Wednesday, 11 February 2009

Why is the tabloid press so obsessed with Prince Harry?

Prince Harry has once again been caught making a racial joke, the Daily Mirror has reported today in their Website today. 

This time He is believed to have said "You don't sound like a black chap" to Stephen K Amos, during a comedy show celebration for Prince Charles' 60th birthday last Nov. 

It's fair to say that this isn't the first time Prince Harry is caught making racial jokes. 

Some weeks ago the Sun released a video of Prince Harry calling one of his army mates "little paki friend" and some years ago Prince Harry was caught dressed as a nazi in a night club in London. Now, do all of these comments Prince Harry make, make him a racist? I don't think so, and here's why.

Neither Mr. Amos nor Prince Harry's army friend felt insulted by his comments. Had they felt insulted by Prince Harry, they would have complained about His comments. 

Ironically for the tabloid press, Prince Harry's Asian army friend is believed to have said that in the army they all call each other by nicknames, and that he did not feel insulted by Prince Harry. Nor  did Mr Amos who just laughed at the joke and kept on having a good time.  

So why is the tabloid press accusing Prince Harry of being a racist? I believe this is just the perfect example of how tabloids twist our words for their purposes to make profits that only benefit themselves. They do it every time, and I believe that more than half the stuff we read in the tabloids isn't true. 

The image used for this article was taken from www.mirror.co.uk

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