Someone Explain This To Me.

[jdmidwest]

My Father in Law use to call me French N..... because of my Cajun Ancestory.It was just him.Still married his Daughter even though he didn't like it.

oneshot

Wouldn't that make you a coon a s?

How did that term come about anyway?

[blue79]

All the publicity will wear off in a month or two and a year from now she will have a new show and making more money then she did this year.The millions of dollars for interviews,and her tell all book she will have published.Everyone will forget and all is forgiven.I dont even know who she is...we dont watch tv in our house.

[Feathers and Fins]

Wouldn't that make you a coon a s?

How did that term come about anyway?

No one really knows there is a lot of theories but no one knows. I got many coonass friends that are proud of it and know a couple guys who are very uptight who hate the term but most Cajuns or the ones I know are proud of the term as its gone from a slur to term of endearment to their heritage.

[Al Agnew]

The word has taken on a lot more baggage than it once had, that's for sure. You're far better off saying every vile curse word in the English language than saying the n word. But, there's no denying the word has stong racial meaning, no matter how much you say that people of other races have been called it, and it's always had both racial meaning and also has always been a slur. And the fact is that it's now true pretty much by definition that it's a very strong racial slur. Anybody saying it in the company of people they don't know REALLY well runs the risk of getting horrified looks at best. So like it or not, it's pretty stupid to use it these days. Having said that, it doesn't mean that people should be castigated for having used it many years ago.

The language changes, and words take on new meanings and different impacts. Just because it used to be different doesn't mean you can ignore present reality.

[Mitch f]

I know that the "N" word used in your past can come back to haunt you. Remember Mark Furhman at the OJ trial? They had him on video tape using the N word from 5 years earlier and F. Lee Bailey nailed him on the date...."Mr. Furhman, Have you used the N word in the last 5 years?" knowing the date of the video. Not only did it prove he was lying but cemented in the jurors mind that he was a racist. Definitely a gotcha moment and IMO changed the outcome of the trial.

[Feathers and Fins]

I know that the "N" word used in your past can come back to haunt you. Remember Mark Furhman at the OJ trial? They had him on video tape using the N word from 5 years earlier and F. Lee Bailey nailed him on the date...."Mr. Furhman, Have you used the N word in the last 5 years?" knowing the date of the video. Not only did it prove he was lying but cemented in the jurors mind that he was a racist. Definitely a gotcha moment and IMO changed the outcome of the trial.

And the start of the phrases ( Not to me recollection and Not to my knowledge ) a solid NO is seldom used any more because of that case.

[Jack Jones]

I think much of it is generational. Things that my parents say or grandparents say are things that no one I know often would say or think. By the same token, I view things in a manner that people under 30 don't seem to understand. Part of it is also what you witness growing up. However, when it comes to public spaces, job markets, and the like, it is just best to avoid it all. Don't type it, don't say it on any type of recording, and don't put out a vibe by using coded language (those people, etc...). You may think it. You may act on it if you wish. But keep it to yourself. It just seems to be the way the world is these days.

Feathers, I do know what you mean. I worked with a Haitian gentleman who was in college and raising two boys. He wasn't shy about using the word to describe American black men. He was clear that he hoped his children didn't take on many of their cultural aspects and often said that if he had a girl, he wouldn't want her to marry them. Weird.

[oneshot]

Yelp Coon A s and Proud of it. What's funny my Father in Law was with me talking with a friend and I called my Friend a D.. Coon A s.My Father in Law looks at me says he isn't a N..... I told Father in Law it was secrete Code we use.LOL

Had to laugh at my Mom I was living with a Black Woman.My mom says Have your fun but don't be Marrying her.

oneshot

No one really knows there is a lot of theories but no one knows. I got many coonass friends that are proud of it and know a couple guys who are very uptight who hate the term but most Cajuns or the ones I know are proud of the term as its gone from a slur to term of endearment to their heritage.

[Mitch f]

Well Jesse kind of redeemed himself today, calling off the attack dogs and telling people to give Paula a break, good move. Although it might be a little too late because Walmart dropped her already

[Feathers and Fins]

Saw where Wal-Mart dropped her. Kinda of Ironic didn't they just go through a big lawsuit over that.