General Chat

Why has there not been an enquiry as to how this videoclip got into the public domain? Surely if it was just a private clip made when they were larking about, and at the time, I am not sure Harry was that lad's senior except for his royal connections which should not have counted when training, it shouldn't have been made public, if someone has sold it on then they are as bad as anyone else. Altho the chap didn't look amused when Harry was filming, I don't think it could have been a major issue or he should have reported it at the time, and as for his father spouting forth, I think the lad himself should have spoken up and either said that he wasn't really happy about it or that he was ok with it, and they all joked like that together. Wonder if the other lads training with them called him the same nickname, would they be 'on trial' in the press too? After all, this was three years ago and Harry was much younger then and sillier. Give the lad some credit for the good things he does and the fact that he and his brother aren't taking advantage of their positions to be screwing round lots of girls and living a mad debauched life, they both have steady girlfriends that have been around for a while, who are discreet and not shallow and tarty or anything like WAGS etc and they are trying to live their lives as most young lads but with added pressure of the media gaze. I think the whole thing has been blown out of proportion and it should have been left in the past where it belonged. Had it been said in malice it would have been different but there are far worse things happening now that need addressing and I do feel it should be put to rest now.

Also the Sooty thing with Prince Charles and his polo pal, again a private thing so why drag it up now.

Lizx

Hi everyone who replied to me, thank-you!

I have some very good buddies from the Asian and Afro-Caribbean communities.

Champagne boys? Yes, we thought it was quite funny. When I was racially abused it wasn't quite so funny.

In the '70's I was at secondary school when Idi Amin threw the Atsians out of Uganda. Some ended up in Kent (where i didn't live at the time) and 1, just 1, was bused all the way to our school in Hertfordshire every day.

We all felt really sorry for him - although he was very good at cricket. In those days the skinheads used to wear white socks because they said it upset the Pakis. Morons. Does anyone remember this? Only knowing one Asian boy at the time we were all really upset by this and very protective towards our new friend. So I agree it used to be an insult but is it still? I really don't know and would welcome hearing Asian views.

In Australia last year I was called a Pom several times but I didn't challenge anyone. Should I have done? Or are we all totally over the top these days? I really don't know.

I have to pick Chelsea Pink up on a point she made, The Comments were made at Sandhurst 3 years ago that Officer is a Captain in the Pakistani Army and not the British Army,
Davex

My brother-in-law is Asian .
He Say's he is a P himself so does that make it alright for him to call him self one but no anyone else .
This world is getting pathetic .
You tell me how many Asians or blacks have been prosecuted for Racism .

I have never heard of any, this is because when they speak in there language we haven't got a clue what they say -- for instance we were out one day and my S.i.l can understand Asian language she was bumped into by an Asian lady and she said something in her language ,my s.i.l just turned round and said "I'm not a white bitch " this is what the Asian had called her .
Did my s.i.l make a racism complaint NO.

Racism is a word that is used when it suits .

I stand corrected David.....

I still believe an insult is an insult, no matter how kindly that insult is delivered! The P word is a racial insult in my opinion.

Diana
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Whether or not we agree that the P word is an isult, racist or otherwise.....what I cannot agree with, and fail to understand, is that anyone should have to apologise for some comment they made....a) in private, b) whilst minding their own business, c) whilst making a private, (aka personal) video film.
How many times have any of us muttered something about someone under our breath, not wanting, or EVER intending it to be overheard by anyone. Is that not allowed any more?? This is "Big Brother" taken to the limit.

The fact that this was 3 years ago makes me laugh.
So all of those Army chaps who fought in WW2, or the Falklands, or Korea, or the Gulf, shall all film footage be raked through and scanned, plus all of their colleagues questioned, just in case any of them was overheard calling an Arab a raghead, or an Italian an Iti or a Wop, etc etc etc etc. Hey, let's find them and ask them to issue an apology.

Karen, spot on! That's what I think too, and still wonder who released this film etc to the press, someone out to stir things and/or make some money on the side. I hope they are proud of themselves, maybe someone who didn't make it through the training or is jealous of Harry. He didn't ask to be born into a privileged position and I think he and his brother are doing a better job than Prince Charles of living life, doing ok and trying to help others while being as normal as possible for someone in such a position.
I would never condone racism from anyone done in an insulting or nasty way but the jokey friendly affectionate way Harry was doing that film to while away the time was so normal and there must be thousands of other people who do similar things but are allowed their privacy so it's never known about.

Lizxx

ps. Karen, I haven't forgotten the dvd

I too think it's a mountain out of a molehill. I'm not saying racism doesn't exist because it does but I'm sure Harry wasn't meaning to be racist at all.

Never mind being called a Paki. Pom, Brit, etc

Just imagine how a person born in Malta feels. !!!!! F.

Frederick, pmsl When I was pregnant with my son, whose father is Maltese, I used to say that the ad for Maltesers was wrong, they are fattening lol

Lizx