Is anyone posting in this thread a person of colour?
With all due respect if you're white you can't tell black/brown people it's not offensive.
This tweet from Darren Lewis sums it up fairly well -
Why are we still hearing radio shows asking whether the depiction of a baby of colour as a chimpanzee is racist? We as people of colour are telling you it is racist. We have been for years. Why do you need to host phone-ins suggesting there is any room for misinterpretation?