1. This refers to a person who dabbles in the Greco-Roman
philosophy of stoicism but seems to, choose to lack the maturity or discipline to truly practice it in any serious sense.
Stoicism's origin stepms from the Greek phrase "Stoa Poikile" which translates to "painted porch." "Stoa" meaning porch. Thus they inhabit the porch but have all the seriousness and dedication a monkey would have toward serious
philosophy.
2. Porch monkey is also a derogatory term to someone who practices stoic philosophy.
3. Porch monkey is also a highly derogatory term for black person and typically has no bearing on his philisophical outlooks.
Usage note: To avoid being
seen as a
racist, only use this term to refer to stoics who cannot be mistaken for people of color.
1. "Alexander says he is a stoic, but after seeing his temper tantrum the other day, I'm starting to think he's just a porch monkey."
2. "Lucius is lecturing
us all again about how we shouldn't let our emotions control our character. He's such a porch monkey."
3. "Kwame thought
Bob was lashing out at him for being a stoic when
Bob called him a "porch monkey," but
Bob was simply an obnoxious racist. Kwame practiced stoicism however and laughed it off, just making non-stoic
Bob angrier.