My level of outrage regarding this incident is a 2/3 because I don’t know the context of what the commentator is trying to use, but this is a “Read the room,” situation here.
Some historical facts about the GREAT USA…Caucasian-Americans have referred to African-Americans as “monkeys” in a derogatory manner. So, referring to your children/grand-children as “monkeys” is one thing, but not the same as it being to describe a group of people in a negative way.
So like I said, I don’t know if it was racist, but it was stupid to leave it for interpretation, considering what the term “monkey” being directed towards African-Americans has meant in this country. I’ve never heard a commentator mention “monkey or bananas” when kids of other races have been cramping