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24.07.2020 / 09:15
You soon won't find Coon cheese on supermarket shelves
A post shared by Coon Cheese (@cooncheeseaus) on As reported by The Australian, Stephen wrote to Coon's current Canadian owners, Saputo, expressing his reasoning for the name to be dumped. “People of colour, especially First Nations people in Australia, are offended by that brand name in use in this country since November 1935, as it is a celebrated term used by our oppressors — many of which are found in government, corporate and civic leader ranks — to demean and subjugating us as a race."