I'm sorry sis but this is not the first time blatant racism has been shown in medias in Europe... The Italian Minister Kyenge was called a monkey many times by the opposition.
It really goes to show how much Europe still needs to go to even recognize that there is racism, let alone fight it
Tbh I didn't even know that calling someone a monkey could be considered racist until like last year, and I only found that out because I'm on this forum. It doesn't seem to be as big an issue over here as it is in America.
Monkey has always been a cute nickname you give to a cute/silly person to me.
Tbh I didn't even know that calling someone a monkey could be considered racist until like last year, and I only found that out because I'm on this forum. It doesn't seem to be as big an issue over here as it is in America.
Monkey has always been a cute nickname you give to a cute/silly person to me.
Racism and its perception changes so much from Europe to America
I'm black and I never knew that calling/portraying a black person as a monkey was considered racist. I always thought it was just a corny insult, but I wasn't born or raised in the US. So I kind of see where they're coming from when they say they didn't realise it was still racist to Americans.