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Originally Posted by Jorn
This older black lady at a bbq joint in Compton (best in Los Angeles) called me a cracker when I didn't order fast enough: I thought it was the funniest thing that ever happened to me, I was laughing so hard. White people that get offended by black people calling them names should look in the mirror of history more often...
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In the Past the term "Crackers" was associated with Poor White People who lived in isolated areas in the Country; Most often in the Mountains and more often in States below the Mason Dixon Line.
These People often interbred like marrying their First Cousins and other Relatives (if not Incest) and were called Crackers due to the Family resemblance; like all the Crackers in a Box of Crackers look similar to each other.
It is also a comment on the negative results of inbreeding; inferring someone is a Idiot or Imbecile.
There is also a lack of Education to part of the insult as in the past Schools rarely reached the isolated areas.
In the past another White Person was more likely to call another White Person Cracker; at least in Public.
In the Past being a Cracker was still considered above being Black.