[Defiant]

Oh, come on! Calling someone a maroon goes back to Bugs Bunny cartoons from the 40s or 50s. He would say, "what a maroon" about Elmer Fudd or Daffy Duck, mangling the word "moron", which is an ancient word. See here. Whatever the origin of the Spanish "cimarron", it has nothing to do with it when Americans call someone a maroon. It is just a Bugs Bunny reference.

[kabumpo]

I said that I didn’t care, which means that I wasn’t offended, nor was I complaining, nor criticizing nor accusing you. It was just information. I was never a cartoon watcher, so I can’t comment on Bugs Bunny.
Nevertheless, this is where they got it from. Nevertheless, words have meaning and that meaning isn’t denied because your principal reference is cartoons. Just as the word “sambo” has a racial meaning that isn’t negated because I associate it with a children’s book.
That is why when I was told that “sambo” meant something else, instead of reacting defensively, I responded by reading about it. I found what I read interesting.
But that’s just me. You are welcome to stay in cartoonland.