baltimore aureole:

in describing emily post's prescription for a perfect bachelor party, slate averred that one might expect "coons" to sing.

ouch . . .

i'm as much for political incorrectness as the next person, but this is even beyond the "N" word, isn't it? i mean, you hear the "N" word on all sorts of rap songs and radio shows, but when was the last time you heard the word "coon" used perjoratively in a racist sense?

It was a quote from Emily post, not a word of their own choosing. It helps to show how out of date the instructions were.