My cat has a racist name for the breed?

PrincessLinLin

So in my previous post (those with curious kitties) I noticed they starred out c-o-o-n in reference to my Maine C-o-o-n cat. I was very confused and asked my DH why it would do that. He sighed "Babe, c-o-o-n is a racial slur for black people" my response "What!? Since when!?" apparently I'm not in the loop on racial slurs. I just thought it was short for raccoon. lol. 

KRISTA555

Sadly, yes. blech.  Racists are nauseating.

Azrayla

Wow I didt know it was a racial slur either..thats why I was shocked when it was starred..hah.. learn something new everyday!

ETA: I thought maybe *** was seen as another slur term for vag or something I was trying to figure out why! 

AbJams

Maine Coons are called that because of their resemblance to racoons. It has nothing to do with the racial slur. Just like graham crackers are not so called because the inventor hated white people or something.

dstar

I was wondering why you had starred out c**n??  I didn't think it was a bad word either.  Now that your DH said something, I have heard of that being a racial slur but it is not something people normally say. 

Azrayla

AbJams:

Maine Coons are called that because of their resemblance to racoons. It has nothing to do with the racial slur. Just like graham crackers are not so called because the inventor hated white people or something.

Well if you just type out c-o-o-n its starred..*** see? she didnt know why the bump had starred her.. not cuz the name >.<

MCC1010

AbJams:

Maine Coons are called that because of their resemblance to racoons. It has nothing to do with the racial slur. Just like graham crackers are not so called because the inventor hated white people or something.

 

The graham cracker thing made me crack up!

KRISTA555

AbJams:

Maine Coons are called that because of their resemblance to racoons. It has nothing to do with the racial slur. Just like graham crackers are not so called because the inventor hated white people or something.

No, that's not what anyone is saying. She's saying that the bump gods starred her post because "***" was in it, and "***" is a racial term.  I had the unfortunate experience of having ex in-laws who were racist, and I heard it said more than once, no matter how much I protested.    blech.

AbJams

Azrayla:

AbJams:

Maine Coons are called that because of their resemblance to racoons. It has nothing to do with the racial slur. Just like graham crackers are not so called because the inventor hated white people or something.

Well if you just type out c-o-o-n its starred..*** see? she didnt know why the bump had starred her.. not cuz the name >.<

Its not starred when it's capitalized... ***... weird. ETA: but it is now! But it wasn't with the word Maine in front of it... at least not to me... I guess the Bump differentiates between usages. Neat.

annasi83

I had posted D!CK a while ago, and the bump starred that out, but I was using it as the name, you know, the abbreviation for Richard....  stupid bump

StrawberryAlarmClock

Never heard that.  Slurs only have power when you give it to them.

Marc's Mrs.

AbJams:

Maine Coons are called that because of their resemblance to racoons. It has nothing to do with the racial slur. Just like graham crackers are not so called because the inventor hated white people or something.

This.  Also, my sister has two Maine Coons.  It's a beautiful breed!

shanmoyer

just some history for you all...

https://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/2420/Nigger_the_word_a_brief_history

 the word C-o-o-n was used a very long time ago, around the time of slavery, which depicted black men specifically as lazy, ignorant, and self-obesssed. It was sort of the pre-N-word slang used for black people a very long time ago. 

kara975

I guess I have a racist name for my dog too since she's a Black and Tan Coonhound (I never knew!)