(August 29, 2018 at 4:36 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote:(August 29, 2018 at 3:17 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Just ONE day after getting the nod to be the Republican candidate for governor of Florida, he (don't recall his name) urged people not to vote for his black Democratic rival so they don't 'monkey this up'. Not 'screw this up. Not 'mess', 'muck', or 'louse' this up. 'Monkey'. About a black candidate.
Really? One day and can't wait to go racist.
Boru
Some cry racists at everything and try to make everyone a racists . Frankly, I'm getting a little desensitized to it. In the context, there doesn't appear to be any racists intent. Unless it's blatant or repeated, I prefer to give him a little charity in the matter. This dog whistle crap seems to be getting more and more out of hand.
Ok, that's not unreasonable. On rethinking, I suppose it's possible that 'monkey things up' is an expression with which I'm unfamiliar. I'm willing to chalk this one up to insensitivity as opposed to racism.
I'll give Mr. DeSantis a pass until he refers to his opponent as 'that spear-chucking jungle bunny'.
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson