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Hilarious that “cracker” is used in a derogatory manner. Especially given it’s origins.
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The origin of the pejorative use of cracker comes from the south where the poor whites could only afford to eat cracked corn porridge.
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TIL. I always assumed it was because us whites were the color of saltines
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It’s all about class warfare! The rich whites looked down on the poor whites with only slightly less disdain than the slaves. The crackers essentially ate animal feed, cracked corn. Why help out your fellow man when you can exploit them for profits and save some money!
