barking up a tree

there is a cyberphoto of mrs obama digitally altered to resemble an ape. lots of people are up in arms over the racial slur.

this is rather disrespectful to the flotus, of course. back home, one could get sued, on grounds of defamation, or sedition. it is rude and uncalled for. as a woman i am much offended.

but, what is the racial part of the slur? the way i see it, discourtesy and digital morphing do not respect color, or shape, or source really. anyone can be remodeled. perhaps the race refers to the human version, not the black kind, so people are upset that a human gets a simian makeover.