Prince William

[adrianmolesmole]

can fuck right off. Why is it when overpopulation is talked about the implication is always that there's too many black or brown people? Not to mention the hypocrisy of him having 3 kids himself. It makes me sick.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/24/prince-william-remarks-on-africa-population-growth-spark-backlash

He’s not doing himself any favours.

Hes a dick. And thick.

Agreed

Christ that's some pretty awful, colonial era nonsense he's come out with.

Tone deaf.

Embarrassing. Like his father, he seems to think that being born royal has genetically made him an expert on everything. It's like Dave in the pub pontificating about climate change because he's just watched 5 Tiktoks about it, except that Dave - thankfully - isn't given an international platform and fawning media coverage.

If Princess Anne wants to give a speech about riding or being an Olympian: she can crack on - she'd actually know what she's talking about. The rest of them should stick to cutting ribbons.

Speaking at the Tusk conservation awards in London on Tuesday evening, William said increasing pressure on the continent’s “wildlife and wild spaces as a result of human population” was presenting a “huge challenge for conservationists, as it does the world over”

Isn't that true though? -as he says, it's the same the world over.

@MrsFin

Speaking at the Tusk conservation awards in London on Tuesday evening, William said increasing pressure on the continent’s “wildlife and wild spaces as a result of human population” was presenting a “huge challenge for conservationists, as it does the world over”

Isn't that true though? -as he says, it's the same the world over.

Yes, it is true. Habitat destruction and fragmentation is a direct result of increasing human populations.

Maybe he just isn't the person we need to hear it from?

I can’t see that he’s said anything wrong.

And not just because his family of 3 is nothing compared to the large amount of children people have in Africa for instance.

It's true though- the world over, not just Africa. But I believe he was specifically talking about Africa here, hence why he said it in relation to Africa.

Didn’t Sir David National Treasure Attenborough say something similar a few years ago?

@WeeTattieBogle

I can’t see that he’s said anything wrong.

And not just because his family of 3 is nothing compared to the large amount of children people have in Africa for instance.

Do you mean Zimbabwe (average fertility rate 3.5)? Or Namibia (3.3)? Or Mauritius (1.8)? Or Botswana (2.8)?

He has no qualifications in this area.
He's just a random. A rich, royal random which is why some people will hang on his every word.

@WeeTattieBogle

I can’t see that he’s said anything wrong.

And not just because his family of 3 is nothing compared to the large amount of children people have in Africa for instance.

His family of 3 have already consumed far more of the world's resources than any of those families will consume in their entire lifetimes.

His three children will have a larger footprint on the earth than any African family.

Thick, pompous and apparently still living in colonial times.

Can’t stand this pompous, sanctimonious bloke. Knows everything about nothing.

In which case, someone needs to consider a conflict of interest between his representation of this charity and his personal lifestyle, rather than letting him occupy this role then saying he has no right to speak factually about the current situation, presumably he didn’t pluck this speech out of the air but was informed by scientists/ conservationists? I guess charities need to decide if they can afford to lose an influential patron in the pursuit of moral purity?

Very tone deaf, as is so much we hear from the two Royal Princes.

Cheeky cunt.

His family of 3 have already consumed far more of the world's resources than any of those families will consume in their entire lifetimes

Exactly. Do the population of Africa fly about in jets regularly?

What an embarrassment

Would have been nicer if he was campaigning for better contraception and education for women rather than smugly delivering a lecture

What he said is absolutely true. He was speaking at Tusk- an organisation about conservation in Africa- he spoke about it being a whole world issue and focussed on the situation in the country where the organisation is trying to conserve habitats and species. Can't see the problem.

Very tricky. It was at an award ceremony or a charity that specifically mentions habitat loss as one of the problems it tackles
But i understand the gut reaction to think he isnt the right person to make that speech. But then i wouldnt have known about the charity or the awards at all if he hadnt been there.

Do you mean Zimbabwe (average fertility rate 3.5)? Or Namibia (3.3)? Or Mauritius (1.8)? Or Botswana (2.8)?

You conveniently neglected to mention Niger (6.8), Somalia (6) and DRC (5.8) according to Google.