Anonymous
03/29/2015 15:01
Subject: Do white people get offended by the phrase "Cracker"?
Anonymous wrote:I got into a discussion with a friend about this recently. She feels like "reverse racism" is not real, and white people cannot be the victim of racism. I don't understand her logic.
If someone yelled "cracker" at me, I could see myself being afraid. I may be offended after the fact. I've been called a "bitch" by a stranger and it didn't offend me. It's rude, but I don't think some random person's opinion carries a lot of weight. Being afraid of someone yelling racial slurs seems like a good reason to be afraid.
Why would cracker be more offensive than bitch? One is based on your sex and one on your skin color.
Anonymous
03/29/2015 14:55
Subject: Do white people get offended by the phrase "Cracker"?
I don't think that a misguided young man who is out to get someone because they are white goes after women. I'd be afraid more if I were male that the person was looking for a fight.
Crime stats make it clear than as a white woman I have less to fear from black men than do black women.
Crime stats make it clear than as a white woman I have less to fear from black men than do black women.
Anonymous
03/29/2015 14:52
Subject: Do white people get offended by the phrase "Cracker"?
I got into a discussion with a friend about this recently. She feels like "reverse racism" is not real, and white people cannot be the victim of racism. I don't understand her logic.
If someone yelled "cracker" at me, I could see myself being afraid. I may be offended after the fact. I've been called a "bitch" by a stranger and it didn't offend me. It's rude, but I don't think some random person's opinion carries a lot of weight. Being afraid of someone yelling racial slurs seems like a good reason to be afraid.
If someone yelled "cracker" at me, I could see myself being afraid. I may be offended after the fact. I've been called a "bitch" by a stranger and it didn't offend me. It's rude, but I don't think some random person's opinion carries a lot of weight. Being afraid of someone yelling racial slurs seems like a good reason to be afraid.
Anonymous
03/29/2015 14:31
Subject: Do white people get offended by the phrase "Cracker"?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I was called it once. Screamed late at night in a sketchy neighborhood. Offended? No. Scared shitless? Absolutely.
This? Right here? It's why 'offended' and all the faux "oh, I just laugh" comments are just a bunch of 'make myself feel good' statements
The fact is, what PP experienced, should have scared the hell out of him/her and with good reason, just like someone screaming racial slurs at a black individual would make their skin crawl.
At least be honest with yourselves, as PP is.
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You're being silly. If I were in a dangerous neighborhood alone at night and, as a woman, a man or group of men screamed anything at me I'd be afraid. If they screamed whitey or honey or sugar or bitch, I would be afraid. I've been called cracker twice, both in broad daylight on a crowded street by a young man who said it and quickly walked away. I was not afraid. I'm not being dishonest.
Anonymous
03/29/2015 13:07
Subject: Do white people get offended by the phrase "Cracker"?
It doesn't resonate with me so it doesn't offend me. Even if it's meant to offend it just makes me feel kind of sorry and embarrassed for the speaker.
Anonymous
03/29/2015 11:12
Subject: Re:Do white people get offended by the phrase "Cracker"?
Yes because it basically means your nothing
Anonymous
03/29/2015 11:05
Subject: Do white people get offended by the phrase "Cracker"?
I was called it once. I was walking out of a shopping plaza in Rockville and an SUV pulled up-- this woman yelled a question at me but I couldn't catch what she was saying because she said it too fast-- "where is..." and I couldn't catch the rest. I said, politely, "What was that?" And she screamed, "You bitch white cracker, you aren't talking to me because I'm black!" and sped off through the parking lot. As she drove off I realized she had been asking me "where is Bou Avenue." I would have been happy to tell her if she hadn't flipped out. This was about 5 years ago and I'm still surprised it happened. Her instant anger at me, apparently because I'm white, was palpable.
Anonymous
03/29/2015 10:03
Subject: Do white people get offended by the phrase "Cracker"?
I was called Honkey, cracker etc....it never made me feel inferior to the person calling me that-on the contrary! White superiority is strong-a stupid word cannot weaken it!
Anonymous
03/29/2015 07:59
Subject: Do white people get offended by the phrase "Cracker"?
Anonymous wrote:I was called it once. Screamed late at night in a sketchy neighborhood. Offended? No. Scared shitless? Absolutely.
This? Right here? It's why 'offended' and all the faux "oh, I just laugh" comments are just a bunch of 'make myself feel good' statements
The fact is, what PP experienced, should have scared the hell out of him/her and with good reason, just like someone screaming racial slurs at a black individual would make their skin crawl.
At least be honest with yourselves, as PP is.
Anonymous
03/28/2015 23:22
Subject: Do white people get offended by the phrase "Cracker"?
I was called it once. Screamed late at night in a sketchy neighborhood. Offended? No. Scared shitless? Absolutely.
Anonymous
03/28/2015 23:19
Subject: Do white people get offended by the phrase "Cracker"?
Anonymous wrote:No. It's just a word.
Just a word. Like jigaboo.
Anonymous
03/28/2015 21:50
Subject: Do white people get offended by the phrase "Cracker"?
I don't get offended by comments that aren't specifically about me and made by someone who would know about the trait they are insulting. Cracker doesn't strike me as a specific comment. I'm white, I get it, okay.
Anonymous
03/28/2015 21:03
Subject: Do white people get offended by the phrase "Cracker"?
No. I would laugh if a black person called me cracker.
Anonymous
03/28/2015 19:05
Subject: Re:Do white people get offended by the phrase "Cracker"?
It is offensive and it is racist. Now if it bothers individual people or not is an entirely different matter. I would not want to have a conversation with anyone referring to me as cracker. Or any other derogatory racial slur. Just as much as I wouldn't want anything to do with anyone using racial slurs against other races than my own. It shows ignorance and low class.
Anonymous
03/26/2015 15:51
Subject: Do white people get offended by the phrase "Cracker"?
Anonymous wrote:As a black guy, I often here some in our community using the phrase cracker as sort of a slur against white folks. My question to you all is if you find the phrase offensive or even racist?
ignorance, my friend - most likely brought on by poor parenting, lack of education and an insular environment
I've never been called a cracker to my face. However, one of my black students recently told me - in front of the class - that white people don't sweat. I asked him to cite his sources.
may as well use it as a learning experience, right?
I'd say many of us - across races - should UNlearn some twisted thinking.