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TheBoost
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Racist Movies You Didn't KnowWere Racist
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3-Mar-2010, 8:42 PM

i think the one that bugs me the most on that list is "Planet of the Apes."

The apes in the film had three castes. Chimps which in the real world we seem to think are the smartest apes, Oruangutangs, and Gorillas, the biggest and baddest apes. The chimp caste was smart, and the gorilla caste was baddass.

Is it racist that chimps have dark fur and lighter toned skin around the face, and gorillas have darker skin tones? They're damn monkeys for Crom's sake!

Oh, and could they have missed the point of "Falling Down" any more?