Wednesday, August 16

More fun than a lifafa of macacas (updated)

Wonkette whips up a retro-themed Mysterious Macaca poster. Here’s the etymology of the monkey insult which among white supremacists, Latinos and Europeans approximates ‘dirty Arab.’ Background on the macaca hungama here, a slur directed to an Indian-American campaign volunteer for a political opponent. The senator’s non-apology here.

This simian slur is common enough in France, but not in America. A thought experiment: could a sitting senator get away with calling a black man a monkey? And what’s the difference?

Breed, li’l ones, breed You can donate $20.01 to Jim Webb, the Sen. George Allen’s opponent. The 1¢ is to mark the contribution as being from the blogosphere.

The Daily Show tackles Sen. Allen (thanks, Manoj):

The slur, in case you haven’t seen it:

Hoarding

5 comments

  1. 1zai

    There is no getting this indian monkey off the back ;)

  2. 2a.chat

    i mean, in this guy’s defense, it sounds like he calls him “Tamaka” the second time, no?

  3. 3manish

    Sounded like Macaca to me.

  4. 4brown_fob

    once a macaca..always a macaca
    I’ve come across a new “gaali” - “teri macaca” instead of “teri maa ki”

  5. 5MD

    Manish, shouldn’t at least one of your posts be labeled the macaca fracacas (fracas)? Seriously, what caca, Senator Allen.


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