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LeonDurham says

But that's not the point anyway--the hilarious part is how all the closet racists get off on this. How many times the word ghetto has been thrown around on this thread. Pictures of monkeys, etc.

Black herring argument

PrivilegedtobeWhite says

Pictures of monkeys,

Approaching the third rail, why do you think racists compare blacks to apes or monkeys? The same isn't done for other targets of racists, for example, other colored people like Asians, Indians, etc.

Patrick says

Yes, the attention should be on Osaka. She won fair and square.

She's even half black

The final was a victory for women of color (or, colored women)!

E-man says

Serena really had no answer for Osaka's game. She was frustrated and took it out on the ref.

What our fellow board members also seem to forget is that if she gets 2nd, she essentially loses $2M. I'm sure no one here has EVER said dumb shit when they're upset. Especially when it involves large sums of money.

Not saying what she brought up in her tantrum was appropriate or anything, but the bitching about what she did is just as childish. Kind of amazing this thread has gotten 69 comments. Well 70 now....

MisterLefty says

PrivilegedtobeWhite says

Pictures of monkeys,

Approaching the third rail, why do you think racists compare blacks to apes or monkeys? The same isn't done for other targets of racists, for example, other colored people like Asians, Indians, etc.

Actually, something similar happened in Virginia during a senate race. The Republican George Allen had his campaign events tailed by a Democrat Operative who was looking for any slip-up moments. George Allen of course saw this guy running around with his little video camera and once pointed him out, saying "This fellow here, over here with the yellow shirt. Macaca or whatever his name is. He's with my opponent, he's following us around everywhere." Well since the guy was had south Asian ancestry, this statement was blown all over the news a "racist." Although all humans are apes/primates, it seems only comparing a non-white to a non-human primate is "racist", even if said individual does flit about like a monkey.

https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=2322630&page=1

HeadSet says

Actually, something similar happened in Virginia during a senate race. The Republican George Allen had his campaign events tailed by a Democrat Operative who was looking for any slip-up moments. George Allen of course saw this guy running around with his little video camera and once pointed him out, saying "This fellow here, over here with the yellow shirt. Macaca or whatever his name is. He's with my opponent, he's following us around everywhere."

I forgot about this. That seat was totally stolen by our dishonest hack media. Amazing how Republicans are held to such a higher standard. Every Republican that was running that cycle had a liberal reporter's microphone stuck in their faces and were made to address Allen's "racism".

One of the many great things I've been learning to love with the Trump administration is how he is changing the rules and ignoring or laughing at Liberals "demanding" they address this or that. Republicans should take notice.

Osaka was shedding her before this all happened. I'm guessing she would have lost regardless.

HeadSet says

Actually, something similar happened in Virginia during a senate race

OK, it was a softball question, and perhaps PC prevented you from hitting it out of the park. At the risk of being called a racist, while being a firm believer in debunking the very idea of "wrong think" or taboo subjects, the obvious reason is that for many people, Africans resemble apes or monkeys. And so it is quite easy then to put down Africans by implying they are less intelligent animals. For the record, I do not ascribe to such beliefs, but can see why folks see the resemblance.

for many people, Africans resemble apes or monkeys

I guess Africans resembles gorillas because gorillas have black coloration

Europeans resemble Neanderthals or snow monkeys and Gingers resemble Orangutans

Orientals resemble monkeys because of typical small build

We all resemble other species of primates, because we actually are apes.

Saying that, I do remember in High School when a teacher brought in a spider monkey to a pep rally. The Spider monkey had the exact same face as a black kid in the class. It was his black friends that first noticed the resemblance and gave the kid grief about it.

HeadSet says

for many people, Africans resemble apes or monkeys

I guess Africans resembles gorillas because gorillas have black coloration

Europeans resemble Neanderthals or snow monkeys and Gingers resemble Orangutans

Orientals resemble monkeys because of typical small build

We all resemble other species of primates, because we actually are apes.

Saying that, I do remember in High School when a teacher brought in a spider monkey to a pep rally. The Spider monkey had the exact same face as a black kid in the class. It was his black friends that first noticed the resemblance and gave the kid grief about it.

I'd say that middle eastern men resemble apes closer by body than blacks who show more resemblance in the face. And yes Europeans resemble more Neanderthals. Nothing rays cyst about that, just observation.