We need an entire dictionary to identify words the left thinks are out of bounds or racist.
Now we can't use
Monkey anymore.
We aren't supposed to use vagina anymore. Instead we must use "Front Hole".
We can't mention Planet of the Apes, because clearly, that's racist as Hell.
Maybe we need the left to give us a list of words or phrases they're gonna use to attack people with, then maybe we can avoid them.
That would save all of the hassle in the future.
To "monkey around" has a long history as a colloquialism.
Does "monkey this up"?
The term DeSantis used was, "monkey this up." Correct.
I used multiple search functions for the term 'monkey this up' and did not get a single match OTHER THAN the DeSantis story from a few days ago.
That doesn't matter: We ALL know what DeSantis meant when he said, "monkey this up."
Yes, but "we all" DON'T know the same meaning.
You "know" that he meant "blacks are all monkeys" because that's what YOU think of blacks, and because you WANT to think that's what he meant.
WE know that "monkey" as a verb doesn't miraculously change meanings based on what preposition it's paired with. The only "search function" you needed was this:
Monkey definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
verb
13. (intr; usually foll by around, with, etc)
to
meddle, fool, or
tinker
Definition of MONKEY
intransitive verb
: to act in a grotesque or mischievous manner
2a :
fool,
trifle —often used with
around
- he likes to monkey around with engines
b :
tamper —usually used with
with
- don't monkey with the settings
monkey (verb) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary
monkey around
or monkey about
[INTRANSITIVE]
behave in a
silly way
Dictionaries are wonderful things. Try one.
We ALSO know how to listen for context, rather than listening for talking points. Here is THE WHOLE of what DeSantis said:
“The last thing we need to do is to monkey this up
by trying to embrace a socialist agenda with huge tax increases and bankrupting the state. That is not going to work. That’s not going to be good for Florida.”
Only a disingenuous troll - or a racist who hears "monkey" and automatically thinks "black person" - would think that was a personal remark of any sort about Gillum, and not a description of his policy proposals. So how about you stop trying to deflect to your grade-school name-calling to hide from having to answer for your shit ideas?