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Have you ever said "Martin Luther Coon" when you meant to say "Martin Luther King"?

Asked by Demosthenes (15435points) January 18th, 2019

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/18/us/st-louis-newscaster-uses-slur-in-mlk-story/index.html

This is the second story in which a newscaster has said “Martin Luther Coon” instead of “Martin Luther King”. He claims it was an honest mistake.

For those who don’t know, coon is an ethnic slur for a black person.

What do you think? Honest mistake? Or are these newscasters racist?

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