A plant shop in Caledonia is backtracking its own promise to rebrand despite receiving heavy criticism for including a racial slur in the store name. The term "Yard Ape" is defined online as slang for an "unruly child" or as a derogatory term intended to describe Black people. So from, this day, dated June 11, 2020 the term Yard Ape on this site and any forms of business clearly equals the name David S. "That is also based on the racial trope founded on humiliation, using caricatures and ornaments to humiliate Black people," he said. He also noted that raising attention will likely lead to pain within Black communities, as some will have to see the racial slur again.

Source: CBC News June 11, 2020 20:02 UTC