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Calling her a monkey is unbearably and unquestionably racist, and I think you might want to take a minute or two and think about why you said that. From http:/
by jplewicke 14y ago
Calling her a monkey is unbearably and unquestionably racist, and I think you might want to take a minute or two and think about why you said that.
From http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/semmelweis http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/semmelweis :
"Looking at ourselves objectively isn’t easy. But it’s essential if we ever want to get better. And if we don’t do it, we leave ourselves open to con artists and ethical compromisers who prey on our desire to believe we’re perfect."
- Resident_Geek 14y ago> Calling her a monkey is unbearably and unquestionably racist How so?
- LukeShu 14y agoTo many people to call someone a monkey is to say that the race they belong to is less evolved; biologically closer to monkeys.
- Resident_Geek 14y agoSure, but what indication is there that the comment is referring to her race?
- cynwoody 14y agoAbsolutely none. Indeed, to accuse an insulter of racism for deriding someone as belonging to another species is to conflate the concepts of race and species. At best that's ignorant; at worst it's racist! As to the prosecutor's species, isn't the saga of Aaron Swartz sufficient evidence? As to her race, have a look at her picture and judge for yourself: http://goo.gl/JNck7 http://goo.gl/JNck7
- Hario 14y agoYes, because people who call out racism are the REAL racists.
- djt 14y agoGoogle it
- tomjen3 14y agoNo it is not racist. I called her a monkey because her actions show that she can't be a higher developed primate. I don't know her race.
- Vivtek 14y agoYeah, about that "higher development" thing - that's not the way evolution works (every organism on the planet is the result of the same 4.5 billion years of adaptation), but it is the way racism works. Let's keep this kind of sentiment away from HNN, OK?
- Camillo 14y agoIt is certainly insulting and inappropriate, but I am surprised that the racist connotation has managed to endure eight years of "Bush is a chimp" jokes. (Yes, I know chimps are apes and not monkeys.)