Bananas are racist?

Post by **Cakedaddy** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:08 pm

I had no idea.

The 'b' word.

Post by **TPRJones** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:41 pm

So, like, bananas are the watermelons of Canada?

Post by **TheCatt** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:02 pm

Implies he's a monkey.

Post by **TPRJones** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:09 pm

That's silly.

Monkeys can't skate.

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:12 pm

TheCatt wrote:Implies he's a monkey.

I heard that story too and didn't understand the racial implications.
Eventually I figured out the monkey thing too.

Seems a bit obscure.

Post by **thibodeaux** » Sat Sep 24, 2011 10:03 am

one idiot in the crowd decided that it was a good idea to put their ignorance on display

We'll just skip the whole "one" and "their" issue. But what exactly was "ignorant" about this?

Post by **TheCatt** » Sat Sep 24, 2011 10:53 am

thibodeaux wrote:
one idiot in the crowd decided that it was a good idea to put their ignorance on display
We'll just skip the whole "one" and "their" issue. But what exactly was "ignorant" about this?

That black people are somehow closer to being monkeys than white people?

Post by **thibodeaux** » Sat Sep 24, 2011 11:32 pm

TheCatt wrote:That black people are somehow closer to being monkeys than white people?

It's possible to engage in insults without actually believing them.

WSGrundy · Post by **WSGrundy** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 12:48 pm

They do this quite a bit in the Russian and Spanish soccer leagues.

Post by **GORDON** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:05 pm

thibodeaux wrote:
TheCatt wrote:That black people are somehow closer to being monkeys than white people?
It's possible to engage in insults without actually believing them.

It's even possible to anonymously insult someone you actually like in order to make the opposition look bad.

Post by **TPRJones** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:42 am

Fair enough. But, if we take them at face value and say for the sake of discussion that they do indeed believe the statement about race that is assumed to have been made here, in that case would it be fair to call them ignorant?

Post by **thibodeaux** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:37 pm

Maybe he thinks black people LOOK more like monkeys than white people.