From http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/semmelweis :
"Looking at ourselves objectively isn’t easy. But it’s essential if we ever want to get better. And if we don’t do it, we leave ourselves open to con artists and ethical compromisers who prey on our desire to believe we’re perfect."
How so?
Indeed, to accuse an insulter of racism for deriding someone as belonging to another species is to conflate the concepts of race and species. At best that's ignorant; at worst it's racist!
As to the prosecutor's species, isn't the saga of Aaron Swartz sufficient evidence? As to her race, have a look at her picture and judge for yourself:
I don't know her race.
(Yes, I know chimps are apes and not monkeys.)
It is perhaps even more likely that that isn't the case, but don't assume things.