Lolz. I get it, it's old man whitey's fault. I also sometimes call girls "chicks" and I've called male friends "dog." Excuse me while I adjust my klan hood, the eye holes were askew.Context matters. Facts in a certain context push an agenda. In the racists case it’s a jingoistic agenda.
Because never in American history have white men ever equated other human beings with zoo animals. Wait...
You have completely derailed this thread with your illogical assertion that a common everyday expression is "racist," because YOU have equated animals with people in a literal sense.
And it all started when you implied that Iranians are the same as Arabs. Walk into a cafe in Tehran and try that.
From now on, you'd better watch your language. If I see any reference to animals, I will hold you to your own principles.