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Originally Posted by Blademaster
Well it depends on the context. When Symonds came over to India, the Indian crowds chanted "monkey" when he was the only non white on the team so pretty soon it took on a racial tone. Therefore, if true, when Harbajan Singh said, "monkey" the powers be interpreted it as a racist remark in the context of things.
However I do think that Symonds and Pontings are hypocrites and crybabies when they do the same thing to the Indian team and get away with it. They are not using racist remarks but the remarks they use are insulting.
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Australia has become so politicly correct that words that used to mean a term of endearment are now classed as racist. Symons originally came from the West Indies and views the word monkey to be racist. When the Indians come to Australia, they must abide by Australian law. To racily vilify someone in Australia is illegal.
From what I have read in the local press, Symons was upset that no effort was shown by the authorities in India to stop the racist taunts and said that when the Indians come here, things will change, and they did.
Now the Indian team have linked the bad umpiring (yes I agree on that) and Australia's celebration of getting three wickets when they were against the odds and the name calling, that has now been revealed by the Indians that the word was not monkey but misheard by Symons as a word meaning mother******, a word that is more offensive than Monkey.
I'm wondering if an Australian were to refer to an Indian as Monkey, because of their dark skin, would India still think it was not an offensive word?
It almost comes into the "sooky sooky la la" category.
Freddie