Son was called a monkey by a Hispanic child

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stop this ride. I want out.

Things that are now off limits to say:

“Monkey see, monkey do”
“Monkey business”
“10 little monkeys jumping on a bed”
All of Curious George
“Stop monkeying around”
“I’ll be a monkey’s uncle”

Because kids might misunderstand. Because kids misunderstand just about anything because they haven’t learned anything yet.

Just ask a teacher all the wild things children have misunderstood. Just in my class, kids have thought: that soda was alcohol, so if I was drinking a Diet Coke it meant I was drunk; that a teacher retiring from her job meant she was about to die; that being sent to the principal’s office meant you were arrested and went to jail… these were 3rd graders.

It is never ok to call a black person a monkey.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That’s a very derogatory term.
I’d speak w that child’s parents.

In Spanish

And in English.

Whenever directed at a black person.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That’s a very derogatory term.
I’d speak w that child’s parents.

Good an answer.
If it's reported to school, school can talk to them. Explain if they didn't grow up here that it's more than just not cool to say, it should not be said and ask them to talk to kid or reinforce what school tells kid.

Was that so hard, dripping troll?

No one has to answer your questions. Questions not asked in good faith, shouldn't be answered.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So honest question. What do you want to happen to the racist kid? To his parents? Who should do it?

Ha ha as if we are going to answer this question dripping with judgment and disgust towards the victims of racism.

WUT?

Seriously, what do you want to happen next wrt the Hispanic kid and parents? What is the school or whoever ideally going to do.

I said what I said--"Ha ha as if we are going to answer this question dripping with judgment and disgust towards the victims of racism"

YOU apparently know why asking is bad. Because YOU know what the consequences should be.

You're just too awesome for words.

Judgment and disgust continues to drip drip drip, so mad that black people will not take abuse standing down.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So honest question. What do you want to happen to the racist kid? To his parents? Who should do it?

Ha ha as if we are going to answer this question dripping with judgment and disgust towards the victims of racism.

WUT?

Seriously, what do you want to happen next wrt the Hispanic kid and parents? What is the school or whoever ideally going to do.

I said what I said--"Ha ha as if we are going to answer this question dripping with judgment and disgust towards the victims of racism"

YOU apparently know why asking is bad. Because YOU know what the consequences should be.

You're just too awesome for words.

Judgment and disgust continues to drip drip drip, so mad that black people will not take abuse standing down.

I love you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My son is in Montgomery county, 4th grade, and the school is very diverse. He has a diverse friend group as well ( white, southeast Asian, european , and African American). He mentioned his classmate called him a monkey - I know the child - his family is from El Salvador ( we learned this in world culture day). I asked my son what he did/said. He claims he just ignored him. We are playing with playdoh at the moment, I’m currently just in listening mode.

Can he ask the classmate why? Does your son climb well? Or was it said out of the blue?

Is is a waste of time negotiating with a racist. The only thing that works is consequences for racism.

You are calling a kid a racist?

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Anonymous wrote:My son is in Montgomery county, 4th grade, and the school is very diverse. He has a diverse friend group as well ( white, southeast Asian, european , and African American). He mentioned his classmate called him a monkey - I know the child - his family is from El Salvador ( we learned this in world culture day). I asked my son what he did/said. He claims he just ignored him. We are playing with playdoh at the moment, I’m currently just in listening mode.

Can he ask the classmate why? Does your son climb well? Or was it said out of the blue?

Is is a waste of time negotiating with a racist. The only thing that works is consequences for racism.

You are calling a kid a racist?

Yes

[Anonymous]

And if you ask what consequences they will refuse to answer because you drip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And if you ask what consequences they will refuse to answer because you drip.

Refuse is to strong of a word, your demand is of no consequence that it is to be ignored.

[Anonymous]

For all of you stating that the monkey term is old news you live under a flarpin rock. Especially the oh well if it was 80 years ago I could understand. Shut the f$ck up. 1981 was the last recorded lynching by the KKK. It wasn't long ago and it isn't over and this isn't being sensitive.
The text message chain from the young Republicans " " who are actually 20-40 age range refered to black people as monkeys.
If any of you bothered to educate yourselves you'd know it's got a long history GLOBALLY. So to feign ignorance on this is astounding to me.
And of course some non white non black American will say oh but I don't get involved in all that. * Rolls eyes* how convenient and yet here you are....involved with your opinion. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I haven't read this whole thread. Just wanted to ask: so it is NEVER ok to call a black kid a monkey? Intent does not matter at all??

Does that not seem silly to you? I mean, if a 3 year old sees a black kid hanging off the monkey bars and calls him a monkey, that is racist, even though said 3 year old would have called anyone in that context a monkey and clearly meant it in a cute/endearing way?

Yep, it is never ok.

And we know that kids or people in general do not go around calling each other monkey in the U.S., it is just not done, and yes all you moms are not calling your kids monkey.

What?!? I’m white and call my white kids monkeys all the time. Monkey is a super common term for a kid. “Stop monkeying around” is a popular phrase even. Do black parents just not use that phrase?

And if you aren’t using common animals like monkeys you’re letting the racists win. I’ll say the elephant into the room- black people don’t look like monkeys.

As someone who is multilingual and from an immigrant family I promise this is also international. Every language I have ever heard anyone parent in, they call their kids monkeys. Very confused by whoever is trying to deny the obvious.

It's also very international and multilingual to use monkey as a slur for black people. Very confused why you're trying to deny the obvious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“Monkey” is a one of the most common (racist) terms used in Hispanic countries to describe a person of African descent.

Do you just make things up? It’s not true.

The worst ugly slurs dripping in hate came from the United States. Yelling monkey is used by Latin Americans to call other Latin Americans at soccer games. The worst are the White European fans calling players ethnic slurs even when they’re on their team.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:“Monkey” is a one of the most common (racist) terms used in Hispanic countries to describe a person of African descent.

Do you just make things up? It’s not true.

The worst ugly slurs dripping in hate came from the United States. Yelling monkey is used by Latin Americans to call other Latin Americans at soccer games. The worst are the White European fans calling players ethnic slurs even when they’re on their team.

Dark skinned Latin American soccer players. Since you know about the incidents in Russia, Serbia, Spain and Italy, among others, then you know it's used as a racial slur interntionally.

[Anonymous]

I will say that "mono" in El Salvador is also used to refer to a mischievous kid even though the direct translation is monkey. This is specific to El Salvador as, actually, "mono" has other nickname-esque associations in other Spanish speaking countries (e.g., cute in Spain). So there is *some* chance this was an honest non-racist mistake.

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Anonymous wrote:“Monkey” is a one of the most common (racist) terms used in Hispanic countries to describe a person of African descent.

Do you just make things up? It’s not true.

The worst ugly slurs dripping in hate came from the United States. Yelling monkey is used by Latin Americans to call other Latin Americans at soccer games. The worst are the White European fans calling players ethnic slurs even when they’re on their team.

Dark skinned Latin American soccer players. Since you know about the incidents in Russia, Serbia, Spain and Italy, among others, then you know it's used as a racial slur interntionally.

You forgot the worst offenders France and England.

Yes it’s an ugly slur, these fans in the audience know they are using racist slurs. That includes Latin Americans which is really crazy because every country in South America has Europeans, Blacks and Indigenous citizens. Their skin colors are from very light to very dark. Why call each other monkeys?

It’s not used by all “Hispanic countries”