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Whitefish Property Owners File to Change Lake’s Racist Name
Flathead Beacon ^ | August 31, 2020 | Andy Viano

Posted on 08/31/2020 3:25:21 PM PDT by Twotone

The residents of a Whitefish neighborhood surrounding a pleasant lake with a racist name filed documents in Flathead County District Court earlier this month to officially rename it Lost Loon Lake.

The petition, submitted by the City of Whitefish on behalf of 12 of the 21 lakeshore property owners, is the latest development in a years-long effort to change the name of Lost Coon Lake, citing coon’s use as an offensive slur for African-Americans. And that name, according to court filings, was a “compromise” solution after an initiative began in the 1980s to rename what was then (N-Word) Lake.

“Locals and visitors alike consider the name Lost Coon Lake extremely offensive, as its history and meaning are easily discovered,” the city wrote in the court filing.

Court documents cite Wikipedia and the book “Stump Town to Ski Town” that note the lake’s original name.

The 61-acre lake is adjacent to Whitefish Lake Golf Club and has no public access. The golf course has already been referring to it as Lost Loon Lake on its course map and other signage, according to the filing. WLGC also installed a nesting platform for loons, an aquatic bird found in Northwest Montana, to create a welcoming habitat. Loons had previously been using the lake as a feeding area.

(Excerpt) Read more at flatheadbeacon.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Montana
KEYWORDS: coon; racist; virtuesignal
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To: Twotone

So we now have red meat and ? meat. If you go to food serving facilities no more chicken breasts, no more pork, the other white meat, and no more fish. And we will die sooner.

White meat contains large amounts of protein. And the health effects that correlate with white meat consumption have been studied as compared to red meat and vegetarian diets. There is a decreased incidence of stroke. There is no association with obesity or insulin resistance. White meat appears to have a neutral or favorable effect on blood coagulation profiles.

We’re all going to die and the pigs and chickens will have to deal with the fish for control of the planet. Sounds just like Animal Farm.

rwood


61 posted on 08/31/2020 5:48:25 PM PDT by Redwood71
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To: Twotone

Coon Valley, WI

I raise Treeing Walker Coon Hounds. What should I call them? The dogs ARE black & white and tan. They don't have a racist bone in their bodies. ;)

62 posted on 08/31/2020 5:56:22 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: MrBambaLaMamba

“I find the name “Whitefish” to be objectionable and racist.”

Same as blackball, black eye, blackout. Are they going to be changed to get rid of, bruise, and power outage? One of them slopes again. People are getting too dramatized.

rwood


63 posted on 08/31/2020 5:56:33 PM PDT by Redwood71
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To: BatGuano

lol!


64 posted on 08/31/2020 5:58:21 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: headstamp 2

“Named him Sean Coonery.”

Love it! Our raccoons are, ‘Jennifer Cooniston’ and ‘George Cooney.’ ‘Rocket’ passed away from old age last year. :(


65 posted on 08/31/2020 5:59:25 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Twotone
Lost Coon Lake, citing coon’s use as an offensive slur for African-Americans. And that name, according to court filings, was a “compromise” solution after an initiative began in the 1980s to rename what was then (N-Word) Lake.

Hmm...well this may actually be a legitimate need for a name change...if this is true...it may actually have been named this as a racial slur.

Can't assume they are all bogus.

66 posted on 08/31/2020 5:59:27 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Jamestown1630

Oh, I remember that one...LOL. They wanted to change it to “Fish Save” New York.


67 posted on 08/31/2020 6:00:34 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Irish Eyes
Well, you know, a good Irish friend of mine discussing Covid recently said to me, ”Don’t be ashamed to wear a mask. Some people wear USC shirts .”
68 posted on 08/31/2020 6:02:56 PM PDT by MrChips ("To wisdom belongs the apprehension of eternal things." - St. Augustine)
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To: siberianheat
I was going to say that this has to be satire, but apparently not. Also another story at that site about a long-term care center in Whitefish that has had an increase in COVID-19 illnesses and deaths, so it appears that this is an area run by doltish progressives.
69 posted on 08/31/2020 6:07:51 PM PDT by Major Matt Mason (America has a DemocRat and RINO problem.)
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To: blueunicorn6

White fish are inherently racist. Gotta ban them altogether.


70 posted on 08/31/2020 6:10:59 PM PDT by Veto! (Political Correctness Offends Me)
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To: Twotone

They blew it...They could have named it Lost Goon Lake and been proud of it...


71 posted on 08/31/2020 6:19:03 PM PDT by Iscool
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To: Honorary Serb

The article isn’t about renaming Whitefish.


72 posted on 08/31/2020 6:39:19 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Plugs/Jugs 2020....Joe/Ho 2020...)
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To: Rebelbase

It IS about renaming the “City of Whitefish”—which is named after the fish!

Haw-haw!!!!


73 posted on 08/31/2020 7:01:34 PM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: Honorary Serb

Nope.

“The residents of a Whitefish neighborhood surrounding a pleasant lake with a racist name filed documents in Flathead County District Court earlier this month to officially rename it Lost Loon Lake.”


74 posted on 08/31/2020 7:06:32 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Plugs/Jugs 2020....Joe/Ho 2020...)
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To: Republican Wildcat

I think that when someone actually translated it for them, their nutsy response was something like, ‘Whatever; it sounds violent.’


75 posted on 08/31/2020 7:35:00 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: frank ballenger

None taken, I hear you. I remember when the Stones hired the Hell’s Angels as security at the infamous Altamont concert. They, along with the Grateful Dead had a large following among the bikers. Nothing like pissing off a YYUUGGE part of your fan base because of TDS.


76 posted on 08/31/2020 8:35:08 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (Virtue signalling is no virtue)
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To: Twotone

Spodabee named Nagger Lake.


77 posted on 08/31/2020 8:37:00 PM PDT by Lazamataz ("Black Lives Matter" becomes "Terse TV Blackmail"..... #AnagramsNeverLie)
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To: suthener

Absolutely! To a hammer, everything looks like a nail. To a racist, every word and action reeks of racism. Even if you have to look for it with a microscope.


78 posted on 08/31/2020 10:50:18 PM PDT by LateBoomer
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To: Twotone
Those people are LOONY! 😋
79 posted on 09/01/2020 2:21:01 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable family...even the dog is, too. :-) Trump 2020)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

LOL


80 posted on 09/01/2020 6:53:30 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (Socialism- Institutionalized deprivation)
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