Rasille
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She knew what she was doing when she said it.
Erica Mena Calls Spice a Monkey on Love & Hip Hop
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KillerB88
Superstar
"Monkey" has a racial undertone, and I rarely see black people use that word referring to other black people. I feel like that would elicit a side eye out from anyone that heard it.
I don't know this lady's ethnic background, but for her to use it if she isn't black, and multiple times, is very
I literally said I'm in agreement that is racist. And there are no undertones. It's explicit. This thread was made because it's a Dominican woman saying it and it's frequently discussed that even though Dominicans have clear African ancestry theres a subset that doesn't like to embrace that fact. However, we as black people DO say things like this to each other. If you really grew up around black folks, you've heard the kind of insults that can be thrown around when things reach a boiling point like this. Folks have chose to single out Erica Mena because she's a Dominican saying this. But if there wasn't a narartive of Dominicans eschewing their African heritage, would this be as big of a deal? Granted she's a Z-list celeb, so her words are going to capture more ears than some complete nobody; but I find the discourse interesting. She's a woman with African heritage, formerly married to a Jamaican, with a Black son. And if she was on that "me no Black papi" time, a woman with her looks could easily snag someone of a "lighter" complexion. So when is it racist and when is it just Black people being derogatory towards one another? I probably shouldn't have commented in the first place on this thread. The Coli isn't a place for nuanced discourse. I've been here too long to have made such an obvious fumble 
fukk racist ass Erica Mena. They should take her Black son away so she doesnt indoctrinate him into a becoming a self-hating c00n.
MoveForward
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Y’all let Cardi B get away with calling women at the strip club “monkey faced bytches” on The Breakfast Club and she called a black woman a roach on Love and Hiphop. Hispanics in NY get this weird pass for their disgusting racism.
Artificial Intelligence
Not Allen Iverson
She too big to be on love and hip hop
get these nets
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All the reality shows of this ilk are Shuck and Jive limbo contests. The people involved have to stoop lower and lower to keep the audience's attention season after season.
The b*t'ch who made that comment is a former video chick/industry whore. No talent, no skills except shucking and jiving for a living. Racist trash.
Once you become a viewer of shyt like this, you hand in your dignity as part of the deal. And have no leg to stand on about right/wrong .
Producers and people behind this trash have no shame and will air anything for ratings.,Minstrel shyt.,Shame on Mona Scott .
The b*t'ch who made that comment is a former video chick/industry whore. No talent, no skills except shucking and jiving for a living. Racist trash.
Once you become a viewer of shyt like this, you hand in your dignity as part of the deal. And have no leg to stand on about right/wrong .
Producers and people behind this trash have no shame and will air anything for ratings.,Minstrel shyt.,Shame on Mona Scott .
NYChase718
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Wild that someone like Erica Mena hss the balls to talk to someone like spice like that lol.
I can't believe people in here are trying to count their gene pool. even if y tf would that make it acceptable
Tess Lies
Sometimes....
Your post I replied to gave off "they say it all the time, why can't ______?" which is an odd take on the word "monkey" and how it's used by a "person of color" that may or may not embrace their African roots, especially when that word is not really thrown around in the culture like that, in jest or otherwise.
I've been black all my life, and I can't recall a black person around me ever calling someone a monkey.
As they should.
I'm still under the impression that monkey is not a common insult in jest or in anger amongst black people, but I'm willing to be wrong. "Interesting"? Eh....I think it's too understood to be up for discussion, but here we are!
It's really sad that she used it when she has a black son, if that's true. I don't know anything about her other than she's on Mona Scott's payroll.
I guess it's up to whoever hears it, which in this case, she said it in front of the camera for the world to see. The masses will let her know.
I probably shouldn't have commented in the first place on this thread. The Coli isn't a place for nuanced discourse. I've been here too long to have made such an obvious fumble
It's just the internet. None of this goes on your resume
I'll dap you for that if it helps.
Scustin Bieburr
Baby baybee baybee UUUGH
Neg pending for disrespecting Ice Spice....who not even in the video
Giving you 15 minutes to change the title
That last name
International S.
"He never had the makings of a varsity athlete"
Cryptocurrency Scarface
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Probably has the same level of African ancestry as Ice Spice
both mulatto but in different ways. One has mixed ancestry the other has one black parent and one white parent.In fact Erica Mena is darker skin than Ice Spice so it’s the kettle calling the pot black.
It is pretty ironic that she does look much more like a monkey than the other woman
RennisDeynolds
I am untethered and my rage knows no bounds!
So how's she gonna talk her way out of this?