Prince Harry says it will take 'every single person' on the planet to stand up to racism as the royal family remains silent on the topic
- Prince Harry has called for "every single person" on the planet to stand up to racism.
- "This is not down to the Black community, this is down to every single person that is on the planet right now," the Duke of Sussex said during his latest virtual engagement.
- Meanwhile, the working members of the royal family have faced criticism for failing to address the Black Lives Matter movement in recent months.
- Human rights activist Peter Tatchell told Insider that the royals' failure to make a statement supporting equality "speaks volumes about their white privilege mentality."
The Duke of Sussex said it's not just down to the Black community to stand up to racism, but "every single person" on the planet.
Prince Harry spoke with civil rights leader Rashid Robinson about systematic racism, hate online, and people with privilege during his latest video call engagement. It's just one of many engagements on the issue of racism that the duke has undertaken in recent months.
"There's so much that has happened for so long that, once those problems exist, charity is crucial in so many areas, but it can't fix the problem," Harry said in a clip posted to Instagram.
"The problem already exists by that point, the problem is already too big. And, as I've said to you before, it's basically like bringing a bucket of water to a forest fire. So, we have to go to the root of the problem, to the source of the problem, and actually fix it there.
"And, as we've discussed before, it's going to take every single one of us. This is not down to the Black community, this is down to every single person that is on the planet right now."
Harry added that he believes young people are the ones leading the change, and he encouraged them to put action behind their words.
"You can't just say, 'I'm going to do this, I'm going to do that.' It's like, well you said it. Now you've got to follow through with it," he said.
Meanwhile, the British royal family has faced criticism for their failure to address the Black Lives Matter movement after the death of George Floyd in May.
Like Harry and Meghan Markle, Prince William, Kate Middleton, and the Queen held video call engagements with various charities and organizations during the UK lockdown. BLM and anti-racism charities, however, were not included.
Human rights activist Peter Tatchell explained that, while royals "must remain neutral and stay out of politics, it would be difficult for them to explicitly endorse the Black Lives Matter movement."
"But nothing is stopping them from making a general statement in support of racial equality and inclusion," he told Insider. "Their failure to do that speaks volumes about their white privilege mentality."
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