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I was remembering an incident from EP where I almost went off on someone—based on a miscommunication…

There was a poster (whom I still miss) who, at the time, lived in NOLA (Tremé, where my father’s from).

Occasionally we would communicate in French, and one day a poster whom I’d never before encountered referred to us as "coon asses". 😳

My back went up, I couldn’t believe what I’d read. I dm’d my friend, who told me, "he’s probably not trying to insult us. He’s Cajun—and he probably thinks we are, too. Some of them call each other that, here—and only a Cajun can call another Cajun that without a fight breaking out."

Wow. So I spoke to the poster and that was indeed what had happened. I had never heard of or seen that term before. Among black people (Creole or not) "coon" is an insult comparable to the "n" word, except that I don’t know anyone who uses it affectionately.

The guy apologized, because he understood why we might be confused. But I was grateful that my friend had explained it to me first.
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That’s one reason why it’s oftentimes better not to be so trigger happy with the block button. Good relationships can be lost over simple misunderstandings, cleared up if just given the chance.
@OlderSometimesWiser Yes. He turned out to be a really nice guy.