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re: Went too deep in to google. Found out we ain't supposed to say coonass
Posted on 8/30/17 at 11:44 am to celltech1981
Posted on 8/30/17 at 11:44 am to celltech1981
...it's a mispronunciation of connaitre.
Tell them to eat a dick.
Tell them to eat a dick.
Posted on 8/30/17 at 11:46 am to NYNolaguy1
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Trying to explain that I was not describing anyone of minority status was challenging and didnt help the situation.
I almost got my arse whipped when i was in high school because i told a black guy from north of i10 that he had a coonass sounding name
Posted on 8/30/17 at 11:50 am to NYNolaguy1
I was attending a conference in Illinois for work, referred to myself as a coonass, and it was as it the needle scratched and the room just stopped.
A friend sitting next to me leaned in and said, "you can't say that word." I tried explaining that, I could refer to myself anyway I wanted. Still didn't go well. Had a brief talk with management. Very glad the manager was from the South and quietly told me not to say it outside of Louisiana again.
A friend sitting next to me leaned in and said, "you can't say that word." I tried explaining that, I could refer to myself anyway I wanted. Still didn't go well. Had a brief talk with management. Very glad the manager was from the South and quietly told me not to say it outside of Louisiana again.
Posted on 8/30/17 at 11:52 am to foshizzle
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So if a black guy calls me a cajun am I allowed to demonstrate?
Is Cajun offensive now?
Posted on 8/30/17 at 11:52 am to Clyde Tipton
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"Coonass" is a badge of honor.
This!
Posted on 8/30/17 at 11:56 am to fightin tigers
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Is Cajun offensive now?
Only if you use the hard J pronunciation.
This post was edited on 8/30/17 at 11:56 am
Posted on 8/30/17 at 12:03 pm to celltech1981
i am a member of the Hillbilly-Coonass Master Race, how am i supposed to flaunt my genetic and geographical ancestral superiority without using the correct verbiage?
Posted on 8/30/17 at 12:04 pm to celltech1981
most folks don't know the term "coonass" originated during WWII from a very poorly pronounced english version of the French term "connoisseur", in short "connois", pronounced "coonass", meaning "one of knowledge, experience and expertise". far be it to let the truth get in the way of a good story. i wear the badge proudly as should all cajuns...
Posted on 8/30/17 at 12:13 pm to Melvin Spellvin
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most folks don't know the term "coonass" originated during WWII from a very poorly pronounced english version of the French term "connoisseur", in short "connois", pronounced "coonass", meaning "one of knowledge, experience and expertise". far be it to let the truth get in the way of a good story. i wear the badge proudly as should all cajuns..
Quit trying to French that shite up. It was in existence long before WW2.
Posted on 8/30/17 at 12:15 pm to celltech1981
I'm a coonass what kind of arse are you?
Posted on 8/30/17 at 12:44 pm to celltech1981
Welcome liberal progressive America.....
Posted on 8/30/17 at 1:07 pm to celltech1981
What about "coon's age"? I never understood that one until it dawned on me recently that its origins may lie in white people's inability to discern the age of black people, who often look much younger than their years, and therefore is racist. I'm not googling that shite so I'll leave it to mystery.
This post was edited on 8/30/17 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 8/30/17 at 1:12 pm to celltech1981
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“Love thy neighbor, hate thy inbred Cajun” (November 20, 2003, Daily Mississippian)
Thats ironic
Posted on 8/30/17 at 1:55 pm to X123F45
It's from "connasse" - a very derogatory term that the Spanish called the French when Spain ruled Louisiana.
Posted on 8/30/17 at 2:28 pm to wallowinit
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t's from "connasse" - a very derogatory term that the Spanish called the French when Spain ruled Louisiana.
right,something like whore,slut
Posted on 8/30/17 at 2:31 pm to SamuelClemens
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I always thought Cajuns were the proper people living in the towns, governing, small business etc. And the coonasses were the people living out in the swamps, often unaccounted for.
Yeah, like in Southern Comfort most of the people in that movie are Cajuns but the Coonasses are the people that were hunting the Louisiana National Guard
Posted on 8/30/17 at 2:33 pm to Melvin Spellvin
BS. It started because oil working Texas started to call you Louisiana workers coonasses
Posted on 8/30/17 at 2:56 pm to wallowinit
The story I heard was that it came about during WWI among the US troops serving in France. The American officers learned that the french speaking Cajuns in their company could act as their translators. However, helping officers was looked down on by fellow enlisted men due to the officers having little regard for the troops. So the enlisted men started using the french word for bitch, "connasse", to mock the cajuns.
When I was young, calling someone a coonass was fightin words. So it was not viewed as a "badge of honor" and everyone from south Louisiana didn't claim to be a coonass. Only the "Prarie French" were considered coonass. Later on it achieved the "badge of honor" status as the cajun cuisine became popular and people outside of Louisiana became fascinated with the people and culture. So as time went on, I thought everyone became cool with it. Not so. I was having lunch with an older Louisianaian one day. I was telling a story on myself (can't remember the exact reference) but I closed the story with, "Only a coonass". I literally thought I was going to have to fight the guy.
When I was young, calling someone a coonass was fightin words. So it was not viewed as a "badge of honor" and everyone from south Louisiana didn't claim to be a coonass. Only the "Prarie French" were considered coonass. Later on it achieved the "badge of honor" status as the cajun cuisine became popular and people outside of Louisiana became fascinated with the people and culture. So as time went on, I thought everyone became cool with it. Not so. I was having lunch with an older Louisianaian one day. I was telling a story on myself (can't remember the exact reference) but I closed the story with, "Only a coonass". I literally thought I was going to have to fight the guy.
This post was edited on 8/30/17 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 8/30/17 at 3:01 pm to celltech1981
The term "coonass" is a very offensive term. When the Cajuns were enslaved by the British they were forced to farm raccoons for their fur and delicious meat. The British took all the good parts and the poor Cajuns only got to eat the guts and tail - hence the name "coonass"
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