Don’t blame TXnMA. Most folks outside of your state wouldn’t grok the nuance between a Florida cracker, and the generic cracker. I spent some time at Pensacola NAS.
No blame associated. Most folks don’t hear “cracker” used in the sense that native Floridians understand it. Heck, there are “Cracker Barrel” restaurants all over the country, but no one thinks about the meaning therefrom.