So this is appropriate? Cracker, sometimes white cracker or cracka, is a racial epithet directed towards white people, used especially against poor rural whites in the Southern United States. It is sometimes used in a neutral context in reference to a native of Florida or Georgia (see Florida cracker and Georgia cracker).
maybe we can agree that there are unequal levels of racist phrases? Like, Kraut isn't nearly as offensive as ******? And to act like they are equal and the words have equal power and footing, is silly.
Well, it may very well be, to someone from Germany, and I don't think certain degrees of "offensive" should be applied....if it's worng, it's wrong. ...the Redskins, the Indians, and many other sports teams were pressured into changing their mascots/names. https://www.thewrap.com/sports-teams-dumped-racist-names-mascots-indians-redskins/
Slang has biased in every sect. But i would think if a Black can call another Black Nigga (mods please edit out if still not appropriate in this example) then i would think its okay for a White person to call another White person Cracka? and an Asian can call Another Asian a nip or whatever? etc? Etc? if this is not the case, i would love to hear why one is okay and the other is not?
We are soooo easily offended these days...... Our ancesters would label us the biggest snoflakes in human history. im offended that everyone gets offended so easily!!!!
Well, cracka doesn't have the historical context that ***** or ***** do. Cracker was a class based "slur", not a race based slur.
I think it's just like how some people drop letters in words. Like how british people will say "sah-er-day" instead of "saTurday"
In my opinion, yes. Technically, it's racist but if we're being honest, the power and perniciousness of racism and hate speech in general is its ability to make people feel unsafe in this society, unsafe for their lives, their rights and their status in our society. That's why even mainstream sitcoms have never had any problem lampooning white people as lame and uncool--because white people aren't at risk in our society. My using "cracker" in a joke about a woman trying to disenfranchise millions of people isn't going to make anyone feel unsafe for their lives, rights or status in society. I'm not one of the people who goes as far as saying "white people can't be the victim of racism," but I understand where that sentiment comes from. White people (in our society) can't feel the true bite of racism. That makes them a safe population to harmlessly make a few jokes at their expense. This is a situation where I think it's appropriate to suggest you might want to be a little less sensitive. Do the millions of jokes about how white guys can't dance tear at your soul? Is "White Men Can't Jump" the reverse-racist screed of the 1990s?
Watch the video I posted. They're clearly about rich people ripping on poor people having to work for living. Red neck = back of your neck is red because you work out in the fields. White trash = you are a trashy person. Think about it. When someone drops the N bomb, what is it's historical context based on? Making African-Americans/blacks subhuman. They were barely considered 3/5th a person (and even that was for voting purposes only). When you think of cracker/cracka, you think of someone who is just a poor loser, who might be uncouth, slovenly or lazy. It's about their *class* , not their *race*. ****** wasn't about their class, but their (implied) lack of human qualities.
ive always thought of it as the “er” being serious and hateful and the “a” meaning friend or compadre.
