Posted on 06/29/2018 9:04:08 AM PDT by DFG
Fired Detroit Tigers pitching coach Chris Bosio said Thursday he was given the boot for using the word “monkey” in a conversation overheard by an African-American staffer.
Bosio, 54, was cut loose earlier this week for what the Tigers called “insensitive comments.” According to WXYZ-TV, Bosio directed “racially charged language” at a team employee.
But Bosio told USA Today he wasn't talking about the employee or using the word in a racial or disparaging manner. He said he was using it to describe pitcher Daniel Stumpf, a white player who's pitched for the Tigers since 2017.
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When I say “monkey”, I mean “monkey”.
When Democrats hear “monkey”, they think “African American”.
Who is the racist?
You have to learn how to play the game.
Call them a chimp. When they try to give you grief, you remind them you said chump.
Then you ask them when was the last time they had their hearing checked.
The young staffer needs to stop being stupid and so oversensitive. Then people will ask why the Tigers don’t choose more black kids to fill these little jobs?
Why would we, when too many of that group show up to work with a chip on their shoulder, literally looking for trouble that is mostly not even there?
So, we can never again use the expression “throwing a monkey wrench”
I used to call my blonde haired, blue eyed, white son a little monkey when he was jumping around.
Is that racist?
“When I say “monkey”, I mean “monkey”.
When Democrats hear “monkey”, they think “African American”.
Who is the racist?”
Exactly!
They see racists under every Bush. The victims of false racism charges are mounting up — they need to get orgsnized.
Well, he could have really capped it by saying “cotton picking monkey”.
It’s insane. Soon they will ban monkeys at zoos.
BTW, I had a bad experience with a monkey when I was a little girl, so when I think of monkeys I think of sexual perverts. Is that racists?
Howard Cosell would have never made it today.
Throw in “cotton-pickin’”, “watermelon”, “fried chicken” and a host of other non-racist terms ... and I think many Leftists don’t think “African American” either.
We’re going to have to say, ‘the m-word’.
yeap. my son (not black) was a monkey as a kiddo. Up down hanging off of everything.
Stupid oversensitive people.
you forgot: collard greens
Stumpf’s wind-up does put on in mind of the late Koko.
Two words, Howard Cosell...
Was it in conjunction with the word “porch”?
"Look at that little monkey run!"
“Well, he could have really capped it by saying “cotton picking monkey”.”
That would have made them go ape shit.
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