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In reply to the discussion: "Crazy ass cracker" [View all]JenniferJuniper
(4,512 posts)and my only experience with the term is from Margaret Mitchell's description of Scarlett's future brother-in-law in Gone With The Wind. Will Benteen was a "South Georgia Cracker" and the term was meant to describe his social status, not his color.
Apparently there are some places where some African Americans have more recently co-opted this word to describe some or all white people. How exactly is that doing any damage to Caucasians as a race? Sounds like there are people out here who are highly insulted by the term, but as your race has not endured what blacks have in this country, I fail to see how it's any different from my father calling anyone who doesn't use a turn signal in traffic a "shit head".
Its an insult. Dont let it ruin your day. And beware false equivalency.