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Posted on 9/16/15 at 7:32 am to Aggie Dynasty
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conasses
Spelling aside, I'm still not sure why this slur is allowed on this board (or even in the vernacular of the public at large).
Posted on 9/16/15 at 7:34 am to djrunner
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I also know that he was cheating.
Chavis? Cheating on his wife? Who would cheat with John Chavis?
Posted on 9/16/15 at 7:37 am to Guava Jelly
But faggies is ok?
And you must not be from South West Louisiana, it's actually used as a term of endearment as well
And you must not be from South West Louisiana, it's actually used as a term of endearment as well
Posted on 9/16/15 at 7:40 am to LSUtoOmaha
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But to make 0 defensive adjustments and essentially not coach versus Notre Dame is not all that respectable.
:agree:
Posted on 9/16/15 at 7:42 am to Old Sarge
I don't think "faggies" is ok. And I'd venture a guess that you'll never hear anyone actually say the word in front of a gay person.
Regardless, "coonass" is a term meant as a slur against an ethnic minority. Just because that group of people appropriated it for its own use that doesn't make it ok for it to be used in a derogatory context (as it was used in this instance).
And I am from SWLA. And I don't like it when anyone who is Cajun (especially in my family) uses it either. It doesn't do anything but cement negative stereotypes about us.
Regardless, "coonass" is a term meant as a slur against an ethnic minority. Just because that group of people appropriated it for its own use that doesn't make it ok for it to be used in a derogatory context (as it was used in this instance).
And I am from SWLA. And I don't like it when anyone who is Cajun (especially in my family) uses it either. It doesn't do anything but cement negative stereotypes about us.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 7:47 am to Guava Jelly
I personally have never said the word coonass
Posted on 9/16/15 at 7:47 am to Old Sarge
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I also know that he was cheating. He might have gotten busted but I am not sure on that.
Was he fricking your sister?
Jizz party with your dad.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 7:48 am to PetroAg
Any non-downs DC could improve aTm defense from last year.
LINK
Honestly, when you're on the bottom rung of the friggin ladder, there's only one way to go, right?
Grown men wearing non-wedding rings is cool too. Tell me more about you're experience, I'm totallllyyyy interested.
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Honestly, when you're on the bottom rung of the friggin ladder, there's only one way to go, right?
Grown men wearing non-wedding rings is cool too. Tell me more about you're experience, I'm totallllyyyy interested.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 7:48 am to Guava Jelly
Another Chavis thread by Aggie.
Texag7, Old Sarge, Agsnuegying, and crew crying
Just another day proving tObsession is very very real
Texag7, Old Sarge, Agsnuegying, and crew crying
Just another day proving tObsession is very very real
Posted on 9/16/15 at 7:51 am to PetroAg
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PetroAg
Right and Also in the same article Bagdad John and his lawyer David Shapiro (I'm not making this up) accused LSU officials of altering his contract after he signed it.
Next up: Chavis and his Lawyer claim Les Miles verbally agreed, with a handshake, that Chavis now owned Tiger Stadium and The PMAC.
This post was edited on 9/16/15 at 7:52 am
Posted on 9/16/15 at 8:08 am to Aggie Dynasty
quote:Is that like a moral victory. I prefer wins over points.
An Offense that can score points, lots of points.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 8:20 am to Guava Jelly
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Regardless, "coonass" is a term meant as a slur against an ethnic minority. Just because that group of people appropriated it for its own use that doesn't make it ok for it to be used in a derogatory context (as it was used in this instance).
And I am from SWLA. And I don't like it when anyone who is Cajun (especially in my family) uses it either. It doesn't do anything but cement negative stereotypes about us.
I understand what you are saying, but Cajuns use the term to describe themselves with pride all the time. I was born in Baton Rouge and even went back there to work as an adult for awhile and know this to be true. In fact, you the first person I have ever seen or heard of that took offense to the term. AND, I NEVER use the term myself, either.
Seriously....every Cajun I have ever known referred to themselves with pride with that term.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 8:28 am to PetroAg
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according to documents Chavis filed in a lawsuit against LSU
What was the suit over?
Posted on 9/16/15 at 8:30 am to Guava Jelly
Grow thicker skin baw. Like dawg said above, coonass isn't derogatory. If you get upset about message board banter, tRant is not for you.
My family is from SWLA and Hammond and use it all the time.
My family is from SWLA and Hammond and use it all the time.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 8:32 am to DawgsLife
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coonass
Coonass is a controversial term in the Cajun lexicon: to some Cajuns it is regarded as the supreme ethnic slur, meaning \"ignorant, backwards Cajun\"; to others the term is a badge of pride, much like the word Chicano is for Mexican Americans. In South Louisiana, for example, one can often see bumper stickers reading \"Warning — Coonass on Board!\" or \"Registered Coonass\" (both of which generally depict a raccoon’s backside). The word’s origin is unclear: folk etymology claims that coonass dates from World War II, when Cajun GIs serving in France were derided by native French speakers as conasse, meaning \"dirty whore\" or \"idiot.\" Non-French-speaking American GIs allegedly overheard the expression, converted it to the English \"coonass,\" and introduced the term back in the United States. There it supposedly soon caught on as a derisive term among non-Cajuns, who encountered many Cajuns in Gulf Coast oilfields. It is now known, however, that coonass predated the arrival of Cajun GIs in France during World War II, which undermines the conasse theory. Indeed, folklorist Barry Jean Ancelet has long rejected this theory, calling it \"shaky linguistics at best.\" He has suggested that the word originated in South Louisiana, and that it derived from the belief that Cajuns frequently ate raccoons. He has also proposed that the term contains a negative racial connotation: namely, that Cajuns were \"beneath\" or \"under\" blacks (or coons, as blacks were often called by racists). Despite efforts by Cajun activists like James Domengeaux and Warren A. Perrin to stamp out the term’s use, coonass continues to circulate in South Louisiana and beyond. Its acceptability among the general public, however, tends to vary according to circumstances, and often depends on who says it and with what intention. Cajuns who dislike the term have been known to correct well-meaning outsiders who use the epithet.
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Posted on 9/16/15 at 8:32 am to Aggie Dynasty
You figs couldn't beat LSU with the best coach in the NFL you stupid f-ers!!! Bring that fat arse in here Thanksgiving and walk out with another L.....
Posted on 9/16/15 at 8:33 am to SDVTiger
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Another Chavis thread by Aggie.
Texag7, Old Sarge, Agsnuegying, and crew crying
Another list I didn't make.
Posted on 9/16/15 at 8:34 am to jlc05
Thank God the internet wasn't around when A&M "stole" Phil Bennett and they went 9-3 and 6-6 before they fired him (the year before he arrived, 10-0-1). They act like this hasn't happened before. You guys did the same thing in the 90s and got what you always got. Good luck to you.
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Posted on 9/16/15 at 8:40 am to Mizz-SEC
Didn't know the origins and it appears as if no one else can say definitively. As I said, I don't use the term for my own reasons. However, I have NEVER heard anybody from Louisiana object to its use, and in fact, every Cajun I have ever known (And I've known many) use it to describe themselves as a badge of honor.
That said, if someone finds a term describing themselves offensive, I usually avoid using it out of respect, regardless of whether I find it offensive or not. And, again.....I have never used that term for my own reasons.
That said, if someone finds a term describing themselves offensive, I usually avoid using it out of respect, regardless of whether I find it offensive or not. And, again.....I have never used that term for my own reasons.
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