Point is cracker is open to many different interpretations and definitions. ****** is not.
Sure it is. In certain contexts ****** is completely fine to say.
Point is cracker is open to many different interpretations and definitions. ****** is not.
Sure it is. In certain contexts ****** is completely fine to say.
Sorry, but the white man's dictionary is not the end all be all as far as I'm concerned. Besides, I don't see it being defined as a racial slur
http://m.dictionary.com/definition/Cracker/?linkId=ibc5yn
I liketo think for myself and in real terms. I don't need a dictionary to tell me what a racial slur is. If you don't understand why it's important to distinguish between white people being called crackers and blacks and other non whites being subjected to institutional discrimination than you're an idiot who doesn't want to acknowledge the difference. People like you want to act like you're not racist and for equality but deep down you want to perpetuate the status quo. You wouldn't lift a finger to fight for real change and true equality. This is all about people hurting your feelings by calling you a cracker.
You dont think certain people who call whites "crackers" don't call them that because they hate them?Point is cracker is open to many different interpretations and definitions. ****** is not.
You are right racism is not only limited to the group in power. But it is limited by hate and feelings of superiority. Out of context the word cracker doesn't envoke these feelings. Yes it can be used in conjunction with hateful rhetoric, but just hearing the word cracker does make you think of anything else other than "white person". Not "dirty rotten ignorant less than human savage white person" just "white person"
Sure it is. In certain contexts ****** is completely fine to say.
that link is broken
You're a lie. I didn't dismiss anything, I said that the dictionary isn't te end all be all when it comes to how words are defined. I just posted the definition to cracker from dictionary.com above.Lol @ me being white.
And this post is LITERALLY what I am talking about. The "white man's" definition isn't convenient to your beliefs, so you dismiss it. Thats the hallmark of closed mindedness.
You dont think certain people who call whites "crackers" don't call them that because they hate them?
Such as?
Are any of these contexts in the presence of black people?
Gravity said:I said that the dictionary isn't te end all be all when it comes to how words are defined. I just posted the definition to cracker from dictionary.com above.
noun
1.*a thin, crisp biscuit.
2.*a firecracker.
3.*a small paper roll used as a party favor, that usually contains candy, trinkets, etc., and that pops when pulled sharply at one or both ends.
4.*a native or inhabitant of Georgia (used as a nickname).
5.*a poor white person living in some rural parts of the southeastern U.S.
6.*snapper. (def. 5)
7.*braggart; boaster.
8.*a person or thing that cracks.
9.*a chemical reactor used for cracking.
You're a lie. I didn't dismiss anything, I said that the dictionary isn't te end all be all when it comes to how words are defined. I just posted the definition to cracker from dictionary.com above.
crack·er   [krak-er]
noun
1.
a thin, crisp biscuit.
2.
a firecracker.
3.
Also called cracker bonbon. a small paper roll used as a party favor, that usually contains candy, trinkets, etc., and that pops when pulled sharply at one or both ends.
4.
( initial capital letter ) Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive . a native or inhabitant of Georgia (used as a nickname).
5.
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive . a poor white person living in some rural parts of the southeastern U.S.
I think You added the disparaging and insulting part.
I think You added the disparaging and insulting part. but it still says SOMETIMES. ****** isn't a sometimes type of word it is definate no questions or different interpretations ****** is ******.
So what?!?! The point is cracker can be used disparagingly to refer to whites. Sometimes it's used to describe a tasty treat. You can't be this dumb.
And actually, sometimes ****** isn't used as a slur either. Sometimes it's slang to mean homie.
4.*a native or inhabitant of Georgia (used as a nickname).the link's right there
Any word or term can be turned into a racial slur if used in a racist context. I'm simply saying that the word itself isn't a racial slur. The word itself is worn with a sense of pride by some white people. It's all about the context in which it is used. You all want to say that anytime a person uses the term cracker in reference to whites that they're automatically hurling a racial slur, and that's just not true.True. And sometimes it's a racial slur to describe whites. It was in the wiki article I listed earlier, and that's the definition I'm referring to. You have to be pretty naive to think people don't use it in that manner today, or people only use to synonymous with "white person".
4.*a native or inhabitant of Georgia (used as a nickname).
5.*a poor white person living in some rural parts of the southeastern U.S.
This is what I see when I click your link.
I think You added the disparaging and insulting part. but it still says SOMETIMES. ****** isn't a sometimes type of word it is definate no questions or different interpretations ****** is ******.