Pulling the shirts sounds like a micro-aggression against Chinese-Americans.
Culturally unaware...
It was not about blacks; it was about China. The people who look so hard for chances to take offense strike me as too delicate to go out in the real world.
Worlds are colliding, Jerry!
Replace them with “year of the felon” maybe?...
Purple monkeys should be offended and should complain that their images on T-shirts were scrapped because of some PC crap.
Who would think this has anything to do with Black History Month?
This is not only the year of the monkey, but the year of the Fire Monkey.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_(zodiac)#The_Fire_Monkey_.E2.80.93_1956.2C_2016
Any coincidence that our Impostor-In-Chief is going to get us into WW3 very soon and this particular Chinese year? Plus, he’s gunning to become world tyrant by being appointed as Secretary-General of the UN.
SWEDEN’S ARMY CHIEF WARNS OF WORLD WAR 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2CXwbuPyQs
BREAKING: RUSSIAN ICBM FORCES PLACED ON HIGHEST ALERT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYkZCOPS-8I
UNLIMITED WAR POWERS MAY BE ON THE HORIZON AS CONSTITUTION BURNS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13B_7XvbxrM
FORGET THE PRESIDENCY OBAMA WANTS TO RULE THE UNITED NATIONS BUT ONE MAN MAY STOP HIM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqfbf0Ir-0Q
“After the game, Kings President Chris Granger said there were concerns the shirts could be offensive, so the team opted to be cautious and remove them.”
Offensive to monkeys maybe...
No bananas either.
No paper cups! It’s Arbor Day.
Chinese monkeys be racist.
Only "considered" racist???
Weird. They see racism in the most innocuous things. Then you hit 'em with an actually racist statement, and they hedge it.
The Monkey is ninth of the 12 animals in the recurring 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle. Every 12 years there is a Monkey year. (Interestingly, Monkey years are all multiples of 12 - from 12 AD, through 1200 AD, to now in 2016.)
In Chinese astrology, each year is associated with a Chinese zodiac animal sign and one the Five Elements: Gold (Metal), Water, Wood, Fire, or Earth. Both the sign and element of your birth year are said to affect your personality and destiny. Element-sign combinations recur every 60 years:
People born in a year of the Monkey are called "Monkeys" in China. Usually, if born in a multiple-of-12 year, like 1980, you're a Monkey.
However, Monkey years are generally dated by the Chinese lunar calendar (starting on Chinese New Year), so if you were born in January or February check below for whether you're a Monkey.
http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-zodiac/monkey.htm
Pandering for eyeballs. At least it's not an eyesore like the NFL forcing teams wearing pink highlights all through Oct. in honor of "breast cancer awareness month," trolling for more female fans. ...and to make money selling pink paraphernalia.