i have been cajun since birth and always proud of it. a lot of people were ashamed of their cajun heritage until it became "fashionable" or "cool" among their friends.
For me, one of the most endearing thing about
Cajun is its sincerity, universal appeal,
and not being born out of some crass commercialism.
I do believe that I once read what Frank Zappa had
said about "cool". Something like:
"Cool is an indication of ignorance."
- and -
"Americans have a keen sense of cool."
Point being, once something is cool, it becomes
subject to all kinds of commercialism, the fad quickly fades
and it becomes yesterday's news, tossed in the garbage
dump along with all the other cheap chrome plastic junk that
Nathan Abshire philosophized as being an indication that
"something is wrong with America". (puff, puff)
So, I say, keep Cajun un-cool and it has a good chance
of growth and survival!