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• BURN@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Calling people “chimps” is a very common slur used against black people

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  • Grimy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Okay, you are actually retarded. You don’t think, that in this context, I might be just calling you a dumb monkey? I don’t know what color skin you have and I’m definitely not trying to insult it. Jesus fuck, the main subject is literally monkeys.

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    • BURN@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Doesn’t really matter. It’s still racist language used in an insult.

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      • Grimy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        It’s first and foremost a noun to designate an animal. When I say you have as much intelligence as a monkey with brain trauma, I don’t mean a black person with brain trauma. When they are saying they are testing on chimps, the article actually does not refer to black people.

        Im pretty sure you are the racist one if you automatically associate the word in such a context with black people. It hadn’t even crossed my mind. Most people don’t think “black people” whenever they hear the word chimp.

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