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Old 07-08-2006, 10:57 PM  
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Originally Posted by Platinum Lantern
"coon" is one of those racial slurs I never quite understood...
I know it's supposed to be a derogatory term for a black person but coon is supposed to be short for RACCOON

Actually in this case it is short for "baracoon". The slave traders would keep their slaves in baracoons.
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