Went too deep in to google. Found out we ain't supposed to say coonass

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The pride and morale of all ethnic groups is seriously wounded when demeaning and/or pejorative reference is made to any group. Some recent examples: “Cajun Taliban” (April 8, 2002, Roger McQuinty, ABC News Radio), “Coonass” (March 10, 2003, CNN’s “CrossFire” used in reference to James Carville), “Cajun Cutter”(April 2003 used by Times of Acadiana’s columnist to refer to the Louisiana serial killer), “Cajun Spammer” ( May 28, 2003, Washington Post), “Cajuns as racial group” (June 25, 2003, Diane Sawyer and Patricia Cromwell, ABC News “Primetime”), unfairly stereotyping people (Red Water, 2003), “Cajuns Pour Hot Sauce on Trashman” (September 11, 2003 The Daily Cougar, University of Houston) “Cajuns Have Reputation Of Being Slightly Unbalanced” (June 13, 1997, The Dallas Morning News), “Love thy neighbor, hate thy inbred Cajun” (November 20, 2003, Daily Mississippian), “Be What You Is...I Are Cajun” (January 10, 2004, www.certifiedcajun.com), “It’s Best Not To Make Waves In The Marsh” (January 18, 2004, The Clarion-Ledger), “Experiencing True Cajun History at Vermilionville” (January 28, 2004, The Vermilion),NBC TV Show “Las Vegas” for its pejorative portrayal of Cajuns and “Cajun-Style” primary election (March, 2004 Editorial in the Seattle-Times).

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Therefore, we respectfully request that you refrain from engaging in the use and promotion of this slang. To continue to do so would be a violation of applicable federal and state laws and a personal affront to many people of Louisiana.

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