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MH1

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65. So now we have to have a new name for the animal (raccoon, "coon" for short), because

Sun Nov 8, 2015, 10:14 AM

Nov 2015

some asshole decided to use it as a racist slur, and it stuck?

Practically speaking, probably yes. Every place with "Coon" in its name, probably SHOULD change it to avoid future assumptions that the place is "racist" or named by "racists". Because the trend is for people to have less and less of a clue about nature to start with, and even the relatively literate will forget where "coon" came from if they aren't even sure what a raccoon is, or never even heard of one.

Sad world we live in.

(That said, what I know about Anoka County, I'm not completely shocked that something like this happened. Part of that is Michele Bachmann's old district.)

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Charges: Woman Assaulted at Coon Rapids Applebee�s for Not Speaking English [View all] riversedge Nov 2015 OP

Pendeja. nt Xipe Totec Nov 2015 #1

I'll second that. Le Taz Hot Nov 2015 #4

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #79

Some like to finish a dinner with brandy and cigars. Half-Century Man Nov 2015 #2

So�lard. /nt tosh Nov 2015 #3

It has come to this? I hope my wife makes it back from America in one piece on Monday. DFW Nov 2015 #5

I used to travel a lot in other countries. I knew a few languages, but talked to my RKP5637 Nov 2015 #11

My wife speaks Russian to our children in public EL34x4 Nov 2015 #42

Good for her DFW Nov 2015 #48

Given the towns name... Lancero Nov 2015 #6

It probably is truly a reference to raccoons. yardwork Nov 2015 #18

You are correct. trotsky Nov 2015 #23

Still puts an ugly exclamation mark on a case like this. Even if unintentionally. n/t nomorenomore08 Nov 2015 #88

I think the politicians contribute a lot to this!!! I often wonder if parts of the RKP5637 Nov 2015 #7

I think east Texas is already like that. PatrickforO Nov 2015 #13

people feel empowered by politicians' bad behavior. nt Ilsa Nov 2015 #52

Yep, they see it as a green light to proceed! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2015 #56

it's like "deliverance" out there bbgrunt Nov 2015 #80

They was talking foreign Generic Other Nov 2015 #8

Thread win. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #10

:-) w0nderer Nov 2015 #26

This is what the world thinks of Americans. Tragically, they're mostly right. nt valerief Nov 2015 #9

They're "mostly" right? Speak for yourself. Why do some DU'ers need to paint America KittyWampus Nov 2015 #61

Coon Rapids??? PatrickforO Nov 2015 #12

See my post up thread. The place name is probably not racist. yardwork Nov 2015 #19

I dated someone from Coon Rapids Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #20

JFC> It's about the racoons. Beausoir Nov 2015 #33

Just an unfortunate coincidence. Mister Ed Nov 2015 #64

So now we have to have a new name for the animal (raccoon, "coon" for short), because MH1 Nov 2015 #65

She seems like a nice, er . . . . person . . . hatrack Nov 2015 #14

Why does this bother people not involved in the conversation ?? I assume it is the same Person 2713 Nov 2015 #15

Wait until she gets a load of the languages spoken in the chow hall... Blus4u Nov 2015 #16

And this is in Minnesota? crazylikafox Nov 2015 #17

The suburbs BainsBane Nov 2015 #45

Uf-dah! Minnesotans were once famous for being -PASSIVE- aggressive HereSince1628 Nov 2015 #47

Northern suburbs of the Twin cities, and not far from where I work Mister Ed Nov 2015 #62

This is Michelle Bachman's district Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #21

Ah. That does explain some things. There are crazy people everywhere. yardwork Nov 2015 #24

Those glasses are very heavy yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #32

Woman who grew up in Kenya attacked for speaking Swahili Ichingcarpenter Nov 2015 #22

Following up on this post, it appears she may be Muslim too justiceischeap Nov 2015 #25

I'll bet you're right. yardwork Nov 2015 #37

Also probably jealous wheniwasincongress Nov 2015 #55

I'm thinking this too JustAnotherGen Nov 2015 #77

Woah LittleBlue Nov 2015 #84

Aw, poor baby. She looks so sad in her mugshot. Iggo Nov 2015 #27

She is going to look a lot sadder when the courts get done with her. justhanginon Nov 2015 #34

This was on the local TV news last night: The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2015 #28

The "beer mug" sorta gave me a clue, then her picture. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2015 #30

Applebees is a "Bar and Grill" alcibiades_mystery Nov 2015 #36

There are places down South where booze cannot be served. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2015 #44

Sorry...wasn't accounting for crazy places alcibiades_mystery Nov 2015 #46

We share that dixiegrrrrl....lol. nt haikugal Nov 2015 #66

I'm not surprised. I hope they charge her with attempted murder. yardwork Nov 2015 #38

The charge is felony assault. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2015 #39

Doesn't appear that previous alcohol treatment EL34x4 Nov 2015 #43

She needs to be sent to prison for a very long time. closeupready Nov 2015 #29

10 to 20 years!!! wolfie001 Nov 2015 #58

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #31

Is she going to beat up her lawyer when she sees how much Latin is used in jurisprudence? Aristus Nov 2015 #35

She was "upset that the woman was speaking in a foreign language." BeeBee Nov 2015 #40

Somebody who has been listening to hate radio for years. yardwork Nov 2015 #41

Exactly! flygal Nov 2015 #54

Probably a Limbaugh dittohead with liquid courage. Oneironaut Nov 2015 #67

Hate radio. Rex Nov 2015 #78

Didn't Ben Carson claim he was responsible for this? nt geek tragedy Nov 2015 #49

Booze and prejudice left-of-center2012 Nov 2015 #50

Is Swedish still spoken in Minnesota? Downwinder Nov 2015 #51

Not if you don't want a mug in the beezer, eh? marble falls Nov 2015 #53

Heard it regularly in the '40s and '50s. Downwinder Nov 2015 #57

I lived in the NE corner of Nebraska. It mattered if you were a Peterson or a Petersen. marble falls Nov 2015 #59

I thought Minnesota came with a Swedish accent. Downwinder Nov 2015 #60

The Swedes gave you butter cookies, the Norwegans tried to trick you into Ludefisk.... marble falls Nov 2015 #63

The best ever Downwinder Nov 2015 #68

When I lived in what the Nebraskans call Ioway - where the Iowegjans live - I loved the fall.... marble falls Nov 2015 #69

Those were the days. Downwinder Nov 2015 #70

True that. Bond sticker in the window: WWII? marble falls Nov 2015 #71

My Aunt took me down. Downwinder Nov 2015 #73

You need to write a book. I'd love read it. marble falls Nov 2015 #74

After MS has gone through my memory banks Downwinder Nov 2015 #75

Well you at least seem to have some awfully nice memories, thanks for making a pleasant Sunday! marble falls Nov 2015 #83

Norwegian is still spoken here in some smaller towns to the West. askew Nov 2015 #82

The mug shot: the years have not been kind to Victoria Jackson, have they? marble falls Nov 2015 #72

She's a year older than me? JustAnotherGen Nov 2015 #76

The media plays a huge part in this as well as does Debbie Wasserman Schultz for letting the askew Nov 2015 #81

And I thought it couldn't get any worse than this... Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2015 #85

Ubaguzi wa rangi mlevi....racist drunk in Swahili Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #86

Just horrible. MineralMan Nov 2015 #87

Someone is speaking in a foreign language, so??????? Beacool Nov 2015 #89