Roughly halfway through CNN’s Florida Governor’s Debate, Democratic nominee Andrew Gillum accused Republican Ron DeSantis of “doing all he can to draw attention to the color of my skin.”Gillum made the remark after CNN’s debate host, Jake Tapper, asked DeSantis to respond to Florida voters that, Tapper alleged, may have concerns about DeSantis’s “tolerance.” Tapper cited an on-air comment by DeSantis just a day after the primary in which DeSantis said off-handedly that voters shouldn’t “monkey this up” in reference to Florida’s booming economy.DeSantis flatly denied allegations of racism and cited his work as a military lawyer and prosecutor before Tapper allowed Gillum to respond.“The congressman let us know exactly where he was going to take this race the day after he won the nomination. The ‘monkey up’ comment said it all. And he has only continued over the course of his campaign to draw attention to the color of my skin.”Ever since Roseanne mentioned planet of the apes, monkeys have been in the news. Here is the new language:
- To monkey around. 'To monkey around' means to behave in a silly or careless way. ...
- To make a monkey out of someone. 'To make a monkey out of someone' means to make someone look silly. ...
- Monkey business. ...
- Monkey see, monkey do. ...
- Cheeky monkey. ...
- More fun than a barrel of monkeys. ...
- Monkey's uncle.
So, feel free to use monkey idioms, the Rednecks don;t care, it doesn't offend us, we come from mountain country, descended from bears. Just don't say we smell like a bear, even when we do.
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