Costco Pulls Offensive "Lil' Monkey" Doll Off Shelves

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Cynical wrote:

Oh, we all know black people by now. Look at that murdering piece of black trash Monte Evans and what he did. There's your black history.

Gabriella wrote:

omg get real. this is ridiculous. so many more important things in the world and some black guy wants to keep racism alive so complains about a doll, making the word "monkey" a racist word. why did he buy the doll? what is he planning on doing with it?

Knowitall wrote:

did Al Sharpmouth and Jesse Jacka$$ investigate this, as I see stereotypical BS all over this report, of course Costco did what any big store would have done, because the religious black leaders would demand that action be taken and the news media would run to cover and report it.
If we all would stop listening to these civil rights whinners then we can move on to real issues like gang violence and teen crimes that are out of control, the black community has turned they're backs on they're youth and expect the tax payers to pay for feel good programs to solve it. I say more jails and hard, hard time for these troubled youths of all races, they must go to the school of hard knocks to get they're education.

descendantofboth1 wrote:

ENOUGH ALREADY!!! THESE DAYS EVERY ONE IS LOOKING FOR SOME SORT OF HANDOUT AND FRANKLY, JUDGING BY SOME OF THESE COMMENTS, SOME OF THEM ARE FEELING SHORT-CHNAGED!!!<quoted text>

Tasha wrote:

Spoken like a true caucasian in denial! RACISM does still exist. I can't believe that they Costco employees who shelved the doll did not notice the offensive lingo. Wait, let me guess, they were also caucasian! I am a highly educated black female and have some very close caucasian friends and even they thought it was crossing the border. Wake up and smell the coffee Gabrielle, as long as people like you are in denial, the real racists will continue to push the envelope. If you had a beautiful black daughter, would you want her to play with a doll that depicts her as a ****? My guess, is NO!

Tasha wrote:

This comment is directed to 187 airborneinfan try..
So you think that because Mr. Obama was voted in office as president, racism does not exist? How blind are you! Yes, he won by a landslide, however, there is still a large population of Americans that dislike blacks and will go to any means to prove it. I don't expect any caucasian to ever understand. Until you have never been in a longterm minority position, save your "don't fuel the flames" speech for your white friends. I don't need to meet a slave to know that slavery existed and the reprocussions have yet to dissapate. I agree that it was a travesty how the Native Americans were treated. However, they were granted their own land and government to run any way they choose. On the other hand, MILLIONS of blacks were shackled, beaten, and dragged away from their families only to come to America and be slaves for both Europeans AND Native Americans (yes, they had slaves as well). When it ended, we weren't given land, money, or even the prospect of a descent education. The hatred continued, hundreds of years later, remember MLK? He wasn't marching for fun, he was marching for racial equality and that was in the 60's. Bring it up to the year 2009, "You lie!" When have you ever know a caucasian president to be disrespected so badly during a senate hearing? Chances are, never. Considering the history of calling blacks, monkeys, can you honestly say it was a wise choice to name a black doll lil monkey? They say there was a white doll as well, and to that I say "Prove it" I have yet to see any pictures of her white counterpart. You "whiteys that are sick of hearing all this racial inequality propaganda" need to stay away from those of us that are dealing with the issue head on. Just find some nice beach to continue to burry your head and we'll come find you when it's all over.