George Zimmerman Trial

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-CraZed- said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

haxxiy said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

 

Cracker isn't a racist term, its another word for a slave owner with a whip or cowman with a whip. Crack as in crack of the whip, not saltine cracker. I guess some never let slavery go. Ignorance is ignorance, but cracker isn't a racist term. If anything everytime a black person says it historically it demeans them. Its like saying "oppressor"

Etymology can't be used to justify whether a term is racist or not.  That's a kind of genetic fallacy. Otherwise I could just say nigger simply means black-colored instead of anything offensive since that's what the original latin term means.

You do know when black people says Nigga, they are demeaning themselves right? Its ignorance. He even called Zimmerman a "Nigga", which means "guy" interchangably if you paid attention to the testimony. 

Most African Americans don't even know the reason why they say cracker, they just say it, but they aren't doing their ancestors any favors. 

So by your rationale Paula Dean shoud have her TV show and endorsement deals reinstated if she claims she was ignorant of why she used the N word. TM or many black Americans may not know what the geneology of that word is but they sure as hell know it is dereogatory and demeaning. Him using the N word in no way dimishes the specific term cracker. So if I wanted to lessen the blow of calling a black person the N word I could just call him a cracker or peckerwood or honkey or even "guy" within the same conversation and that should negate ANY negative reaction from said black person.

Yeah you go out and try that in real world application and see how long you keep your teeth. Hell, I'm white and I'd probably be happy to help you rearrange your dental work.

You sure are an angry fellow. Paula Dean admitted that she is a product of the south and that she made a mistake those years ago. Its not like shes saying she wasn't prejudiced but has not denied growth through time and experience. The question therin which I cannot answer because I believe a person is not to be ultimately judged if they are changed individuals. Paula Dean is in the hot seat because investors don't want to have anything to do with a person who says those things and it doesnt matter how long ago. Its the same reason athletes lose their endorsements for making stupid decisions, you're a public figure and you must accept the repercussions for your dirty laundry reaching the public eye. 

Historically speaking, yes both terms are derogitory in modern lingo no matter how much people spin it (One out of fear the other out of hatred). The confusion of it all is within the context in which the word is you. If you talk to an actual Cracker on a farm in central florida, he'll accept the term with pride. If you say it to the common man its an issue. Again, I understand the difference and of course do not condone it. Some people just want to pick sides in a fight, I just look at both sides and walk away. Either help the ignorant or they will waste themselves away themselves.