February 9, 2010
Published: 10 Jul 09 14:31 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.de/society/20090710-20513.html
Facing accusations of racial insensitivity, the Dresden Zoo has been forced to rename a baby primate called ‘Obama,’ according to information obtained by The Local on Friday.
Kristen Allen (kristen.allen@thelocal.de)
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But frankly, I think only warthogs should be named after politicians
Worst still, George W Bush was comapred to a chimp in many photos, so obviously Obama won't want to be compared to something that was compared to Bush.
If I call my black cat Oprah, ONLY a prejudiced person would take offense.
Should the monkey turn out to be a dishonest, selfish ape, call him Bush. Nobody will think it's racial.
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So, to all you people who are so easily offended, grow some thicker skin. I am tired of having to couch every word I utter!
Let Obama himself decide whether they should keep the name or not.
I agree with tenorax.
And really we are all the same. Get a life and get on with living.
If some zoo keeper named one of their creatures after me,I would be honoured and I would like to visit the zoo to see how the particular animal (creature) is going.
Same I would say for Obama.
I'm sure Obama would be happy to visit the zoo and see the primate named after him.
The US president looks rather similar to this cutie and is very obviously more capable than a ice bear, nobody would complain about the name of this beast of prey. Sceptical people who know everything better should be ignored, Yes we can. I would have highly appreciated every refusal to rename the monkey.
Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends, these things are old. They have been the force of progress.
Whoops - just noticed you mean the group itself, sorry.
Sincerely,
A mexican living in Bremen Germany, who has been victim of racism.
Probably everyone got it, except you LOL
Read my last sentence until fully comprehended.
I don't think it was fair that they assumed it was subliminally racist. You can't just accuse people of being racist that to me is just as hurtful. Mentioning the words Nazi Germany in any context when discussing race is sending a subliminal message for the germans to bow down and feel ashamed, to back off if you will.
I think there are bigger issues in Germany for the black community. Only yesterday I went shopping for a black doll for my daughter and couldn't find one anywhere. It was really terrible. The shop assistants werent even bothered by it.
Probably everyone got it, except you LOL
Read my last sentence until fully comprehended.
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Some people are very quick to be offendend on behalf of someone else and will use any and all excuses to cry racism.
Big problem of course is "the boy who cried wolf" kicks in and when real racism crops up it gets ignored or sidelined.
US soldiers apparently thought it funny.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Keyes v. Obama.
At the hearing today at the Federal Court building in Santa Ana, Judge Carter said the following:
1. There will be a trial.
2. It will be heard on the merits.
3. Nothing will be dismissed on procedural issues.
4. The trial will be expeditious, and the judge pledged to give case priority.
5. Being a former Marine he realizes the importance of having a Constitutionally qualified POTUS/CINC.
6. Judge stated that if Obama isn't Constitutionally qualifed he needs to leave the White House.
http://vrwcgrapevine.blogspot.com/2009/07/obama-eligibility-case-will-be-heard-on.html
In Spain they occasionally throw peanuts and bananas at black players in football stadiums, while doing monkey chants. Happened here as well. As in most European countries.
It's something you can easily agree on if you know about the racist types who live here.
It's liek calling an Ggorilla in the San Diego zoo, Uncle Tom. Hey it's just a name.
Btw in a post yesterday i complained about over the top PC sensitivity.
This is so obvious, it's hardly PC to notice.
How stupid, a primate has to change his name because there is a new president. I mean who even brought the whole thing up, any monkey that has the same name as any black male/female should be shot on sight.
People take the racist thing too far, as if it was ever intended to be racist.
Clowns.
And considering the Germans' fondness for calling Brits "Inselaffen," presumably naming a primate Gordon Brown could be considered pretty offensive, too, even though Brown is not Black.
The zoo calls a primate Merkel AND a giraffe Obama.
Then we can all laugh.
He was born in the zoo, and his mama
liked this popular name.
All zoo visitors came
to regard him as Real Obama.
He IS real — B.C. and all shots
(not like some reprehensible putz...) —
but "the public" complained,
citing passions ingrained...
We are busy connecting the dots.
Read more at www.obamafu.com
Just to put things into perspective ... the primate could've been called Tony.
So .. whatever ... the name has been changed, next victim.
Politically Correct Morons at Work...
I left the U.K. to move to Germany, Because I've been mugged, attacked and Racially Abused on many occasions in London. Strangely All by black / mixed black people (NEVER by Indian/Asian or Orientals). Britain now has So many Non-Whites that in many urban areas it is You who are the minority.
I moved to Germany to escape that. I feel welcome here AND Safe. Far more so than I did in Britain for the last few years I lived there.
My personal oppinion is that I think there are a lot of Naïve Liberal Germans sleepwalking into the same failed multicultural nightmare that now exists in Britain.
When I tell Germans I meet that 20%+ people living in the U.K. are non white they are tottaly shocked... interesting.