Things that make you go hmm

So I am spending a majority of my morning at work looking for a good Halloween costume when I come across the costume category of "Mascots" from one site. There is an eagle, a puma, and quite a few bunnies shown before I get to the Gorilla costume. And I think, "What kind of idiot would choose a gorilla for a team mascot?" Immediately I am reminded of the Phoenix Suns mascot, Go Gorilla. My mind then shifts to Charles Barkley, who played for the Suns. Is this some kind of PR joke trying to say Charles Barkley is a gorilla? Or is someone merely so racist that they would create a mascot for a team where a majority of the players are black? Is Phoenix in the Confederate South? What did Danny Ainge think of this? Is this why noone watches the NBA? Were the members of the Utah Jazz afraid to travel to Phoenix to play the Suns because of the gorilla? Why does Vlade Divac always end up on his back? These may be questions that will never and probably should never be answered.