Offensive to you maybe. And yes, I'm well aware of the fact that black people have been compared to monkeys in the past, and sure, since I'm aware of this, the thought of "well the creator probably created this in reference to that past use," crossed my mind. But that's it, it was just the intended message of the creator, not some idea beamed into my head that I now take as fact and will influence every interaction I have with black people now. If I agreed with the sentiment before, I'd probably keep on agreeing with it after seeing it and if I didn't believe black people = monkeys before, well a picture isn't going to change that. If a picture can sway you that much then I'm sorry for you.
The simple fact is, nearly everything you do could be seen as offensive to someone, using this as a standard for deciding what is appropriate and what is not is insane (an opinion that you are free to disagree with or even find offensive, yay for basic rights).
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Offensive to you maybe. And yes, I'm well aware of the fact that black people have been compared to monkeys in the past, and sure, since I'm aware of this, the thought of "well the creator probably created this in reference to that past use," crossed my mind. But that's it, it was just the intended message of the creator, not some idea beamed into my head that I now take as fact and will influence every interaction I have with black people now. If I agreed with the sentiment before, I'd probably keep on agreeing with it after seeing it and if I didn't believe black people = monkeys before, well a picture isn't going to change that. If a picture can sway you that much then I'm sorry for you.
The simple fact is, nearly everything you do could be seen as offensive to someone, using this as a standard for deciding what is appropriate and what is not is insane (an opinion that you are free to disagree with or even find offensive, yay for basic rights).