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Wednesday 31 July 2019 The Guardian •National^13
Prince says ‘unconscious bias’
aff ects attitudes towards race
Caroline DaviesPrince Harry has spoken of how
“unconscious bias” can eff ect rac-
ism, saying that many people fail to
acknowledge their own prejudice.
Just as “stigma is handed down ”,
individual perspectives have been
taught, the Duke of Sussex said in an
interview with the conservationist and
primatologist Jane Goodall. He also
spoke of his fears for the future , and
said that he and his wife planned to
have “two children, maximum”. Their
fi rst , Archie, was born in May.
In the interview, in the September
edition of British Vogue magazine,
which was guest-edited by the Duch-
ess of Sussex , he and Goodall discuss
how humans should live in harmony
with the natural world. Praising herwork’s focus on the “younger gener-
ation”, he said: “[When] you start to
peel away all the layers, all the taught
behaviour, the learned behaviour,
the experienced behaviour ... we’re
all humans.”
Goodall replied: “Especially if you
get little kids together, there’s no dif-
ference. They don’t notice, ‘My skin’s
white, mine’s black’, until somebody
tells them.”
Harry responded: “But again,
just as stigma is handed down fromgeneration to generation, your per-
spective on the world and on life
and on people is something that is
taught to you. It’s learned from your
family, learned from the older gener-
ation, or from advertising, from your
environment.”
Asked how her research on chim-
panzees had aff ected “how you feel
about people”, Goodall said it had
shown her humans had a lot of inher-
ited aggressive tendencies.
Harry said: “It’s the same as an
unconscious bias – something which
so many people don’t understand, why
they feel the way that they do. Despite
the fact if you go up to someone and
say, ‘What you’ve just said, or the way
that you’ve behaved, is racist’ – they’ll
turn around and say, ‘I’m not a racist.’
“I’m not saying that you’re a racist,
I’m just saying that your unconscious
bias is proving that, because of the
way that you’ve been brought up, the
environment you’ve been brought up
in, suggests that you have this point
of view – unconscious point of view- where naturally you will look at
someone in a diff erent way.”
Lord mayor of
Liverpool loses
title for sharing
off ensive video
Amy WalkerLiverpool’s lord mayor has been
stripped of his title after two months
in the role for sharing a racist video in
a private WhatsApp group.
Peter Brennan was asked to step
down by the city’s elected mayor, Joe
Anderson, after complaints that off en-
sive material had been shared with
other councillors on Monday night.
Anderson said he had been shocked
and appalled by the incident. In a
statement, he added: “Racist language
and behaviour is inexcusable and
unforgivable in all its forms.
“The video is completely at oddswith my values, the values of Liver-
pool city council and all who live and
work across the city.”
Brennan, who was elected to the
ceremonial position in May, described
it as a “calamitous mistake”, the
Liverpool Echo reported.
He said in a statement: “It was a
very stupid thing to do, but honestly
it was not meant to cause harm. I have
refl ected on it and can again honestly
say I am appalled that I could have
done so and that it has caused harm
and will upset many people.
“The black community I have clearly
off ended will have lost confi dence
in me for making such a calamitous
mistake. I clearly cannot represent
our wonderfully diverse community
if people are angry and upset with me.”
He added that he now understood
his actions were “racist and off ensive”
and said they would “live with [him]
always”.
Brennan, who represents the Old
Swan ward for Labour, agreed to give
up the role after a conversation with
Anderson. The incident has been
referred to the Labour party.▲ Renée Tirado has been appointed
diversity chief for the fashion brand‘It’s learned from
your family, from the
older generation ...’Prince Harry▼ Jane Goodall and Prince Harry
as featured in September’s issue of
British Vogue, guest edited by his wife
PHOTOGRAPH: CHRIS ALLERTON/PAGucci recruits senior
diversity offi cer to
restore reputation
Ellie Violet BramleyGucci has appointed a new diversity
chief as part of a drive to restore its
battered reputation after it was widely
criticised for its use of racist and reli-
giously insensitive designs.
The appointment of Renée Tirado ,
previously the chief diversity and
inclusion offi cer at Major League Base-
ball , is the latest in a series of steps
taken by the Italian fashion house
in response to two incidents that
prompted claims that the problem was
the result of a lack of representation of
ethnic minorities within the company.
In February it was forced to with-
draw an $890 (£689) “balaclava” knit,
part of the autumn/winter 2018 col-
lection, which covered half of the
wearer’s face and featured a cutout
mouth with large red lips. Critics said
that the polo neck, which was released
during Black History Month in the US,
resembled blackface.
In the same month, the Milan-based
brand announced it would hire global
and regional directors for diversity
and inclusion, as well as launching a
multicultural design scholarship pro-
gramme, a diversity and inclusion
awareness programme and a global
exchange programme.But in May Gucci was under fi re
again, this time for a £790 head-
piece that resembled a turban, from
the same collection as the balaclava.
The US-based Sikh Coalition said on
Twitter that the turban is “not just a
fashion accessory, but ... also a sacred
religious article of faith”.
In a video released yesterday after-
noon, Tirado said that part of her work
would be “bringing new conversations
in”, such as: “How are we doing with
the workforce diversity agenda? How
can we bring more diverse people
into not only Gucci, but the fashion
industry more broadly? How do we
provide a level playing fi eld for those
new employees to compete and be the
future leaders of the industry?”
Her work will also, she says, build on
existing initiatives such as the Change-
makers programme announced
in March , a “community fund and
scholarship programme for North
America alongside a global volunteer-
ing programme”.
In a statement, Gucci’s CEO and
president, Marco Bizzarri , said: “This
appointment is a fundamental build-
ing block to further our commitment
and support the initiatives already in
place ... I am confi dent that Renée will
help us create the meaningful change
we want to see not only in our com-
pany but in the fashion industry.”
Gucci is not the only fashion house
to have come under fi re for racism. In
December 2018, Prada prompted out-
rage when it featured monkey-like
fi gures with big red lips in the window
of one of its New York stores.
Last November the Italian brand
Dolce & Gabbana postponed a show
in Shanghai after being accused of
racism over a promotional video that
showed a Chinese model eating Ital-
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