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Comparing black people to monkeys has a long history, and this is why

A Chinese motorcycle dealer was last month deported from Kenya after a video leaked online showing him making a number of racist comments, igniting outrage across the country. He referred to the Kenyan president and people as ‘monkeys’

In the history of European cultures, the comparison of humans to apes and monkeys was disparaging from its very beginning.

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