Prince Harry: I Had No Idea Unconscious Bias Existed Until I Lived A Day In My Wife’s Shoes

Prince Harry: I Had No Idea Unconscious Bias Existed Until I Lived A Day In My Wife’s Shoes

Prince Harry says he only became aware of unconscious racial bias after spending time in the shoes of his wife, Meghan Markle. He said in a recent interview:

“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 then added that he feels like unconscious bias starts with “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?”

Prince Harry continued:

“Because it’s not a zero-sum game, right? Everyone benefits if the black community gets treated the way they should be treated.”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gave birth to their first son Archie last year, and as a new dad, Prince Harry says his job is to leave the world better than he found it.

“Being a dad myself, the whole point in life, I guess, for me, is to try to leave the world in a better place than when you found it.  It’s going to take every single one of us to really change things and anyone that’s pushing against it really needs to take a long, hard look at themselves in the mirror.”

Check out the clip below:

Earlier this month Prince Harry says that he recently had an awakening to the racial issues that go unnoticed globally.  He and Meghan Markle sat down with London’s Evening Standard and shared their thoughts on race relations around the world.

Prince Harry explained: