Why are black people associated with monkeys?

[Anonymous]

Where did this come from?

[Mistnigqa808]

Because of the racists people of the world? And because some black people look like them? And the same goes for white people. I mean just look at this shit LOL

cdn2.vtourist.com/.../...by_snow_monkey_Nagano.jpg

i.huffpost.com/.../...-GORILLA-INBRED-facebook.jpg = ancient white man

www.liveanimalslist.com/.../...la-largest-apes.jpg ancient black man.

Yes, I know they aren't not monkeys but in fact gorillas but you can't tell me that they don't look like men?

[Anno_Domini]

Orangutan means "old man of the forest"

[Anno_Domini]

That snow monkey is cute as hell.

[Anno_Domini]

Macaque, I think?

[Mistnigqa808]

@Anno_Domini I typed in "snow monkey" for this question. And like ya said "Macaque" seems to be it upload.wikimedia.org/.../Japanese_Macaque_0225.jpg

seancrane.com/.../...-crested-macaque-portrait.jpg ^_^

[DodgersGM]

Dude, that albino gorilla looks like a horror film Santa Clause. That's terrifying. LOL

[Mistnigqa808]

@DodgersGM If you said that to his (its) face yeah... he'd beat yo ass. But I agree <3

[BrownBoyBrownies]

It's from racist people rooting all the way back a couple of centuries ago. There was a time where indeed they are looking for 'evidence' that black people are more in common with monkeys than humans to justify their retarded brains. Which of course they never proved.

[Anonymous]

Well primates have the closest DNA to Homo sapiens l. Evolution is frowned upon. No one really knows. These are just theories. They haven't had the actual evidence. Genetic Biology says that primates and Homo sapiens are very similar and might be our distant relatives Such any other creature. Notice how every species on earth fetuses look they same for the first few months

[Indigocloud]

It has nothing to do with that

[Opinion Owner]

@Indigocloud primates are associated with Homo sapiens which are humans we have similar Dna. There are a few letters we don't have in are dna that do. I'm just saying primates are called are distant relatives.

[Valkyrie1]

Whether racism created a bias so strong it even perverted science or people perverted the science to their own agendas. It seems even science is not immune to that particular disease. I believe this article I found best describes the origin of this awful comparison. theconversation.com/the-ape-insult-a-short-history-of-a-racist-idea-14808

[BlueAngel0]

Due to racist stupidity and ignorance. You do realise there's white monkeys too? Shows just how dumb some people are. Then there's Darwin's evolution theory.

[Anonymous]

Humans and monkeys can look alike. But people usually use the term derogatorily, which is sad.

https://i.chzbgr.com/full/5393065216/h6B10ECC7/

[Joc4Position]

Probably has to do with apes in Africa and people believing in evolution and that black people were the "original man". Thus being closer associated with apes.

It's actually a subconscious that many people have. You probably have it yourself. They have done a test on this, and most people associate blacks as being apes as opposed to whites.

[vishna]

It came from racism.
Anyone who says anything is blind to the fact that it's even still used as a racist insult.
The answer is racism.
There's a really good link below in another woman's opinion.

[palek]

It came from mentally/deficient white people, desperate to find other human beings to look down upon. In the end, by doing so, they've inadvertently affixed a "Dumber-Than-A-Truckload-Of-Confeferate-Flags" sign to their foreheads.

[Number_25]

It came from racists, they basically tried to dehumanize black people by using fake x rays picture to say they were monkeys because they had "monkey muscles".

[Lliam]

It's a way of dehumanizing people. Irish were also depicted as apish, and Asians were depicted as monkeys.

[AzureGirl]

I believe humans in general get associated with monkeys. Doesn't matter what color or race you are.

[Joc4Position]

Actually it does matter. They have done a study on this.

[Indigocloud]

That's not what he meant

[DodgersGM]

Because there are racist people out there who've got idiotic beliefs?

[GigiTheGuilbert]

I'm pretty sure it was a term used like the 'N' word.

[Anonymous]

It's the delts.

Have you seen how easily black guys get delts?

Bastards.

(not srs. well its sort of true but not srs answer to question)

[FayeDay24]

Racists came up with this to say blacks weren't human

[Whizzy83]

Aren't we all 98% ape and that extra 2% make up for that extra intelligence. All are stupid opinions come from that APE LEFT OVER SHIT.

[astrOnaut01]

Because we look more like apes than any other "race".

[Anonymous]

Some bullshit about them acting like apes, probably relating to Africa.

[Anonymous]

no one has yet mentioned they sometimes have pretruding jaws and lips like apes thats why. I've heard racist people say this so...

[rsstanford]

That's stupid. Black Americans in general are mixed so you get some that have "white features " and some with "black features" if anything all Homo sapiens by evolution come from apes. So racism is just ignorance. I think climate and certain environmental factors play a role in bugs lips. For example in China did you know they had women wear shoes that weren't their actual size because they thought big feet was a problem. not really saying that's why they have small feet but it's an example.

[Opinion Owner]

@rsstanford well its what people think. dont hate on me for it lol

[Opinion Owner]

@rsstanford and they also have really dark skin so put the two and two and what we often see on world start hiphop... bam

[DITCHWATER]

Why do black peoples want to be called N-worders instead of Niggers? It seems just as bad.

[Other_Tommy_Wiseau]

this won't end poorly...

[apple24]

I am not sure maybe because they can! lol

[Indigocloud]

What?

[Anonymous]

Because racists are usually really backwards.

[Anonymous]

Apes. Not monkeys. *facepalm*

[CoolSky01]

probably africa