Look at it a different way -- I have not seen classification of humans as {not-apes} in any biological classification scheme.
Recently there has been an effort to reclassify chimps\bonobos as hominids, due to their genetic (and behavioral?) similarity (especially vs the dissimilarity between species in other families).
I think traditionally humans have been kept in a distinct family due to speciocentric egotism (the need for hierachic superiority that is also the basis of racism etc). "My dog's better than your dog" subconscious thinking. If it's politics, it's the politics of bias.
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