Jumpin said:
Not even close. Cracker is a slur directed at corn/grit eaters in the US who love to sing "Jimmy crack corn and I don't care". |
Not even closer. It refers to people white people who like to make wise cracks. "Oh, a wise cracker, eh?" But calling people wise made them feel like it was a compliment so we dropped the wise part.
I just made that up. I just thought it made more sense than the "Jimmy crack corn" thing. Was that song really that popular? Why pick out the word "crack"? If I were alive back then, I'd have used the word "Jimmy" or "Corny" or something. Either way, I have no idea how the word is offensive to anybody. Come to think about it, I don't really see how the word "Nigger" is offensive, anymore. I guess I'm desensitized to it. The only thing that offends me is the actual feeling behind the words. If you feel like my race is uneducated or inferior, I could be offended if you called me anything. It's the thought and the implications that matter.
