Barbara Bomberger wrote in
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On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 23:31:31 +1000, Chookie

A mystery solved. I read old girls' school stories, and I remember
being mystified by one book which mentioned the girls singing "coon
songs". I had no idea what was meant, even though I have heard that
Aboriginal people are referred to by racists as coons. It was quite
obvious that the author saw nothing derogatory in the word, no more
than she would have seen in the expression "work like a ******"
(which, despite what this article says about stereotypes, meant to
work very hard).

FWIW I would also have thought (except for the dog picture) that the
owner of the bumper sticker liked their beer!

Why coon, btw? What is the connection with raccoons?

Having to do whth the whites of the eys I suppose?

raccoons don't have visible whites in the eyes & there is no white
between the dark mask and the eyes either.
since the more commonly recognized derogatory term is a corruption of
what the whites called the race, maybe coon is a corruption of another
word?

lee
--
It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate
between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital
connection between them. -Leo Buscaglia, author (1924-1998)