Does anyone know why? I know how the "N" word got started but I never got "coon". But then there are may slurs I don't understand. Kasey
> Then of course I realised that coon was short for Raccoon. Whereas is > in this country coon was an offensive word used by racists to > describe black people . Unfortunately, Colin, it's used that way in the U.S., too. Lori ~Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com
