you can take the monkey out of the jungle, but you can't take the jungle out of the monkey
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Proverb
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you
can
take
the
monkey
out
of
the
jungle
,
but
you
can't
take
the
jungle
out
of
the
monkey
(
ethnic
slur
,
offensive
)
Black
people, in the view of
racists
,
behave
badly
regardless
of their
whereabouts
or
socialization
.
See also
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you can take the person out of the place, but you can't take the place out of the person
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