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4. we know exactly what it means in the way we are discussing it , one could look up monkey

Thu Aug 7, 2014, 12:11 AM

Aug 2014

and look the definition is and claim there is nothing about black people and racism therefore when people portray blacks as monkeys it's not racist.

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Darn. I thought this thread was going to be about how wrong the Fawke Em Aug 2014 #2

Well, that's exactly my point. Fawke Em Aug 2014 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Aug 2014 #3

I don't want the term to lose meaning Aerows Aug 2014 #6

That's what I meant, above, too. Fawke Em Aug 2014 #9

Didn't they need that in a Star Trek episode? jberryhill Aug 2014 #7