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although Prince Harry Hasn’t kept a Twitter account in recent years, he’s been getting some heat on the social media network lately about his past behavior. “#PrinceHarryIsARacist” is trending on and off as some social media users echo the Duke of Sussex’s past racist scandals, including the infamous occasion when he wore a Nazi uniform. We examine why these scandals are resurfacing and look to the loudest stories to get to the bottom of it.
Why #PrinceHarryIsARacist is trending on Twitter
A hashtag has been going on and off in the past day, bringing scandals from the past back to the surface for Prince Harry that he probably would rather stay buried. Harry’s upcoming UN speech on July 18 Mandela Day is likely the spark that inspired this hashtag. We also looked at Twitter accounts posted under the hashtag to get a good idea of the people spreading the hashtag.
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The hashtag first appeared on July 12, when some Twitter users recalled Harry’s 2005 scandal where he attended a costume party dressed in a Nazi uniform, complete with a *patch. Shortly after the photos of the prince were published, Harry apologized, which by today’s standards isn’t the best we’ve seen.
Prince Harry’s Nazi Uniform Apology
Harry issued the following statement at the time: “I am very sorry if I have offended or embarrassed anyone. It was a bad costume choice and I apologize.” Where Harry’s apology falters by today’s standards is when he covers up “if I have caused offense or embarrassment”, when the offense and embarrassment he caused was quite plain to see.
Rabbi Marvin Hier, dean and founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, said: People at the time: “We strongly urge Prince Harry to accompany the British delegation to the Auschwitz death camp on January 27 to commemorate 60 years since liberation. There he will see the results of the hated symbol which he so foolishly and boldly chose to wear.”
Sandhurst Video Scandal
Another incident referenced by the Twitter users was a series of videos leaked to the public in which Harry referred to his fellow Sandhurst cadets as derogatory slander based on their ethnicity (Suggest will not repeat the racist comments). In a strange turn of events, the videos, which were released in 2009, were actually shot three years earlier.
In one video, Harry operated the camera in a room full of sleeping cadets. When he approached a man, Harry referred to his ethnicity with a slur. The man did not respond, as he was apparently asleep. In another video, Harry is with a group of soldiers when he refers to a group as a slur typically used against people of Muslim faith or other Middle Eastern background. A Defense Department spokesperson acknowledged: “We are not aware of any complaint that has been made” regarding the events in the videos.
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Clarence House apologized on Harry’s behalf immediately after the videos were published, telling an army spokesperson: the guard“The military will not tolerate inappropriate behavior in any form. The military takes all allegations of inappropriate behavior very seriously and all substantive allegations are investigated. This particular case will be handled in accordance with normal military procedures.”
Why now? And for what?
While these really are Harry’s worst scandals, why are they coming up now? Two words: Mandela Day. These people are clearly trying to cloud Harry’s reputation by… bringing up his two biggest scandals that dominated the tabloids and media at the time and which are clearly not forgotten by anyone.
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It seems that the main people using this hashtag are also quite public about their literal hatred of Harry’s wife, Meghan Markle. A user who has posted under the hashtag multiple times has a bio that read: “Just as #JussieSmollett and #AmberHeard were exposed, I am determined to expose #MeghanMarkle’s lies, pretentiousness and bad behavior.”
Anti-Sussex meets the Pro-Cambridge Squad
Others are clear supporters of Harry’s brother, Prince William, and apparently believe that the way to second in line is to the heart of the throne by destroying his younger brother. In our opinion, this was just an exercise in cruelty. Harry has been open about his regrets about his past, particularly these two incidents which were deeply anti-Semitic at best at one and embarrassingly racist at the other.
Harry’s Final Acknowledgment of Past Racism
Last year, while performing on Dax Shephard’s podcast armchair expertHarry addressed the Nazi uniform scandal, as well as his use of racist remarks against his fellow cadets of color. “I thought I understood life, especially when I consider that most of the countries I went to and the communities I went to were people of color,” Harry acknowledged, saying he had “ruined” it by being like to dress Nazis.
“I had to discover and understand more about unconscious bias. I thought, since I screwed up when I was younger and did the job, I thought I knew then, but I didn’t. And I still don’t quite know. It is a constant work in progress and each of us has it.”
Each of us is a work in progress. That is in no way an excuse for past transgressions and Prince Harry will bear the visible and invisible consequences of his actions as a young man for all the days of his life. That said, he is clearly not the man he was then, when he was deeply troubled and worked through those complicated emotions in ways that were self-destructive. His family was a huge support to him back then and even though they went through a period of estrangement, it’s clear that his family still loves him dearly, even if online madmen insist on taking sides.