Posted on 03/29/2021 8:39:54 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
Academics at the University of York removed a depiction of the three wise monkeys from their website after they determined it could be seen as an insult to ethnic minorities.
The Three Wise Monkeys, which embody the Japanese proverb “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” and are often used to describe those turning a blind eye to wrongdoing, have become the latest victims of the Black Lives Matter iconoclastic movement in the United Kingdom.
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.”
Experts in Japanese history and culture were shocked by the academics insistence on likening the three monkeys to racist iconography.
The former curator of the British Museum’s Japanese collections, Tim Clark, said that he had “no idea” why they would be seen as offensive.
An expert in Japanese Buddhism, Dr Lucia Dolce, said that monkeys have a positive connotation in Japan and that monkeys would not be used to insult other cultures “because the monkey is a sacred being. They are vehicles of the deities.”
Political commentator Calvin Robinson said: “In Japanese culture, the monkeys are seen as sacred beings with positive connotations.”
“I can’t help but feel like the only racism here is the assumption of York University’s academics.”
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That’s Sandy Burglar on the end.
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“I see monkeys, and all I can think about is black people.” — said the very woke Liberal.
Simian references are out, people. Do NOT refer to monkeys, apes, gorillas, chimpanzees or orangutans in any communication!
Can you imagine the firestorm if those were Republicans in that pic (although I do recall the guy on the left, whose name escapes me was a Republican at one time)
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These people have lost their minds......
Not only is their understanding of the depiction culturally illiterate, but it is also morally and ethically bankrupt.....
A Leftist/Democrat sees a monkey and screams, "Depicting a black American as a monkey is racisssss!"
Now, which one is the racist?
Oh, the grand old University of York,
He had ten thousand trans,
U-York marched them up to the top of the hill
and marched them down again.
And when the trans were up they self-identified as up.
And when the trans were down they self-identified as down.
And when the trans were only half way up, they self-identified as bi.
Monkeys are symbols of hate. We should eliminate them. (Okay, we can keep a few in museums and zoos due to their historical value.)
“I am a 🦍” -Alex Jones 😂
Do they think it is an insult to minorities because they think the minorities are monkeys? There is no other explanation.
But not Signifyin’ Monkey?...............
This is racism against monkeys!
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