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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Is coon still a disparaging term or has things changed?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In this case I’m pretty sure it’s a play on “coomer,” given the masturbatory nature of the referenced mentality

Edit: clarification + link added

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is still a slur. creator should have put an extra oonin there.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

coonfigaroonin

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah. At first I quickly hid my phone (I'm in public) because I thought this was going to be a really racist meme.