% right!
well im not white and not from this country, i came here when i was 12 and couldnt speak a word of english, and missed all primary school and i got AAB in my a-level and he is from this country, got top-notch education, whent to school all his life and he is FROM THE ROYAL FAMILY ….sorry to shout, lol, and he only did two a-levels in which he got B and D. so yeh it explains his behaviour, he probably spends the whole day playing with his toys and crying over all the attention his older brother gets which is why he has no clue abt life and people ouside britain and does know that P-A-K-I IS NOT SLANG AND DEEPLY OFFENDS PEOPLE JUST LIKE HIS UNIFORM OFFENDED JEWS AND JUST LIKE BEING CALLED THE N-WORD. ALL U PEOPLE HERE SAYING ITS NOT BIG DEAL SAY THIS COS U R NOT PAKISTANI AND U HAVE NOT BEEN BULLIED IN SCHOOLS WITH THAT NAME AND SO U HAVE NO RIGHT TO SAY ITS NOT BIG DEAL
*HE DOESNT KNOW
oh perleez! its was 3 years ago! everyone has said things they shouldnt when with their friends! just let it go!
bravo again for the ones that feel deeply about this issue to speak out passionately about this matter. It is great to know there are still compassionate people that are willingly to voice their anger about injutices. There are others that are either plain ingnorants or simply have been desenstized (by their own painful experiences, media) to state that “it is no big dea!”
I believe prince Harry is racist, my friend was serving with him as army bodyguard and many times he heard prince Harry use racist terms against Muslims.
who does this *** think he is? he looks like a douche who thinks he is better because of who he is…well **** u “prince” harry u are not royalty worthy anyhow. no class
How come this boy turned out to be so stupid and racist? Does it take much for an American child to know that N word is not good to utter in anger or in jest. Three years ago he was about 18 he should have known right from wrong. Shame on the whole royal family..
who seriously cares? we have bigger problems than racist comments happening now
Harry is a racist, he wore a Nazi costume to a party, and shocked everyone.
Diana would disapprove of racist son.
****
EW he’s ugly.
Hm. Now if Will were to say something like that, THEN I would be surprised. But Harry? Not so much.
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