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  2. Is the term ‘coconut’ controversial, racist – or both?

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    Mr Abbey, author of Think Like a White Man: A Satirical Guide to Conquering the World…While Black, said: “‘Coconut’, like ‘Uncle Tom’, is not a racist term – when uttered within the ...

  3. Banana, coconut, and Twinkie - Wikipedia

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    Banana, coconut, and Twinkie are pejorative terms for Asian Americans who are perceived to have been assimilated and acculturated into mainstream American culture. In Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, coconut is similarly used against people of color to imply a betrayal of their Aboriginal or other non-white ethnic identity.

  4. Coco Levy Fund scam - Wikipedia

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    The Coco Levy Fund Scam was a controversy in the 1970s and 1980s in the Philippines involving former President Ferdinand Marcos and his cronies.It was alleged that Marcos, Danding Cojuangco, Juan Ponce Enrile, and others conspired to tax coconut farmers, promising them the development of the coconut industry and a share of the investments, but on the contrary used the collection fund for ...

  5. Death by coconut - Wikipedia

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    The origin of the death by coconut legend was a 1984 research paper by Dr. Peter Barss, of Provincial Hospital, Alotau, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, titled "Injuries Due to Falling Coconuts", published in The Journal of Trauma (now known as The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery). [16]

  6. 41 Weird Laws From Around the World - AOL

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    That's right, if you weren't lawfully wed, having sex was a Class 4 misdemeanor. A third attempt at repealing the law , however, finally succeeded in 2020. Winds/shutterstock

  7. Historically Black Coconut Grove in Miami nurtured young ...

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    Now, the community that once created an environment for young athletes to succeed — a trusted neighbor watching out for a young football player on his walk to practice, a respected coach ...

  8. Commonwealth v. Welansky - Wikipedia

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    Commonwealth v. Welansky, 316 Mass. 383, 55 N.E.2d 902 (1944), is a criminal case about the Cocoanut Grove fire that illustrates principles of negligent homicide and reckless homicide in the case where there is not an affirmative act, but a failure to act when there is a duty of care.

  9. Asian and Pacific Coconut Community - Wikipedia

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    The Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC or Cocommunity) is an intergovernmental organisation of states in Asia-Pacific that produce coconuts (Cocos nucifera L.). Coconuts are native to humid regions, specifically, between latitudes 26° N and 26° S of the equator. [ 1 ]