BTW- in having a little fun with the whole neanderthal thing, I found that the references to neanderthal by the guy who went all preachy and ranty about this wasn't just him, but there is this whole weird racist thing about people of European descent being subhuman because of the neanderthal DNA. Well, to those who want to share the hate, I guess, on that basis I say, keep it coming...I find it somewhere between amusing and hilarious!
It was definitely an intentional racist slam on the woman. I predict it will result in less than the desired result when she either ignores it or laughs about it because it's so incredibly stupid.
It's amusing that the people who think racism -- or more accurately, what they perceive to be racism -- is the ultimate sin of which mankind is capable are using "neanderthal" as a racist slur as if it's going to have some kind of effect on anyone. They're trying to hurt people with their words because they choose to be hurt by words and assume their targets are just as weak and prone to being victims by choice. Projectors gotta project, I suppose.
I too am now hungry for a giraffe burger.