2007-11-08 04:35:54 · 21 answers · asked by queen of snarky-yack again 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Slave days is it?
Well ok..."whipper snapper" sounds catchier to me but oh well.
I guess since I did not beat slaves I don't get to pick my racial slur.
2007-11-08 04:40:58 · update #1
I always wondered about the "cracker" - where does he come from, what makes him a cracker?
I love crackers. Especially in my clam chowder.
2007-11-08 04:41:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Yes it is a term that many blacks used to describe white slave masters who cracked the whips. Whats funny is the average person from any race including black and white really do believe the term means "cracker" as in saltine. This is as i silly as people believing the "N" word means ignorant person. The "N" word actually comes from a great group of Nubian Africans. ***** is Latin for black. Which the Latins used to describe the dark Nubian people they encountered in Northern Africa. Ie, Nigeria, Niger and the Niger river. These are words deriving from dark skinned or *****. Native Americans are not Indians at all. Christopher Columbus and his crew actually thought they had encountered people from India because of the reddish brown skin tones.
People should not use racist terms because most are too ignorant to understand the true meaning of the term. People throw around words and really don't know what the words mean. Words like the "N" word have gotten so tangled and misused that people should just put it to rest including us black folk. Because a lot of us don't understand and respect it. Racism is stupid no matter coming from any person. No excuse.
2007-11-08 05:27:14 · answer #2 · answered by Big Sam D 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Its an insult meant for whites, like ofay, honky, etc. Used mainly by American blacks, but not much. Originally meant someone who cracks the whip over a slave.
"Whipper Snapper" means youngster.
2007-11-08 04:58:12 · answer #3 · answered by Runa 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No Cracker comes from the days when people used to crack slaves with whips
I dont get why that is insulting to whites
2007-11-08 04:38:38 · answer #4 · answered by AwesomeJoeKnows 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
a cracker is the person who would beat the slaves with the whip...that person makes the "crack" sound when they hurt the slaves.
2007-11-08 04:49:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I don't use such derogatory terms to refer to anyone but the question was quite funny. And...NO...that's not what they mean. Some people are just rude and want to offend.
2007-11-08 04:41:46 · answer #6 · answered by D M 3 · 6⤊ 1⤋
HAHAHAHA! That made me laugh out loud, for real! I think I like you!
2007-11-08 14:57:14 · answer #7 · answered by Jamaican QT™ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Crisp and savory!!! LMAO, that is hilarious!
2007-11-08 04:50:36 · answer #8 · answered by eyikoluvsandy 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
yes and if they call you a fire cracker it means that your hot too
2007-11-08 05:04:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
And that you taste good crumbled into soup.
2007-11-08 04:40:09 · answer #10 · answered by Nea 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋