Prince Harry criticised for ‘Paki’ video
p2pnet news view Freedom | P2P:- Britain’s Prince Harry, 24, third in line to the throne, is being castigated for using the word Paki – short for Pakistani – to a cadet.
No one with first-hand experience of the British military seemed “remotely surprised” that the prince had, “chosen the term Paki to describe a fellow soldier,” says The Guardian.
But, “The soldier prince pours shame on the Royal Family as he calls an Asian squaddie ‘our little Paki friend’ and tells another officer cadet jokingly wearing a camouflage veil off duty: ‘F*** me, you look like a raghead’ – an offensive term for an Arab,” says the News of the World.
Harry, “also mocks the Queen – who is Commander-in-Chief of the British Army – while acting out a mobile phone call to her in front of other cadets at a field camp in Cyprus,” says the story.
“They laugh out loud as the disrespectful Prince pretends to get bored talking to his grandmother and dismissively hangs up on her saying: ‘Send my love to the corgis. I’ve got to go, got to go, bye. God Save You . . . yeah, that’s great’.”
The stories don’t say how many thousands of pounds the News of the World paid for the video.
The Guardian – Racist slur or army banter? What the soldiers say, January 13, 2009
News of the World – Prince Harry video nasty that will spark outrage, January 10, 2009
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January 13th, 2009 at 9:33 am
paki isn’t racist. Now, him saying raghead (which he did) is.
January 13th, 2009 at 11:26 am
Oh really? Just what race is known for wearing rags on their heads? Oh, you mean it’s a cultural pejorative. Too bad. Get a skin.
January 13th, 2009 at 11:49 am
The word ‘Paki’ overhere in the UK is racist. People that say its just like ‘brit’ or any other shortening dont really understand.
January 13th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
what ever.
we live in a world in which anything anyones says can be considered racist, libel or sexist.
the courts are full of bullshit cases because of this.
and i’m sure pakistanis have similar words used to describe british guys like harry, so call it even and move on.
January 13th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Paki’s aren’t a race son.
January 13th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
The point is that he actually mouths off about his grandmother. For him to have the guts to do so is gonna be interesting. This is a totally different kid than what his mother taught him. So what kind of a family is it that took over and is brainwashing him?
Very Good article Jon