If they were black, yes.
But it wouldn't be, and I think that's the point jackyboy was making.
When I was a kid it was quite common for adults to call kids cheeky monkeys. That has literally zero reference to creed or colour.
In this PC world, which has already gone too far and is only getting worse, words take on a power they were never intended to have.
It is all about the PC brigade projecting their tiny minds onto the whole of society. Just like draconian measures coming into place that affect all of us when they were drafted in response to the actions of a few.
Never believe you live in a democracy, it has always been minority rule.
Which store? Not Silverlink I hope. Used to be a real man stronghold, loads of top lads who loved RAM and ergonomic keyboards.