"Yea man, so the other night I was it the shower with my girl and she started racooning! How do them ratchet chicks wear that shit!"
"when I broke up with Tess yesterday she started racooning before I was even done talking...what a mess of crying"
"when I broke up with Tess yesterday she started racooning before I was even done talking...what a mess of crying"
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racooning
verb \ ˈrā-ˌkü-niŋ \ (also spelled raccooning)
Definition of racooning
slang, derogatory, chiefly used by people of color
1. To engage in behavior that aligns with white supremacist, conservative, or racially oppressive ideologies, especially for personal gain, status, or perceived safety, at the expense of one’s own racial or cultural community.
Often involves disavowing or undermining the struggles of people of color, and adopting rhetoric or actions that reinforce dominant white societal norms.
Examples:
• He’s been racooning on social media, bashing movements for racial justice just to impress his right-wing followers.
• The actress was accused of racooning after defending discriminatory policies while claiming to speak for her community.
Related forms:
racooner noun — a person who engages in racooning
racoonish adjective — characteristic of racooning behavior
racoonery noun — the act or practice of racooning
Etymology:
A blend of the word raccoon—a historically racialized slur in some contexts when referring to Black individuals—and cooning, itself a derogatory term rooted in minstrel imagery. The term “racooning” is a reclaimed, pointed form of cultural critique, used within communities of color to identify perceived betrayal for white approval or proximity to power.
verb \ ˈrā-ˌkü-niŋ \ (also spelled raccooning)
Definition of racooning
slang, derogatory, chiefly used by people of color
1. To engage in behavior that aligns with white supremacist, conservative, or racially oppressive ideologies, especially for personal gain, status, or perceived safety, at the expense of one’s own racial or cultural community.
Often involves disavowing or undermining the struggles of people of color, and adopting rhetoric or actions that reinforce dominant white societal norms.
Examples:
• He’s been racooning on social media, bashing movements for racial justice just to impress his right-wing followers.
• The actress was accused of racooning after defending discriminatory policies while claiming to speak for her community.
Related forms:
racooner noun — a person who engages in racooning
racoonish adjective — characteristic of racooning behavior
racoonery noun — the act or practice of racooning
Etymology:
A blend of the word raccoon—a historically racialized slur in some contexts when referring to Black individuals—and cooning, itself a derogatory term rooted in minstrel imagery. The term “racooning” is a reclaimed, pointed form of cultural critique, used within communities of color to identify perceived betrayal for white approval or proximity to power.
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