…but way too curious for his own damn good, as you can see. And in spite of being mute, Curious George is causing his usual mischief:

This cheeky article chronicles all the ways the spunky primate violates the codes of politically correctness (Imperialism! Animal abuse! Bad parenting!) and reveals that George is indeed a member of the tribe.

In fact, the story of how his German Jewish creators, H.A. and Margaret Rey, escaped Paris on bicycles just as the Nazis were closing in may have inspired their monkey’s devil-may-care attitude in the seven books they authored and illustrated.

(Sadly, Allan Shalleck, the man who took up the Curious George torch to co-author 28 more books, was murdered last week in an apparent robbery.)

Speaking of mischievous monkeys, I’m still planning to make the big screen Curious George (opens Friday, watch the trailer) the first theater experience for my two-year-old. If I have to choose between political correctness and one of my homies, you know which way I’m gonna go.