Time for a little late-summer outrage.

The big, bronze statue of Rocky Balboa has been returned to the front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. All I can think is, What does it have to do with art? What does it have to do with boxing, for that matter?

I have nothing against the “Rocky” statue, but it’s a prop from a movie, for goodness’ sake. It’s not even from the original “Rocky.” It’s from “Rocky III,” the one with Mr. T.

The statue was first placed at the top of the museum steps, then moved to the city’s sports stadium complex, then to storage. A city Art Commission recently brought it back.

Will the attraction bring more tourists to the museum? In the past, many who ran the steps and took their picture with Rocky never even made it inside.

Philadelphia is known for boxers who actually exist, former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier, for one. “Rocky” is a fictional character played by Sylvester Stallone, who was happily front and center during the recent statue rededication.

The next “Rocky” installment – due out this year – brings the 60-year-old fighter out of retirement.

Should we really be encouraging this guy?

Three thousand miles away, we have another former action figure in the news. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was heard on tape discussing the heritage and attributes of Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia, whose parents are from Puerto Rico:

“They are all very hot.”

“They have the, you know, part of the black blood in them and part of the Latino blood in them that together makes it.”

The governor then issued a non-apology apology.

Not “I’m sorry I said something stupid,” but, “Anyone out there that feels offended by these comments, I just want to say I’m sorry.”

Or, as I put it, “I’m sorry if you were offended (you thin-skinned, humorless harpies).”

Garcia said there was no need for an apology.

Ms. Garcia, you can speak for yourself, but not for me, or for anyone with an ounce of historical perspective. Yes, it’s about history, the history of Schwarzenegger and of women of color in America. The governor is not known, in life or art, as being sensitive toward women.

The comments fit his “boys will be boys” persona.

Disrespect for black women goes back further, from being bought and sold for breeding and being the casual victims of brutal rape, even after slavery, to being booty-shaking objects of lust in music videos.

When the governor of California talked about women of color, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice did not come to mind. Neither did the doctors and judges, homemakers and mothers in his own state. He predictably and coarsely reached back to stereotypes that define black and Latino women by their sexuality.

Yes, Gov. Schwarzenegger, I was offended.

And I’m still waiting for an apology. A real one.