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  1. yankeesince59

    yankeesince59 "Oh Captain, my Captain".

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    Well, you don't speak for everyone...I'm from the south and I've been referred to as a "cracker" before, and I did care two shits about it.
     
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    That must have been so horrifying for you.
     
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  3. MARIS61

    MARIS61 Real American

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    A racist lie.

    It's the exact same as the"n" word.
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    No, no it's not.
     
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    Minstrel Top Of The Pops Global Moderator

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    I certainly believe that you believe that. We'll just have to bond over that.
     
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  6. MARIS61

    MARIS61 Real American

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    Nobody anywhere in the world thinks about the undeniably racist slurs Cracker and Redneck as referring to anyone else than subgroups of Caucasians, supposedly subhumans due to their alleged ignorance or lack of inherited wealth.
    Only a racist would even attempt to argue the obvious point.
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    Did you make boom-boom in your pamper?
     
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    The term "redneck" came from a slang term for farmers who ride tractors, horses, etc all day in the sun....and get sunburned....it originally was like calling them "cowboy" To compare the term to the "n" word is about as ignorant as a person could get with linguistic definitions.....calling someone a cracker today probably has more to do with the drug.."crack" than with the snack. It's like saying..."junkie"......genitalia or the ass in general has always been used for derogatory remarks...cunt, dick, asshole, dickhead.....I do'nt know why. We all should probably rethink some verbal muscle memories we've had since chilhood...I don't have a problem with being called yank or mick....I remember being called hippy when I was young
     
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    Union coal miners & teachers in the early 20th wore red bandannas around their necks for solidarity too. Coal miners wore them in the mines.
     
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    Depends?
     
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    There's a "that's what she said" joke in there somewhere....I think we've all put up with plenty myself....and nobody has gotten me to shut up yet...buy some earplugs!
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    Answer my question
     
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    My first laugh was at "Bacon bits".
     
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    That might be the dumbest counter argument ever made.

    Like literally, the dumbest thing ever.
     
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    Uh huh.

     
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    So you object strenuously to being called bacon bits?
     
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    I've always found "cracker" to be a racist term, and so it's wrong. But if you know anything about history, you know it's not even in the same league as the N word. It's apples and oranges.
     
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    or turn down the hearing aid.
     
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    UncleCliffy'sDaddy We're all Bozos on this bus.

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    Growing up I was taught that calling shiftless Caucasians “white trash” was same as calling a black person the “n” word and to not use either term. However, while I would never use the “n” word for any reason whatsoever, I have absolutely no shame or hesitation to use the term “white trash” when and if it is appropriate. If that makes me “racist”, then sue me.........
     
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