I don’t know if you heard, but there was a host on the Univision (Spanish-language) channel who was recently fired for saying that Michelle Obama looks like a cast member from The Planet of the Apes. They were talking about it on The View today, where Raven is a guest co-host, and Rosie Perez was talking about how it was a racist comment. She said discrimination against blacks is a major problem in the latin community and this was an example of that. Then Raven said she didn’t see it as racist. She said that sometimes people just look like animals. And also since later on the host said he voted for Obama, he couldn’t have meant the comment in that way. Rosie kept saying she didn’t agree and said that argument was the same as saying having a black friend, means you’re not a racist.
Tbh, I see both sides of the argument, and they make sense. Although it's kind of a childish thing to notice or really talk about, people can look like animals in some way to some people. Personally, I've never fully understood the whole monkey/gorilla being a racist term at all because whenever I think of a monkey/gorilla, I think of an animal and don't normally equate it to race
I don't agree with how she said it, but to label someone as racist is a very strong and damaging word, when 9/10 most of the "racist" comments made are just ignorant with little to no malice behind them. I'm not saying its right but these people can't always be villainized straight away for having a dumb moment.
Every since she came out, she has this superiority attitude that is a turnoff. I don't necessarily disagree with her, but she has become one of those annoying "new blacks" who will end up failing in the end.
Didn't really know Rosie had it in her to call out Latin Americans and their racism. It's not just Blacks complaining.
Wow and to think I actually defended Ravens African American/Black comments because I thought she meant something different but I see exactly what she meant.
Calling black people monkeys/gorillas has always been racist so how could she not see it as racist. Its not like the host of Univision said Michelle Obama looked like a platypus so miss me with that "some people just look like animals".