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15 Jun 2020, 5:09 am
What's in a name?
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There’s a renewed call to rename one of Australia’s best-known brands of cheese because of its offensive name.
Comedian Josh Thomas posted an image of Coon cheese on Twitter yesterday with the caption “are we still chill with this?”
In further tweets the writer and star of TV shows including Please Like Me said the word was widely considered to be “hate speech” used to belittle Indigenous Australians.
Removing the Coon name would be a small change, Thomas said, that would “communicate that we see them, understand their pain and respect them”.
A number of his followers said they agreed with renaming the historic dairy brand.
“I always feel a bit uncomfortable with this name and if it makes me feel weird then I imagine it must be worse for an Indigenous person. Would it really matter if we changed the name?” said one.
Comedian Josh Thomas posted an image of Coon cheese on Twitter yesterday with the caption “are we still chill with this?”
In further tweets the writer and star of TV shows including Please Like Me said the word was widely considered to be “hate speech” used to belittle Indigenous Australians.
Removing the Coon name would be a small change, Thomas said, that would “communicate that we see them, understand their pain and respect them”.
A number of his followers said they agreed with renaming the historic dairy brand.
“I always feel a bit uncomfortable with this name and if it makes me feel weird then I imagine it must be worse for an Indigenous person. Would it really matter if we changed the name?” said one.
"Coon" cheese is named after the person who created the company.
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Makers
Coon cheese is named after its American creator, Edward William Coon (1871–1934) of Philadelphia, who patented a method, subsequently known as the Cooning process, for fast maturation of cheese via high temperature and humidity.[1][2][3][4][5] Former manufacturer Kraft, and later Dairy Farmers and National Foods, have vigorously defended the trademark. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coon_cheese
Coon cheese is named after its American creator, Edward William Coon (1871–1934) of Philadelphia, who patented a method, subsequently known as the Cooning process, for fast maturation of cheese via high temperature and humidity.[1][2][3][4][5] Former manufacturer Kraft, and later Dairy Farmers and National Foods, have vigorously defended the trademark. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coon_cheese
Will this politically correct madness ever end?
I have always wondered at the appropriateness of the surname "Buttrose", in mixed company.
Perhaps this needs to be looked at also.
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John Thomas
The penis. Usually used in British English, but also sometimes in US. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define. ... n%20Thomas
The penis. Usually used in British English, but also sometimes in US. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define. ... n%20Thomas
