Rich Weinstein

I'm old enough to remember he didn't say monkey around.

Ah. He said "Monkey things up." Which would imply that you're actually not offended by the "monkey" aspect. Which is just weird. Since that would be the aspect considered racist.

I'm not. I'm also not black. But I also don't get to decide if what was said is offensive. Because I'm not black. I assume you aren't either. So neither do you. That's how it works. You don't get to decide if someone outside of your demographic finds what is said about them is.

And I'm not. I'm simply laying out the hypocrisy. If what he said is offensive, then it all is. You can't pick and choose based on political party.

You’re changing the whole narrative and context of what was said. Saying Monkeying around and telling someone not to monkey something up by voting for a black man are 2 different things. Why not just hold him accountable for saying it and not look for a way to weasel out of it?

Actually, you're changing the narrative- probably by reading an article intended to do so. He made no reference to a black man, but to socialist policies. If he was making direct ref to a black man, you'd be absolutely right.

I didn’t read anything I actually watched it with my own eye. Are you telling me I didn’t hear what he said? He called the man a socialist and said he was articulate and performed better. I think you should go back and listen to what he actually said.

That might be true. I'm just talking about the "monkey" comment. He was using it as a verb and referencing socialist policies. How about we agree to disagree? Fair enough?