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His Royal Hateness?

By Robert Stacy McCain on 1.12.09 @ 11:46AM

Ready for a pop quiz? A video of Prince Harry of Wales clowning around with his army friends has caused an uproar in England because:

A. The Prince mocks the national anthem by pretending to ring off the phone with his grandmother, saying "God save you."
B. The video is full of crude sexual references, including mocking an army comrade as "gay" and "queer."
C. He referred to a fellow soldier as "our little Paki friend, Ahmed."

If you guessed "C," you're correct. Both "A" and "B" are also true, but it was mainly the "Paki" that compelled an apology from Harry, third in line for the throne. Over at PJM, I ask, Is Harry a bigot?

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Alan Brooks| 1.12.09 @ 1:02PM

"crude sexual reference"?
poor thing, you never would have guessed.

by God what is this world coming to!

J David| 1.12.09 @ 1:34PM

Looks like Harry is still discovering that "all the world's a stage..."

WendyG| 1.12.09 @ 3:24PM

His grandfather Prince Phillip is an oaf as well. Has made many idiotic racial faux pas.

That said, of course you can't offend the ROP!!

ruth| 1.12.09 @ 4:31PM

Give a Harry a break, especially considering the fact that the Royal Family is the butt of so many jokes.

Alan Brooks| 1.12.09 @ 6:54PM

crude sexual references in this day and age?
it simply can't be.
Harry must have been quoted out of context, he certainly meant 'gay' as in happy or joyful.

Alan Brooks| 1.12.09 @ 6:55PM

queer means odd, unusual.

Dan| 1.13.09 @ 12:36AM

Oh yea, Prince Harry has to subscribe to all the postmodern notions of human sexuality, heaven forfend if he actually allowed his views to be those shared by generations upon generations of his forefathers.

And of course he has to be fully on board the notion about the wonderful diversity achieved by bringing into his country, and the country of his fathers, millions upon millions of muslims.

Seems to me Harry, perhaps through his time in the field, with the British Army, has actually gotten a damn good sense about the "ahmeds" of this existence.