Prince Harry Says Living In Meghan’s Shoes Made Him See Racial Bias

Prince Harry is calling on members of the public to ‘educate themselves.’

Sitting down with Patrick Hutchinson at GQ, The Duke of Sussex reveals he had no idea of unconscious racial bias and blames his privileged upbringing as being a part of the problem.

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Harry spoke with Hutchinson via a socially-distanced friendly video call from his home in Santa Barbara, California. He states that it was only through “living a day or a week in his wife’s shoes” that he realised how harmful unconscious racial bias is.

He shares:

“No one’s pointing the fingers. You can’t really point fingers, especially when it comes to unconscious bias. But once you realise or you feel a little bit uncomfortable, then the onus is on you to go out and educate yourself, because ignorance is no longer an excuse.”

He goes on to add:

“I think one of the most dangerous things is people within positions of power, whether it’s politics or whether it’s the media, where if you’re not aware of your own bias and you’re not aware of the culture within your system, then how are we ever going to progress? How are we ever going to get to that point where there is more fairness? Because it’s not a zero-sum game, right? Everyone benefits if the black community gets treated the way they should be treated.

Every day is a learning process. And it’s not actually up for debate. These are the facts. This is what’s happening. And it’s been very interesting for me to sit through or live through this in America.”

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We commend the Prince for his honesty on this subject. While many aren’t keen to admit to racial bias, it’s admirable to hear Harry’s feelings on the matter at such an important time in history. [Read the full GQ article here.]