I'm not black. I had a black avatar. This is what your average white girl said to me.

[꧁Your Local Lesbian꧂]

@Duchess Yeah I never got that either, it was kinda random- People usually use it as an insult or a way to joke

[finn.in.outer.space.]

Colonial white people received black people to be subhuman, so monkey @Duchess

[finn.in.outer.space.]

That’s the best way to explain it without getting into a whole bunch of history

[A Former User]

@a7x-isbetter-thanu Yes, but why are people still saying it like people think black people are monkeys?

[finn.in.outer.space.]

Because people are racist @Duchess

[A Former User]

@a7x-isbetter-thanu What about the people who aren’t actually racist by definition but still make race jokes like it’s funny or cool? I don’t get that.

[rei]

really callin you monkey?? ong?

[A Former User]

@salmonella like i’m not even black but i’m a monkey now ig

[finn.in.outer.space.]

I do it as a coping mechanism sometimes because it’s helpful to make being called those names by actual racist people a whole lot less painful @Duchess

[finn.in.outer.space.]

Like how I made jokes after being called the N. word by a police officer it helped me get through it

[A Former User]

@a7x-isbetter-thanu Well okay.