When I was growing these were for anyones kids that were in the yard playing or getting into stuff, because they were acting like monkeys. We all did. Then I saw Clerks2 today and there was a scene where a black couple heard a guy say "porch moneky" and were offended, and so was everyone else. I have to be on Randalls side here, I was never given the memo that old school remarks were being taken and called "racist". I always thought it was funny, and looking at my two boys now, cute. what gives?
2007-03-25 21:38:06 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
I remember people using the porch monkey saying in reference to kids but now days it's more commonly used in the racial slur. Memo or not it's the common interpretation that matters, you don't go around saying "I feel pretty darn gay today!" when you're happy (unless you're gay then maybe you do... hmm.. just assume you aren't for this example).
I'd advise against trying to bring back the former meanings.
2007-03-25 21:58:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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).
2007-03-26 04:59:01 · answer #2 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I was going to answer your question because I think it is a good one and a fair one and deserves some dialogue, However, given the current political/racial climate in this Country I have decided it is too Radioactive to go near, and that in itself is what is wrong with this country. Too much Fnking Political Correctness. Jee I guess I answered afterall, now excuse me, I have to go get my 4 "Yard Apes" Ready for school
2007-03-26 04:51:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you, when I was young these statements meant any kids, people used to refer to their own kids as yard apes, and porch monkeys, but since someone decided that these statements refereed to only black kids, it became raciest, I imagine some raciest used these terms about blacks at one time or another, which made them racial slurs.
2007-03-26 04:46:30 · answer #4 · answered by Heather 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, I don't find them racist or bigoted. the last thing we need is some goody two shoe liberal and their politically correct bs fostering more ill will between the races. We don't need the help of cantku and his (her) ilk. For goodness sake people please get a grip!
2007-03-26 05:19:39 · answer #5 · answered by Tempest 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
lol i saw that movie, i had no clue what porch monkey meant i had never even heard it before and i was like "hahah my dads a porch monkey" ...cause he always sits on the porch....and my bf stared at me like i was insane.......aparantly he knew it was a racist thing, but i didnt ..whatever, wtf even is a porch monkey anyway?!!!?
2007-03-26 04:48:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Disgusting, inappropriate, not within the limits of civilized social behavior, facist and racist. Any racial ephitats should not be used.
2007-03-26 04:42:15 · answer #7 · answered by gone 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
its a ****** thing. im bringing back porch monkey! did you see kelly do the donkey show that was hot
2007-03-26 04:43:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
When I eat saltines ,I always think of myself as a "cracker"
2007-03-26 04:53:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
little george was more sensitive than jeb when it came to name calling
2007-03-26 04:44:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋