If You Hear a Friend Call Someone a "Neanderthal," Why

If you hear a friend call someone a "Neanderthal," why might it conceivably be a compliment?

A) Neanderthals were more lightly built than modern people and therefore physically more attractive.
B) Neanderthals cared for the old and sick.
C) Neanderthals were more creative than modern people.
D) Neanderthals had better tools than the modern species.