In a new interview with U.K. Black Lives Matter activist Patrick Hutchinson for British GQ, Prince Harry admits that he “had no idea” about racial bias and its full-on existence until “living a day” in his wife Meghan Markle‘s shoes.
In the virtual sit-down, the Duke of Sussex explains how he never fully understood the racism that Black people had to deal with. He explains, “Once you realize 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. And unconscious bias, from my understanding, having the upbringing and the education that I had, I had no idea what it was. I had no idea it existed. And then, sad as it is to say, it took me many, many years to realize it, especially then living a day or a week in my wife’s shoes.”
Prince Harry goes on to blame unconscious bias on those who #possess powerful platforms. He says, “For me, it’s down to a more diverse perspective, otherwise you’re just perpetuating that bias. And 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.”
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