‘Cracker’ Means Something Entirely Different In Florida: A Source Of ‘Pride’

mediaite ^ | 6/27 | tommy christopher

[seeker41]

Correction-describe

[Altura Ct.]

As per usual. The machine is running overtime trying to make excuses.

[McGruff]

Ever seen a Black Cracker?

[adorno]

“creepy-ass cracker”.

Yep! That does sound like a very innocent use of the word, cracker. “Creepy-ass” makes “cracker” sound so much more like a word of pride.

[liberalh8ter]

As a native Floridian born in the city Jabba the Mutt hails from, let me say that this is total HOGWASH. The 'cracka' term used by blacks in South Florida is certainly a pejorative and NOT a homage to the Florida Cracker history.

I can't believe this author has the audacity to even try and sell this. Why not go full BS and declare Jabba a 'historian'?

[mountainlion]

In the 1800’s cracker was use do describe the people that lived in the edges of civilization and were malnourished and suffered from parasites. Their skin was yellowish form being ill.

[Proud_texan]

Bawhaha, I just love it when commies try and shape the truth. They put pretzel logic to shame.

[ThomasMore]

Rationalization is an art form in the liberal/progressive culture. Gay had nothing to do with faggots 100 years ago. It meant someone was happy-go-lucky and carefree. But we all know how its use changed. Well, same with “cracker”. Among blacks; it’s a derogatory term used for white folks.

Liberals can lie their way into believing anything.

[central_va]

[Perdogg]

[ThomasMore]

wow...amazing how activist Google is. I typed in “gay” into Google search and the text box automatically got outlined by a rainbow of colors. Using BING from now on.

[KarlInOhio]

“creepy-ass cracker”.

Yep! That does sound like a very innocent use of the word, cracker. “Creepy-ass” makes “cracker” sound so much more like a word of pride.

Maybe Trayvon and his girlfriend were talking about people who ranched unusual looking donkeys rather than cattle?

No, I'm not buying it either.

[markoman]

Heck, I thought Zimmerman was a beaner anyway, and not even a crackah.

He’s a crackah beaner!!

[OpusatFR]

Total bs. It is a slur that implies every white is a slave master.

[alancarp]

Exactly right. As a native, there are distinctions... and don’t forget the demographics of the jury hearing this - they will know the nuances in Seminole County.

[RummyChick]

Matthew Modine ✔ @MatthewModine "creepy ass cracker" isn't racist when being used to describe george zimmerman. that dude is a creepy ass cracker who was packing heat.

[afraidfortherepublic]

And we should take Jeantel’s definition for “cracker”? She can’t read and doesn’t sound like an English honors student to me!

Well Bless my soul! Up is down and black is white.

[alancarp]

I didn’t quite say that right: As a native, I know the distinctions - that jury will too.

[Biggirl]

I think she with what she said, helped the Zimmerman defense yesterday. Had a very hard time understanding her.

[PowderMonkey]

I learned a few colorful terms for white folks, while under the direction of a black shop foreman who utterly detested whites, especially young whites working through college. He was a Northern (Philadelphia) black, so he never used the word “cracker.’” He always called me “white bread.”