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RE: Racism in the 21st Century and the Trending case of the H&M Kenyan-born Swedish Kid.
It's all a question of culture. Here in Thailand we have kids with white skin to very dark and wearing a shirt like this is not an issue. Monkeys are lovely animals, but if it was "I'm the coolest buffaloe of the jungle" on the shirt, I think that would be very offensive.
Is there a connotation between people in Thailand and buffaloes? I always thought you lived in the US btw.
Especially the Colobus Monkey. It is so friendly and will just stick on your shoulder and eat from your palm. Monkeys are cheeky and so are kids hence the cheeky monkey phrase. Suddenly something so small is blown out of proportion.
It's an insult to say to someone he is a buffalo, very offensive.
I just researched that. I see it means stupid and probably sounds worse in the local dialect. Thanks for helping me learn something new today.
Exactly, sounds worse in Thai. Different countries different animals I suppose.