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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: ManyMoose who wrote (83603)9/11/2008 1:05:15 PM
From: Bridge Player  Read Replies (1) of 542067
 
I blurted, "Hello, [name shall remain unspoken]! I haven't seen you in a coon's age!".

To me, that's funny as hell, MM. I've used that expression many times, and I have no idea where I picked it up. And I'm from the East and not the South. But I'm sure it was in my youth.

I used it with a (white) friend of mine a few years ago, and he was laughing about it. He just thought it was funny, but the racist angle never came up.

Until I read your post, I never thought about the racist angle. But it surely could be offensive to any black person who took it wrong or was prone to taking offense.

Edit: and I agree with you that Obama doesn't deserve any condemnation for the lipstick comment. Just campaign rhetoric.
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