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Originally Posted by Hugh
He didn’t call anyone racists - he was referring to Hartlepool, where the legend is that they hung a monkey because they thought it was a French spy (which is why Hartlepool residents are referred to as "monkey hangers", in the same way as Middlesbrough residents are referred to as "smog monsters").
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryU...lepool-Monkey/ |
Correct he didn't, Pierre didn't either, he referred to northerners not Hartlepool as being monkey hangers which is (as you point out) incorrect.