From now, nobody will call Andrew Symonds a monkey. All the monkey would be called Andrew Symonds. Hearing this news, monkeys all over the world have started protesting about this as they are being compared to boig monkey Symonds, and they feel that it is an insult to them.
World Monkey Association has decided to lodge a complain against Symonds at United Nation, as they felt abused comparing them to gorilla symonds.
Harbhajjan should be ban for 3 test matches, not for racially abusing symonds, but comparing monkey breeds with Symonds.... The next match at Perth should be called Australian monkey 11 Vs Indian 11.
Monkey Association head is of the opinion that, they were racially abused of being called as "Symonds". They stated, we would feel obliged and feel better if we are called "Rajnikanth"
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by Rakesh Narayan on Jan 10, 2008 11:53 PM Permalink
This is ridiculous. How can you abuse someone based on their appearance. Yeah those aussies can be complete morons at times, but denigrating a player is hardly something to be proud off. Wouldnt India gloat over a player of Symonds capabilities. How would we feel if the Aussie crowds did a similar thing to Tendulkar and called him a leprechaun (for his small frame)? The majority of Indian public is paying for the stupidity of some people. Indians are respected world over for their work and often are not attractive, but this never comes in their way when it comes to success. Grow up. As for the Bhajji and Bucknor issue, great stand by BCCI to get the right stuff fodne by ICC, and India is going to whupp the Aussies in their Perth heartland. Go India.
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by linux linux on Jan 11, 2008 12:02 AM Permalink
That is what sledging is. you rattle your opponent. Don't be naive. I don't care if they call Tendulkar a leopard. In fact he is called worse, i.e. questions about the male anotomy acording to newspaper reports.
I find nothing racist in monkey. This is the first I heard that monkey was used by white men to abuse people of color. If white man is living under the hang over of history why should Harbhajan be punished? Symonds with his get up does look like a monkey.
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by Spinal Tap on Jan 11, 2008 12:52 AM Permalink
Here are some opinions of some of the Aussies and English people on 'Monkey': Harvey said to him 'monkey' was not a racially offensive term and "It's a bit rich for the Australians to get on their high horse considering how they act."
By Former Australian coach John Buchanan asked whether "monkey", the term allegedly used by Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh to address Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds, is racist. "When I was growing up as a young fella, 'you little monkey' was a common colloquial reference for all children due to our ability to be a bit cheeky at times," Buchanan wrote in his column on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) website on Wednesday. "Now, it is a racist term. How the world changes - still that is not really the issue."
By Geoffrey Boycott I can't help noticing what a resounding lack of sympathy there has been around the world, and even in Australia, for Andrew Symonds and his sad little protestations of racial abuse. So Harbhajan Singh called him a monkey. So what? The Aussies have been dishing out far worse for years, as anyone in the cricket world will tell you.
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by Indian on Jan 11, 2008 12:23 PM Permalink
Linux:
You may not find anything racist in monkey. But its okay. You don't know half the things that go on in the world.
Follow European football and you'll know what Monkey means to a person of African origin. Monkey chants have got fans life banned from games. If you still don't get what's wrong with Monkey-African connection, when you call a person of African origin as monkey, it means they have still not evolved fully into human beings, and are still living up in the trees..
Got it mate? That is what was explained to Harbhajan earlier during Aussie tour of India..
He still seems to have used the slur again.. I'm not saying he DID, but he may have. That's what's wrong.
And BTW Symonds does look like a monkey because he is from African origin. And THAT is what's wrong to call the African people as.
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by daimavane on Jan 11, 2008 12:03 AM Permalink
Remember, indian public loves mnay west indians greats who are black and look more black than symonds.
It's his on field behavior that draws all the flake.. He is essentially a street thug that got selected for aussie team.
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by Indian on Jan 11, 2008 12:26 PM Permalink
But an excessively good street thug.
Even if you consider that he was unfortunately given notout a couple of times, scoring 162 notout and bail your side out from a hole of 134/6 is a bit tough for a street thug normally.
