Some say that, but in the 1860's, Grant's supply line into Tennessee was called the 'cracker trail' and the--
--'cracker line'. Just the same, there was never any record of it being called the 'creepy ass cracker' trail...
Posted on 06/28/2013 5:55:15 AM PDT by Old Yeller
Prosecution star witness Rachel Jeantel, the 19-year-old to whom Trayvon Martin was reportedly speaking while he was being followed by George Zimmerman, admitted again on the stand on Thursday that she had changed her testimony about Zimmerman’s words. Originally, she told police that after Martin asked Zimmerman why he was following him, Zimmerman answered, “What are you talking about?” Later, she changed that to, “What are you doing around here?” As Kathi Belich of WFTV reports, “The first answer could indicate #Zimmermanon9 was not following Martin. The second answer could indicate he was following.” Jeantel then testified that she had a friend write a letter to Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, stating that Zimmerman had said, “What are you doing around here?” According to Jeantel, the letter was signed “Diamond Eugene.” While Jeantel said in testimony that she heard Martin say “get off me,” the letter made no mention of that. Jeantel also said that she remembered Martin family attorney Benjamin Crump asking her whether the case was racial, and answering yes. Only one problem: that wasn’t in the recording Crump provided the defense. Jeantel said she didn't believe "cracker" was a racial term, after testifying yesterday that Martin said that a "creepy ass cracker" was following him.
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“And yet on Wednesday, she affirmed that it was a reference to Zimmerman being a plumber.”
So crazy ass cracker is a term of endearment?
Come on, folks, get it right...
It wasn’t “crazy ass cracka”,
it was “creepy ass cracka”.
‘Cracker’ got into regular use in the 70’s and 80’s in reference to white crackers (the kind you eat with soup) NOT anything so dramatic as the “cracker” of a whip.
It was a demeaning way to refer to a white person, like calling them white bread.
Yes, it is as bad as ‘the n-word’ but not as bad as the OTHER ‘c-word’
let’s all call each other ‘cracker’ from now on!
Yo, cracka’! I think cracka’ been talkin’ shee-it
Just look at them and say, “So, sue me!”
Howzit goin’ mah cracka?
Use of cracker as derogatory is around 200 years old. Used in Scotland for braggart (an annoying noise), and in the US as short for corncracker (poor white farmer).
Rush just about killed me yesterday. During one of his breaks to commercial which happened right after his discussion of this line, the announcer’s voice said something like, “Rush Limbaugh, the big cracker on the right.”
I see a new rap act in the future....C.W.A. with their first album “Straight Outta Sanford.”
Nope.
Crack of a cattle driver’s whip, maybe. Crackers generally weren’t rich enough to own slaves.
Some say that, but in the 1860's, Grant's supply line into Tennessee was called the 'cracker trail' and the--
--'cracker line'. Just the same, there was never any record of it being called the 'creepy ass cracker' trail...
cracker is a racial slur
Yes, and the "N-word" has become a slur based on behavior & attitude. It does not apply exclusively to one race nor to the majority of that particular race.
Good point.
Exactly. Anyone remember Sheets Byrd talking about white n###ers?
“Cracker”is the”N-Word”for”Whiteys”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a legacy! I realized the other day that I don't even remember what "Sheets" Byrd's real first name is. ( I finally found it using an internet search.)
I don’t care who you are, that right there is funny!
RJ’s Culture Lessons for Crackas:
1. The terms “Crackas” and “Crazy Cracka-azz Pervert” reflect respect and calm affection.
2. You can trust the word of someone who changes their story repeatedly.
3. Signing statements someone else wrote, but that you can’t read, using aliases, repudiating transcripts that match recordings of your voice, etc., depict honesty and careful attention to detail.
4. Withholding critical information about your close friend’s death is ok if you wasn’t akked.
5. A judicial oath to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth means nothing.
6. Comporting oneself in court as a two-year old demonstrates cleverness, intelligence, and respect for your dead friend and his parents.
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