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RichardCoulter · 30-01-2020, 19:59

I was once visiting a friend who is a childminder. One of the children said something mildly offensive and she called him "a cheeky monkey". I did wonder what would have happened if she had said that to one of her black children who went on to tell their parents.

Yes, it's wrong to be deliberately offensive to black people because of the colour of their skin, but someone who who isn't racist would never equate black people and apes, monkeys etc and vice versa so wouldn't even think about any connection.

Are those that take offence because they do make a connection (black or white) the ones being racist? Having said that, anyone black whose been reffered to as a primate is bound to feel uncomfortable.

30-01-2020, 19:59	#12
RichardCoulter cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 10,067	Re: Alistair Stewart steps down amid race row. I was once visiting a friend who is a childminder. One of the children said something mildly offensive and she called him "a cheeky monkey". I did wonder what would have happened if she had said that to one of her black children who went on to tell their parents. Yes, it's wrong to be deliberately offensive to black people because of the colour of their skin, but someone who who isn't racist would never equate black people and apes, monkeys etc and vice versa so wouldn't even think about any connection. Are those that take offence because they do make a connection (black or white) the ones being racist? Having said that, anyone black whose been reffered to as a primate is bound to feel uncomfortable.