Methinks some lavender primates need gender sensitivity training.
BBC:
A troop of vervet monkeys is giving Kenyan villagers long days and sleepless nights, destroying crops and causing a food crisis.
Earlier this month, local MP Paul Muite urged the Kenyan Wildlife Service to help contain their aggressive behaviour.
But Mr Muite caused laughter when he told parliament that the monkeys had taken to harassing and mocking women in a village.
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And because women are primarily responsible for the farms, they have borne the brunt of the problem, as they try to guard their crops.
They say the monkeys are more afraid of young men than women and children, and the bolder ones throw stones and chase the women from their farms.
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In addition to stealing their crops, the monkeys also make sexually explicit gestures at the women, they claim.
“The monkeys grab their breasts, and gesture at us while pointing at their private parts. We are afraid that they will sexually harass us,” said Mrs Njeri.
African human beings, especially men, are often given to the same kind of behavior. (”Wunt summa dis?” as the black man ogles a passing woman by saying that and either pointing at his package, cupping his junk in his hand, or actually dropping his pants and showing it off). If this story from Kenya is true (and I wouldn’t discount the possibility that it’s a gag), then the irony is so noted.
