Humans are one species of ape, so of course there are clear similarities in appearance (and differences also, chiefly that humans are nearly bald over most of their bodies). For instance, we can recognize a wide range of facial expressions in apes, and associate them with comparable expressions in humans. These similarities are stronger or weaker depending on the moment, but exist for any human individual. Exploiting the similarity to parody a public figure as an ape or monkey is commonplace, and should be
Calling Michelle Obama a monkey is more offensive than calling George Bush a monkey because in her case it is because of her race, not because of her person. In Bush's case it is a personal insult because of certain people's perception of him, personally, being clumsy and lacking intelligence.
Calling Michelle Obama a monkey is more offensive than calling George Bush a monkey because in her case it is because of her race, not because of her person. In Bush's case it is a personal insult because of certain people's perception of him, personally, being clumsy and lacking intelligence.
There is a difference
The difference is in your mind. You are claiming she is some special case due to her race and needs special protection. You are saying the rules that applied to Bush don't apply to her because Bush was a big strong white man and she is something less than that.
This woman you are talking about has likely archived more in her life than you ever well so why is it you believe she needs your protection from people making photo shop mash-ups out of her face?
Actually, I think that the issue is not so much of protecting her, but more that the majority of americans do not want to see that picture as the first result to a search of her. If you search for Barack Obama on google images, it is hard to find a picture of him that is not a monkey. There is no uproar about it. Same for George Bush. But, try looking for Laura Bush. Most of the top pictures of her are not offensive (I don't think, though they do look a little scary).
Wait, what? What has she achieved in her life? She was able to marry a guy who would become president? That's not an achievement, that's just a lucky pick of a spouse.
"Most of us, when all is said and done, like what we like and make up reasons
for it afterwards."
-- Soren F. Petersen
Good Job guys (Score:5, Informative)
At the moment it suggests searching for "Michelle Obama monkey" when you search for "Michelle Obama"
Stupidity is not color-blind. (Score:5, Insightful)
No, but racism is stupid (Score:3, Insightful)
Calling Michelle Obama a monkey is more offensive than calling George Bush a monkey because in her case it is because of her race, not because of her person. In Bush's case it is a personal insult because of certain people's perception of him, personally, being clumsy and lacking intelligence.
There is a difference
Re:No, but racism is stupid (Score:5, Insightful)
Calling Michelle Obama a monkey is more offensive than calling George Bush a monkey because in her case it is because of her race, not because of her person. In Bush's case it is a personal insult because of certain people's perception of him, personally, being clumsy and lacking intelligence.
There is a difference
The difference is in your mind. You are claiming she is some special case due to her race and needs special protection. You are saying the rules that applied to Bush don't apply to her because Bush was a big strong white man and she is something less than that.
This woman you are talking about has likely archived more in her life than you ever well so why is it you believe she needs your protection from people making photo shop mash-ups out of her face?
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This woman you are talking about has likely archived more in her life...
achieved.. dam you spell checker..
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Actually, I think that the issue is not so much of protecting her, but more that the majority of americans do not want to see that picture as the first result to a search of her. If you search for Barack Obama on google images, it is hard to find a picture of him that is not a monkey. There is no uproar about it. Same for George Bush. But, try looking for Laura Bush. Most of the top pictures of her are not offensive (I don't think, though they do look a little scary).
I think that the difference is that
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Wait, what? What has she achieved in her life? She was able to marry a guy who would become president? That's not an achievement, that's just a lucky pick of a spouse.