What is A "PORCH MONKEY"?

Question

ANY ONE KNOW WHAT A PORCH MONKEY IS?

Answer 1

I am guessing you just watched Clerks 2. it is a racial slur towards African Americans because the stereotype is that they sit around all day on thier porches and they are as dumb as monkeys

Answer 2

They both have racial overtones no matter the spin you put on it! Nice try though! Porch Monkey was used in the late 1950's when I was growing up and I suspect it was used long before that! Published on Tuesday, April 11, 2000 in the Cape Cod Times Who Are The Bush People? by Sean Gonsalves Porch monkey. ******. Okay, now breathe....That's right, breathe. Let's talk about these words - words that became a huge public relations nightmare for the Bush campaign last week. Ever heard of Charles W. Williams? Well, brother Williams, 57, was appointed by George Dubya to oversee Texas' law enforcement training. Now this appointment came a year after Williams said - in a sworn deposition, mind you - that words like "porch monkey" are not necessarily racial slurs. He also said that calling my forbears "*******" 50 years ago was no big deal and, in fact, black folks didn't mind white people calling them "******" in those days. "I was born and raised with blacks, and back then we had ****** Charlie and ****** Sam, ****** Joe, and we regarded those people with all the respect in the world. That was their name," explained the south-central Oklahoma native. "It just depends on how ('******') is used and who it's used toward," Williams tried to explain last week. According to Bush spokesman Mike Jones, the GOP presidential candidate was not aware of the Williams deposition when the appointment was made. Jones says Bush has appointed about 3,000 people to more than 200 boards and commissions. The implication being that someone in the Bush gubernatorial administration recommended the appointment, a "standard" background check was done that did not turn up the deposition, and Bush signed his name on the official papers. That's a plausible explanation. However, that would indicate that the Bush people, while they may look into whether or not a nominee has a criminal background, they don't so carefully probe civil litigation where they are likely to find evidence of discriminatory abuses of power on the part of the nominee (if it exists).

Answer 3

It's a very derogatory remark having to do with black people. It's inferring that they are monkeys and lazy and spend all their time on the porch. Something no one should ever use and I only tell you this because you asked.

Answer 4

Your momma .... JK
In my neighborhood, a cultural mixed one, it meant anyone who hung out on the porch or stoop and just hung around like a bunch of moneys, black, white, ricans
and by the way, that's what we called people
translation for this politically correct world
African American
Caucasians
Hispanics

Answer 5

Really?! I had no idea that it had racial connotations. I have heard "porch monkey" and "yard ape" used in reference to bratty little children, by people (like me) who don't like kids.

Answer 6

I am guessing that it is a nasty reference to old folks who sit on their porches in rockers.

Answer 7

It refers black guys who sit on their porches all day drinking beer and being stupid.

Answer 8

i think its a racial slur referring to older african americans that sit on their porches all day long.

Answer 9

a derogatory remark referring to a African American.

Answer 10

i was told this once
and didn't like the meaning of it.
it's was told that is was black people that sets
and don't work and lives on welfare