Wal Mart's questionable recommendations

This story is just pathetic. First off, anyone who finds themselves offended by anything remotely connecting African-Americans and apes needs to look in the mirror. To most non-hypersensitive or latently racist freaks, the connection just doesn't occur to them.

Second, Planet of the Apes address themes of slavery and humanity. The fact that it is recommended (by a computer, don't forget) in connection with a Martin Luther King, Jr. movie is not much of a stretch to begin with.

Third, Amazon thinks I'd like 3 Ninjas. Automated recommendations stink in general, and there is about a zero chance that someone manually entered a connection in the database that would have caused this.

I don't think the particular incident needs to be explained so much as it needs to be explained why so many people in the 21st century think African-Americans are somehow related to apes and are on the lookout for incidents to decry involving it to prove they're not racist. It's a lot like the ultra-militantly homophobic guy being a closet homosexual.