3 Wise Monkeys now considered racist

[Prometheus]

The organisers of an upcoming art history conference at the University of York in England have apologised for their use of the three monkeys in their call for submissions and removed it from their website.

“Upon reflection, we strongly believe that our first poster is not appropriate as its iconology promulgates a longstanding visual legacy of oppression and exploits racist stereotypes,” the organisers wrote in comments reported by The Times.

“We bring this to your attention, so that we may be held accountable for our actions and, in our privileges, do and be better.”

"Hear no evil. See no evil, Speak no evil." is a concept that has been revered in Buddhism, Hinduism, and Confucianism for over a couple thousand years. However, the first visual representation of this concept using monkeys if from 17th Century Japan. Even Gandhi, a man of few possessions, owned a set of the 3 Wise Monkeys.

What's next? Are we going to have to ban old cartoons like "Magilla Gorilla" or "Grape Ape"? That last one even has the word "grape" which is somehow racist as well, so that show must be horrible.

What about King Kong? I'm sure someone has already mentioned the whole, "Big, black ape tossed in chains for daring to love a white woman" angle, somewhere.

This shit about people making up reasons to be offended has got to stop!

What was the one a few months ago?

Oh yeah: "Master Bedroom" was offensive because it supposedly hearkens back to a time of slavery.

Bullshit!

It's a term that was invented by Sears Roebuck Company in 1926 in their home plans that featured a bedroom with an attached, private bathroom. It's not some remnant of a racist past.

What's next? No more Master Sergeants in the military? No more Master Chiefs in the Navy? No more Master Carpenters? Master Plumbers? Harbor Master? Masterpiece?

What about all those English naval history books that will have to strikeout the words "Master and Commander" so that no one is offended?

And if these words are so fucking offensive, certain people had best stop using the most offensive one of all amongst themselves.

One last thing: the original 3 Wise Monkeys carving from Japan were part of an 8-panel shrine depicting the stages of the life of mankind using monkeys. This picture here shows one of the other panels depicting mother and child:

It's not fucking racist!

Get your heads out of your asses.

[Nightman]

It's a term that was invented by Sears Roebuck Company in 1926 in their home plans that featured a bedroom with an attached, private bathroom.

This only offends me because all bedrooms should have private bathrooms.

[Prometheus]

Jan 30, 2021 12:29:37 GMT Nightman said:

It's a term that was invented by Sears Roebuck Company in 1926 in their home plans that featured a bedroom with an attached, private bathroom.

This only offends me because all bedrooms should have private bathrooms.

What if you have guests over and you don't want them traipsing through your bedrooms?

[Nightman]

Jan 31, 2021 3:34:41 GMT Prometheus said:

Jan 30, 2021 12:29:37 GMT Nightman said:

This only offends me because all bedrooms should have private bathrooms.

What if you have guests over and you don't want them traipsing through your bedrooms?

That's what guest bathrooms are for.

[ant-mac]

What about King Kong? I'm sure someone has already mentioned the whole, "Big, black ape tossed in chains for daring to love a white woman" angle, somewhere.

That's probably because he wasn't good looking, like this guy...

[Prometheus]

Jan 31, 2021 6:33:09 GMT Nightman said:

Jan 31, 2021 3:34:41 GMT Prometheus said:

What if you have guests over and you don't want them traipsing through your bedrooms?

That's what guest bathrooms are for.

Unless you already have other guests using those rooms.

I think it's always a good idea to have at least one bathroom that is not attached to a bedroom, but maybe that's just me.

And if people ever start calling that bathroom "the slave bathroom" let me know because that shit would be racist.

That just made me think of computer dip-switches. Those were always referenced as being in either the "master" or "slave" position. It's been so long since I've had worked on hardware.... Does computer hardware even use dip-switches anymore? If they do, have they changed the terminology?

[Prometheus]

Jan 31, 2021 10:44:24 GMT ant-mac said:

What about King Kong? I'm sure someone has already mentioned the whole, "Big, black ape tossed in chains for daring to love a white woman" angle, somewhere.

That's probably because he wasn't good looking, like this guy...

I'm sure he gets all the hot chicks.

[Nightman]

Jan 31, 2021 23:18:16 GMT Prometheus said:

Jan 31, 2021 6:33:09 GMT Nightman said:

That's what guest bathrooms are for.

Unless you already have other guests using those rooms.

I think it's always a good idea to have at least one bathroom that is not attached to a bedroom, but maybe that's just me.

And if people ever start calling that bathroom "the slave bathroom" let me know because that shit would be racist.

That just made me think of computer dip-switches. Those were always referenced as being in either the "master" or "slave" position. It's been so long since I've had worked on hardware.... Does computer hardware even use dip-switches anymore? If they do, have they changed the terminology?

Yep, that's what I was talking about. One in each bedroom, and one or two or more extra for guests.

[Prometheus]

Feb 3, 2021 9:03:54 GMT Nightman said:

Jan 31, 2021 23:18:16 GMT Prometheus said:

Unless you already have other guests using those rooms.

I think it's always a good idea to have at least one bathroom that is not attached to a bedroom, but maybe that's just me.

And if people ever start calling that bathroom "the slave bathroom" let me know because that shit would be racist.

That just made me think of computer dip-switches. Those were always referenced as being in either the "master" or "slave" position. It's been so long since I've had worked on hardware.... Does computer hardware even use dip-switches anymore? If they do, have they changed the terminology?

Yep, that's what I was talking about. One in each bedroom, and one or two or more extra for guests.

I get it now!