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Although it has been on MySpace since October, this past week has seen a flood of articles and posts about the satirical song by two University of Wisconsin undergrads who rap about longing after a stereotyped Jewish woman, called a Coastie — basically a JAP by another name.
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Although it has been on MySpace since October, this past week has seen a flood of articles and posts about the satirical song by two University of Wisconsin undergrads who rap about longing after a stereotyped Jewish woman, called a Coastie — basically a JAP by another name.
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"If anything, it's complimentary," said the 21-year-old from Bloomington, Ind. Perla Bernstein, a 21-year-old senior from New York City, said the song is funny, but she worries the term "Coastie" has morphed from a good-natured jab to an anti-Semitic slur.
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The term "Coastie" was likely coined in Madison in the last 15 years, said Eric Raimy, a UW-Madison assistant professor of the English Language and Linguistics.
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As an ex Coastie and commercial fisherman, I never leave shore without a sharp KNIFE.
Help Me Pack My Boat 2009
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Filed under: Connections, Dialogues, Jewish Living | Tagged: bad white rap songs, Coastie, JAPs, stereotypes, University of Wisconsin
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Filed under: Connections, Dialogues, Jewish Living | Tagged: bad white rap songs, Coastie, JAPs, stereotypes, University of Wisconsin | 1 Comment »
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As an ex Coastie and commercial fisherman, I never leave shore without a sharp KNIFE.
Help Me Pack My Boat 2009
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With his hands tight on the railings, and a Coastie in front of and behind him, he limps down to the waiting patrol boat.
OVERBOARD ! MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS 2010
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Despite the fact that I never wanted to hear anything more about "Coasties", the evidence clearly suggests that the brake-equipped PWC is most similar to a "Coastie."
Fully Loaded: Excessive Packaging BikeSnobNYC 2010
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