The funny thing IMHO is that such juxtaposition is only racist to whoever holds racist prejudices - would they have made the same comment had the picture shown some white folks next to apes? nope, they never complained about Dian Fossey pictures for instance (that I know of); reminds me a bit about the uproar that star trek triggered when they first introduced the Ferengi :-)
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Gargilius ago
The funny thing IMHO is that such juxtaposition is only racist to whoever holds racist prejudices - would they have made the same comment had the picture shown some white folks next to apes? nope, they never complained about Dian Fossey pictures for instance (that I know of); reminds me a bit about the uproar that star trek triggered when they first introduced the Ferengi :-)
puggy ago
remember when the left constantly pictured Bush as a monkey and no one cared?
YamaMaya ago
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