Talk:Coon song

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An entry from Coon song appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 16 May 2007.

May sound controversial but there is nothing beyond a blanket statement that explains how these songs were racist (examples from lyrics, or the like). If someone is to write "such and such is racist" then there should also be an explanation of why or how this fits, otherwise it's hardly encyclopedic.stan goldsmith 02:02, 17 May 2007 (UTC)