Is the term coonass offensive?

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Is the term coonass offensive?

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No

no

One time i got called an a-hole for referring to a girl as mexican... She is from mexico! Her parents work at a mexican restaurant!

I would never be offended by being called an american... It amazes me how the actual term turns derogatory...

I work with a girl that refers to her boyfriend as Spanish, I say "oh wow, I love spain!" Turns out he is Honduran... Only thing Spanish about him is his language.

Not at all. I get called a crazy coonass on a regular basis at work. It's not offensive.

Ima coonass, me. What kinda arse are you?

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Is the term coonass offensive?

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Not to me. In fact, I'm more likely to buy you a beer if you call me that.

To most, it isn't offensive and like others have said, I see it as a term of endearment.

To some older Cajuns, it is more like the N-word. They can call each other that but you better not say it.

I went to elementary school in Lockport- I can remember a conversation on the playground where the theme was:

"If you don't admit to being a cooass and are proud of it, you're gonna get your arse kicked"

So yeah, I'd say....especially if you are from Bayou Lafourche, it's something to be proud of.

I don't see why it would offend someone, especially if they fall under the definition.


Kind of like if someone would call you a flaming queer cock smoker.

Wild- I know its confusing. They look at their ancestry I believe. If they come from Spanish ancestry they consider themselves Spanish. If their ancestry is Honduran, for example, they consider themselves Honduran. The Spanish ones tend to look down at the locals or "indians".