peenie 1,951 Posted March 14, 2015 But if you just feel like saying white girls can have noses similar to primate's, gotcha No, dear, I didn't say they have noses similar to primates (humans are primates) I said they look like chimps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naomi 360 Posted March 14, 2015 No, dear, I didn't say they have noses similar to primates (humans are primates) I said they look like chimps. Tangentially related, as a white girl pre-teen, I thought they were cute. I don't think you really question why people might find two little girls you could say look chimp-like endearing Unless you can't look chimp like and be endearing in your book. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanatastic 2,062 Posted March 14, 2015 Yes she looks like an ape but it was still a stupid and offensive thing to say. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,797 Posted March 15, 2015 I've never understood the appeal of the little Olsen twin girls. I've always found them to be particularly unattractive and chimp looking: baby chimps They got nose jobs to make them look less ape like. to me, they always reminded me of a pair of abused greyhounds. Skinny shaking and always touching each other. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLLD 4,275 Posted March 15, 2015 to me, they always reminded me of a pair of abused greyhounds. Skinny shaking and always touching each other. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shotsup 835 Posted March 15, 2015 Goony Goo Goo And a Goony Goo to you Too !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,797 Posted March 15, 2015 I bet the first lady climbs the f*** out of trees, doesn't she gus? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shotsup 835 Posted March 15, 2015 Does she prefer banana or watermelon. There is a difference. Science related Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GobbleDog 1,010 Posted March 15, 2015 Yes, Michelle Obama looks like an ape. But the ape reference has been disparagningly used against black people for so long, it's understandable why it's taboo to say even when no hate or racism is intended. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,797 Posted March 15, 2015 does Rush Limbaugh look like a beluga whale? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baker Boy 1,710 Posted March 15, 2015 More stupid Lefty Logic: Comedians can say what ever they want but everyone else has to abide by the unwritten rules they set. It seems everything they stand for has a double standard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magnificent Bastard 192 Posted March 15, 2015 More stupid Lefty Logic: Comedians can say what ever they want but everyone else has to abide by the unwritten rules they set. It seems everything they stand for has a double standard. All comedians are lefties? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 7,850 Posted March 15, 2015 There is a long well documented history of comparing black people to apes as a way of dehumanizing them so yeah, it is probably not wise to do that in public if you want to keep your job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BunnysBastatrds 2,583 Posted March 16, 2015 to me, they always reminded me of a pair of abused greyhounds. Skinny shaking and always touching each other. And chasing a make believe rabbit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 5,470 Posted March 16, 2015 Do the alternate lyrics contain a racial slur or something? If so, I agree that you probably shouldn't sing that to first graders Happy Birthday to you You live in a zoo All the monkeys and elephants Just adore you --- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 7,062 Posted March 16, 2015 Happy Birthday to you You live in a zoo All the monkeys and elephants Just adore you --- I remember it more as: Happy birthday to you You live in a zoo You look like a monkey And you smell like one too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 5,470 Posted March 16, 2015 I remember it more as: Happy birthday to you You live in a zoo You look like a monkey And you smell like one too. Yours is offensive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 5,470 Posted March 16, 2015 She doesn't look like an ape. She looks like Charlton Heston. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 7,062 Posted March 16, 2015 Yours is offensive Well, I wasn't trying to be PC. I was trying to recreate his version of the song, not some Chinese elephant-worshiping crap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,947 Posted March 16, 2015 I've never understood the appeal of the little Olsen twin girls. I've always found them to be particularly unattractive and chimp looking: baby chimps They got nose jobs to make them look less ape like. Good example. They're very monkeyfied. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,947 Posted March 16, 2015 I remember it more as: Happy birthday to you You live in a zoo You look like a monkey And you smell like one too. Correct. And then we add single lines at the end until we run the joke into the ground And you look like one too And you act like one too And you eat like one too And you throw poo like one too And so on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,947 Posted March 16, 2015 Very long read here but Patton Oswalt basically argues that we should be allowed to joke about anything. There are plenty of jokes I don't find funny, and some subjects I just cant laugh about. But we should still be allowed to make them without fear http://www.salon.com/2015/03/11/salons_patton_oswalt_peace_summit/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,947 Posted March 16, 2015 Very long read here but Patton Oswalt basically argues that we should be allowed to joke about anything. There are plenty of jokes I don't find funny, and some subjects I just cant laugh about. But we should still be allowed to make them. http://www.salon.com/2015/03/11/salons_patton_oswalt_peace_summit/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baker Boy 1,710 Posted March 16, 2015 There is a long well documented history of comparing black people to apes as a way of dehumanizing them so yeah, it is probably not wise to do that in public if you want to keep your job. Link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baker Boy 1,710 Posted March 16, 2015 I remember it more as: Happy birthday to you You live in a zoo You look like a monkey And you smell like one too. Yup, we sang this a lot and we sang it to everyone. My Grandpa occasionally called me a little monkey when I was small. Q. What kind of losers are sensitive about being called anything? A. Insecure losers and big babies! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sho Nuff 720 Posted March 16, 2015 Yup, we sang this a lot and we sang it to everyone. My Grandpa occasionally called me a little monkey when I was small. Q. What kind of losers are sensitive about being called anything? A. Insecure losers and big babies! Because that is the same as calling a black person an ape? And you really need a link to this being something construed as racist? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmmmm...beer 815 Posted March 16, 2015 Yup...super focked up and racist. Needed to be fired. Good job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peenie 1,951 Posted March 17, 2015 i thought my olsen twin post was offensive. i was trying to be offensive, but alas, you all have coal in your chest where your hearts should be. what that guy said was really mean! what i said about the olsen twins was mean too but you guys didn't even notice!! was it racist? i can't say for sure because i didn't hear it and of course i don't speak spanish. although, i have watched that show a couple of times. i know that black people can go really hard on people when they're making fun of them and so can the gays, so....it maybe his comment was just harsh rather than racist. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baker Boy 1,710 Posted March 17, 2015 Humans and chimpanzees differ in only 400 genes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magnificent Bastard 192 Posted March 17, 2015 Humans and chimpanzees differ in only 400 genes Even less for GWB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naomi 360 Posted March 17, 2015 i thought my olsen twin post was offensive. i was trying to be offensive, but alas, you all have coal in your chest where your hearts should be. what that guy said was really mean! what i said about the olsen twins was mean too but you guys didn't even notice!! was it racist? i can't say for sure because i didn't hear it and of course i don't speak spanish. although, i have watched that show a couple of times. i know that black people can go really hard on people when they're making fun of them and so can the gays, so....it maybe his comment was just harsh rather than racist. The part of your post that phased me was saying you don't understand how they could have appeal being that they have, especially had, chimplike features. ...Little girls. Not offensive, just doubted that was genuine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,797 Posted March 17, 2015 You know, everyone in this country has been exposed to racism. You know what they did? They got the fock over it. Minorities themselves have proven that racism is not a deterrent to success. But consistent, widespread failure has proven an open door to racism. The black culture is the only one that doesn't consistently shame their own for failure, choosing instead to blame everyone else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 4,063 Posted March 17, 2015 You know, everyone in this country has been exposed to racism. You know what they did? They got the fock over it. Minorities themselves have proven that racism is not a deterrent to success. But consistent, widespread failure has proven an open door to racism. The black culture is the only one that doesn't consistently shame their own for failure, choosing instead to blame everyone else. Nice sermon. Did you find it at the bottom of a bottle? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,797 Posted March 17, 2015 Nice sermon. Did you find it at the bottom of a bottle? Brilliant and incredibly ill-informed retort. Do you have anything intelligent to say? Like, for example, as I keep bring up: If Amurica is SOOOO anti-Anglo, why is it that every other race seems to be progressing economically, socially and cultually other than blacks? Asians are blowing through the economic and academic curve, latinas are blowing through the employment curve, Europeans own most management jobs, yet, the sole reason blacks are failing is the GASP DEREADED N WORD? Please, grow the fock up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,947 Posted March 17, 2015 i thought my olsen twin post was offensive. i was trying to be offensive, but alas, you all have coal in your chest where your hearts should be. what that guy said was really mean! what i said about the olsen twins was mean too but you guys didn't even notice!! was it racist? i can't say for sure because i didn't hear it and of course i don't speak spanish. although, i have watched that show a couple of times. i know that black people can go really hard on people when they're making fun of them and so can the gays, so....it maybe his comment was just harsh rather than racist. I've never been taken offense on behalf of another person or any group of people. I tend to agree that his comments were just snotty and harsh, but not racist. However, our overly PC society must label this as racism since there were/are people out there who make disparaging comments about black people and apes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 4,063 Posted March 17, 2015 Brilliant and incredibly ill-informed retort. Do you have anything intelligent to say? Like, for example, as I keep bring up: If Amurica is SOOOO anti-Anglo, why is it that every other race seems to be progressing economically, socially and cultually other than blacks? Asians are blowing through the economic and academic curve, latinas are blowing through the employment curve, Europeans own most management jobs, yet, the sole reason blacks are failing is the GASP DEREADED N WORD? Please, grow the fock up. I like you more as a happy drunk. TIA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimmySmith 2,783 Posted March 17, 2015 Brilliant and incredibly ill-informed retort. Do you have anything intelligent to say? Like, for example, as I keep bring up: If Amurica is SOOOO anti-Anglo, why is it that every other race seems to be progressing economically, socially and cultually other than blacks? Asians are blowing through the economic and academic curve, latinas are blowing through the employment curve, Europeans own most management jobs, yet, the sole reason blacks are failing is the GASP DEREADED N WORD? Please, grow the fock up. As long as the left continues to fight for the staus quo, they keep all the votes in their pocket. Got it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,807 Posted March 17, 2015 No media bias here... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
