Slur of the Day Is Obama a “coconut?”
Coconut- (US) a person of Hispanic descent who’s accused of acting white.[45]
- (New Zealand/Australia) a Pacific Islander. Named after the coconut, the nut from the coconut palm.[46]
- (UK) a black person who exhibits behaviour associated with caucasians; (US) a black person trying to be ‘white’.[47]
- (South Africa) a black person who acts white[48]
- (Canada) an individual of South Asian (typically Dravidian) descent, who is accused of trying to be ‘white’.
Tags: American Diversity, Blacks, Jefferson, Misc., Ongoing Presidential Campaign, Ongoing Presidential Campaign, race, Republicans, rhetoric
Posted 03 Sep 2012 by theaveeditor
in America, Misc.