I'm white, when I was a kid, my parents called me "little monkey", sometimes "seven monkeys". That would have been a totally appropriate shirt for me to wear. The only reason people have a problem with it is because the child is black. Who's the racist?
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What’s the big deal? Leave the lil dude alone. It’s only viewed as “racist” by racists. - DC
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Ms. Mango is probably younger & does not realize the context, nor the history. Just as young people nowadays use the “N” word amongst themselves and don’t think anything about it. In other words it’s generational. Being middle aged, I find the use of either, questionable.
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The difference between what’s a big deal in the US and then the rest of the world. Mom is right...she’s not American.
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I think the kid who's modelling the shirt picked because he liked the color
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Did anyone take note that monkeys
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A kid wouldn't wear a green hoodie anyway
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Doesn’t matter....there is resistance that must be fed
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Of course the mother was not upset all she cares about is MONEY. I do not see how any black parent with intelligence can be happy their child is wearing clothing with the word monkey on it. This mother obviously believes MONEY more important than being a good parent.
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Yeah, but that wasn't really the point, was it, Mr "Philosopher"? The question was whether the hoodie ad was racist, not whether the child's mother wasn't bothered.
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Cause she got paid son!
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