Well...... let's not pretend like the word "monkey" hasn't been used as a racist slur. Adams knew it too, or he wouldn't have immediately apologized. No, that's not how he meant it, but it's still a word that can carry a racial meaning.
definitely more of a US audience thing than what he is familiar with growing up here. most of my friends call their kids cheeky monkeys etc - aint nobody pretending the racial monkey analogy thing isnt a thing, it is, for you guys. one of our broadcasters here years ago called koffi annan a 'cheeky darkie' - that was pretty lol. considering yall are adding a 3rd toilet for gender confused people, it aint too much of a shock this hits as news as well - if you can take anything, twist it, make it PC and emo, itll happen.
I have a biography of Roger Maris written in the early 60's by a well known sprotswriter of the times. He repeatedly calls Maris and Mays "good little monkeys" in the book. It is a reference to their agility and energy, and nothing racial in any sense.
I can accept that Steve Adams, coming from a different culture, was unaware of the racial connotations. I can accept that he did not intend offense. I can accept that he apologized. I can accept that the players can say no hard feelings. That SHOULD end the discussion and would have had we not had a row of white dudes saying "that's not racist". Dudes, it is not your call. The term absolutely does have a racial history. It is not accidental that right wing web sites repeatedly caricaturize President Obama as a banana eating monkey. Caricaturing opponents is older than the United States of America, but this particular caricature has a specific meaning and a racial history. It's silly to pretend otherwise. Or to say "I'm white and I was called a little monkey by grandpa so it's not racist when African-Americans are called monkeys or apes".
You make a lot of really good points, but I'm old and was called a little monkey when growing up. I used to call my youngest son one because he climbs all over the place. Now that I have black children living with me I don't do that anymore. What sucks is that I don't do it because of the racial undertones, but I meant nothing by it when I said it. It's almost to the point where I'd be afraid to say the word monkey at the zoo because someone would take it the wrong way Is it because the country is too PC?
Craig Ferguson on his late show always called the audience....you cheeky little monkeys...I used to refer to my son climbing all over the furniture as a little monkey...now if you really wanted to piss off humanity, you'd call us sponges ...our true ancestors
animal comparisons used for humans runs like a deer, flies like and eagle, is a real packrat, howls at the moon, flies like an eagle, eats like a pig, acts like he's your puppy dog, has a memory like an elephant, floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee, chatters like a monkey, strong as an ox, smells like a skunk, slept like a bear....if you're offended by any of these things you'd better stay away from the children's section of the library
You forgot climbs like a cat. The problem is this specific comparison in this specific circumstance. Which I think you know. BTW did you know oxen are castrated? So not sure if you really want to be compared to one.
Adams comment is outrageous! There is no place for this. And I'm equally outraged that the Warriors haven't said anything about this. The only fair and logical thing to do is to ban both teams from the rest of the playoffs and name the Blazers Western Conference Champions.
The Warriors use a name for their team that offends many American Indians. I am offended that I am called "white" and not referred to as a Native American. Crandc is offended by pretty much any words spoken by heterosexual caucasian males.
No one wants to comment on the fact that he obviously does not think much of them intellectually or he would have referred to them as apes?
