We had a situation here a while back where the ACLU filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Seminole nation to have FSU change the name of their mascot/teams. The Seminoles told them to back off! "We LIKE having our tribe recognized in this way!" The ACLU quietly retreated never to be heard from in Tallahassee again!We ARE coonasses so we can use the word the way WE want.
(Which has never been in a mean way)
I really never heard that story before.