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From the Publisher – Costco pulled the Black “Lil’ Monkey” baby doll from its shelves, along with its white “Pretty Panda”

Posted by Curmilus Dancy II (Butch) on September 10, 2009

C. Dancy II – DCN Publisher: Damn last night it was the racist white guy from South Carolina who called our President of these United States a liar on national tv during the President’s address.

And today I received the following:

Associations of black people with monkeys and apes have been used for centuries to make them seem less-than-human and justify hatred and exploitation.  This associations continue to be propagated (e,g., here, here, and here).  This week Costco pulled the black “Lil’ Monkey” baby doll from its shelves, along with its white “Pretty Panda” counterpart, as a result of protests that it was racist. (Read More @ Sociological Images)

So what’s next?

Curmilus Dancy II
DCN Publisher

Posted in Lil Monkey baby doll, Racism | 1 Comment »

 
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