Originally Posted by agent87
There are actually plenty of people alive today who were responsible for many of the racially motivated injustices "so long ago". In fact especially lately, because it's February, I think I've seen at least a couple shows talking about wanting to use newer techniques or discoveries to retry suspects from those times. Even then, there are many people responsible for events now and not that long ago who are still causing problems.
Just for kicks, I have a couple white coworkers who call each other "cracker". No one else calls them that, rightfully so. They just call each other that because they're friends and they feel close enough to "joke around" in that way. I'm not saying it's right but basically, because they're white, they can do it. If a non-white coworker said that, I know for a fact that one of them would have a problem with it.
Have you ever been in another country or area with a completely different culture and seen another person like you and felt like you could connect with them more easily? Or have you ever been fat or had some kind of issue and talked to someone with the same condition and felt like you knew where they were coming from and vice versa?
And once again, that teacher should have simply known better.
Why would you feel offended if someone said cracker to you? I know nobody that would be offended if any person called them that. Where did it come from? Cracker and any form of the n word cannot be compared really. I have been raised that the n word is a really bad word. I feel bad saying it in a quote or a song or anything of the sort.
Why can't anyone else call black people the n word, but everyone and their great auntie bertha can call white people cracker?
crack·er (
krăk'ər)
n.- A thin crisp wafer or biscuit, usually made of unsweetened dough.
- One that cracks, especially:
- A firecracker.
- A small cardboard cylinder covered with decorative paper that holds candy or a party favor and pops when a paper strip is pulled at one or both ends and torn.
- The apparatus used in the cracking of petroleum.
- One who makes unauthorized use of a computer, especially to tamper with data or programs.
- Offensive.
- Used as a disparaging term for a poor white person of the rural, especially southeast United States.
- Used as a disparaging term for a white person.
If you're white and you find the word cracker offensive, tell me why. I'm interested in hearing your reasons.