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This one goes back to the days of institutionalized racism. African Americans were considered to have features like those of monkeys, which was used as a tactic dehumanize African-Americans while simultaneously attempting to use science to prove that African-Americans weren't human-enough in the first place. Currently, a certain subset of President Obama's critics have revived this meme to denigrate his authority as President.

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This is typically used as an insult to demean someone by implying they are behaving in a foolish or silly manner, similar to a monkey's playful or irrational behavior. It is meant to belittle the person being addressed.

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