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A few years back a Russian guy created an Erlang library, and called it `coon`, as short for `raccoon`. Enraged white Americans had a fit over this because in
by dmitriid 5y ago
A few years back a Russian guy created an Erlang library, and called it `coon`, as short for `raccoon`.
Enraged white Americans had a fit over this because in some (not all!) parts of America this is (or used to be) a racial slur. Many other Americans on the mailing list never even heard it used as a racial slur.
The guy was forced to rename the library.
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