The latest trouble has nothing to do with what Harry said, or should've said. It something that strikes dear to the heart of every eccentric old Brit - animal cruelty. Harry is a great one for polo - like his father before him. It's a game that he plays in great earnest. Unfortunately for Harry his earnestness got some attention recently when the Prince was noticed putting the spurs to his polo pony with a vengeance. In fact the animal started bleeding. As the horse bleed, spectators watched aghast, the paparazzi phoned their editors to announce that Harry had done it again.
Naturally their was a brouhaha about Harry's animal abuse. That lead to Andrew Tyler of Animal Aid making an official public denunciation of Harry, and of the Royal Family in general. Here's what that saucy fellow had to say:
"Polo is a very rough activity that causes stress and injuries to horses. The use of spurs in such a fast-moving event is a vicious indulgence. Spurs are unnecessary for a competent rider and should not be used to punish a horse for the rider’s failure to gain advantage. Prince Harry comes from a background of hunting and shooting which is at odds with the vast majority of the British public."
In other words this happened because they're not like us! It would be ironic if the palace spin doctors were working on something similar - to explain away Harry's egregious lack of sensitivity; "You can't really blame him. The lad lost his mother. Oh yeah and he's a cold blooded Reptilian who eats live food!" I guess that Mr Tyler has saved the public from hearing another awkward Palace mea culpe. Well good for him. Besides, I'm sure that the mea cuple's will keep - for Harry's next misadventure!
It's important to note that not all Brits are monstrous abusers of animal. Only the inbred bluebloods. It's part of their rich tradition. Besdies many are so genetically damaged that they only technically qualify as human. The rest are very sentimental about our little four legged friends. In fact their support even extends to organizations like Greenpeace, and to seal hunt protests a la Heather Mills (she's the woman who nearly killed Sir Paul McCartney and did kill a neighbor's dog with fire works, unintentionally!). They've also added to the world's collection of animal based literature (the Brits would). So, and in the spirit of presenting a fair and balanced depiction of the British People's, here's a little tutorial on how to draw Whinny the Pooh. Just be thoughtful and draw him nice - no gang signs or fire arms. Try to be conscious of cartoon animal cruelty too.
