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NO...Saying Serena is Ugly isn't racist. Calling her an "APE" in offensive because of the history of that term in describing black people. You don't have to agree with it, I'm just educating you on it. Certain terms have certain historical roots when dealing with racism and bigotry. Calling blacks NIGGERs, porch MONKIES, APES, among other things were use to degrade and denigrate us. Therefore, when a white person uses those terms, it rides a fine line between intent and historical meaning. YOu could have said "SERENA IS UGLY TO ME"...I can respect that. BUt, to say "SERENA IS AN APE or LOOKS LIKE AN APE" is plain wrong. If anything, it's immature and childish because I don't think she remotely resembles an Ape. The issue is what about her makes her look ape-ish, her AFRICAN features? Again, you can have your preferences. But, do NOT insult a culture or it's FEATURES in ways historically used to degrade them and think it's all PEACHY. It's wrong.
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