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> the comment above calling people of a certain race "monkeys" is upvoted

If you're referring to nradov's comment, 白猴子 (lit. "white monkey") is a commonly used term in China for a token Westerner.

"DEI with Chinese characteristics" is hilarious, downvotes are probably just reflexive anti-politics.

Surely you know that the history of using "monkey" as an epithet is extremely charged? It is not a neutral term.

Only regionally. In the global context, it's quite neutral.

I look forward to the day where I can call a black man a monkey and it only be considered an insult instead of a racist insult.

Why do you think I mentioned that hackers are upvoting a comment calling people of a certain skin color monkeys?

People in Asia use "monkey" as a cutesy word for kids, to highlight that the kid is strong/healthy and can climb well.