tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post1836900108770328841..comments2024-03-29T08:48:14.872-04:00Comments on pancocojams: Deconstructing The Stereotype Of Black People As Apes & MonkeysAzizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-91371761467896159672015-04-01T14:21:01.927-04:002015-04-01T14:21:01.927-04:00Yet, although I better understand the reasons why ...Yet, although I better understand the reasons why the Alphas (informally) consider the ape as a symbol of their fraternity, I still think that it's an unfortunate choice-because of the stereotype of Black people looking like and/or acting like monkeys, apes, and gorillas.<br /><br />A recent example of this was the Univision host who said during a televised program that United States First Lady Michelle Obama looked like a part of the cast of the "Planet Of The Apes" movie. He was fired for that comment. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/issues-ideas/article16303586.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/issues-ideas/article16303586.html</a> contains more information about that incident as well as well as comments about about Latinos issues with skin color / racism. Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-74454554236725270022015-04-01T13:56:51.013-04:002015-04-01T13:56:51.013-04:00Thanks, anonymous.
I really appreciate your comm...Thanks, anonymous. <br /><br />I really appreciate your comment as it provides an explanation for the Alphas use of apes as their symbol. <br /><br />When I pledged AKA decades ago, the persona of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. was that it was considered (by the people I knew) to be the (or a) historically Black Greek letter fraternity for men who are intelligent (get good grades). If that is still part of the Alpha's persona, it's interesting that the ape symbol fits "the smartest of the animal kngdom and the "party animal" descriptions.<br /><br />I'm curious when this animal symbol was adopted by the Alphas. Would you or someone else please share that information? <br /><br />Thanks again.Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-69781640060831867252015-04-01T13:14:06.527-04:002015-04-01T13:14:06.527-04:00I AM AN ALPHA APE FROM CENTRAL STATE U.
SPR 03
AC...I AM AN ALPHA APE FROM CENTRAL STATE U. <br />SPR 03<br />ACE K1UB<br />OUR ADOPTION OF THE APE, COMES FROM THE PRIMATE (APE) BEING THE SAMRTEST OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. HENCE THE FACT THAT WE ARE PARTY ANIMALS, THE APE WAS ADOPTED. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com