The boy bander was heavily criticized after changing his Twitter and Instagram icons to this photo:
After discovering the pic, one fan account in particular began tweeting their disapproval.
cultural appropriation is not nice, regardless of context or intent. let's leave it at that.
i don't think harry is a bad person. i think there's underlying inequality all around the world in current times. i know that i even-
perpetuate it myself. that's why it's even more important to recognize our mistakes and to act on them.
Harry had to change his icon because it caused drama about him being racist towards Native Americans
Eventually, Harry changed his profile picture to something different and tweeted this statement:
'But don't you take my monkey.'