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[OrlanisWorks]

It is obvious. I use 'cracker' all the time, and I am white. I use it jokingly all the damn time. I can't do that with "nigga" or the whiter "n-word". It's just not right in any context. I guess you could call me a racist against myself, but I don't give a shit. 'Cracker' amuses me as a offensive term. Nigger or any version of it comes straight out of days when an entire race was considered simple animals. That is fucked up.

 

[EloquentM]

Whip cracker huh?

 

[lazybones18]

Cracker N-word Network

I think Crackers N' N-Words is much better

 

[hym]

Go back to bed America. Your government is in control.

 

[B-Dubs]

Considering the title of the segment, I dare say we already had an answer to this question.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

I think calling a person a racist is the worst thing in the world you can call someone. Even worse than nigger.

Even worse, huh?

 

[ZiZ]

honestly, both of them are pretty tame compared to other racial slurs.

 

[Cyan]

I think calling a person a racist is the worst thing in the world you can call someone. Even worse than nigger.

The b-word is worse. If you call someone the b-word, you're being a b-word yourself. Every time you point at someone there are three fingers pointing back at you.

 

[ComputerMKII]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYYBJ8XRdh4

 

[Devil Theory]

I think calling a person a racist is the worst thing in the world you can call someone. Even worse than nigger.

wtf?

 

[Blair]

Cracker is way worse because it reminds me i don't own a whip and i'll never be like indy

 

[Devolution]

No discussion about honkey? Damn.

 

[Cyan]

No discussion about h

Spoiler

onkey

? Damn.

Holy fuckbags Devo, have some decency!

 

[KorrZ]

Silly discussion, I doubt anyone can take being called a "Cracker" as anything more than a joke. At the same time though, I do feel like with how frequently it's used these days, the word "nigger" (and all variations) have lost most of it's meaning as an insult/slur. Not to say that it isn't still used in that way, but there is another side to it as well.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

The most upset anyone's ever gotten about being called "cracker" was "Why do they get to call me a name when I get yelled at if I do it to them."

 

[The Cowboy]

Holy fuckbags Devo, have some decency!

Have to say, that actually made me laugh out loud.

 

[LQX]

Cracker is hardly used as insult to directly dig at whites though. I don't think it has the same demeaning aspect at all.

 

[Rastafarian42]

CNN race-baiting again huh.

 

[legacyzero]

Every time I try to defend CNN, they go and do some dumb ass shit like this :lol

Yeah, I'm gonna stick with The Daily Show.

 

[onadesertedisland]

The douche that screwed over Conan now runs CNN.

 

[Vermillion]

I'll post this here, too:

http://www.somethingawful.com/d/news/cracker-whitey-trayvon.php

 

[JCizzle]

Who has suffered more in America's history: White people or black people?

It's a real head-scratcher.

We should ask Rush.

 

[Link]

Am I the only one that's never even considered "cracker" a serious insult? I feel like it's always been a joke.

 

[Byakuya769]

So many words have been tried: cracker, honkey and ofay. All of them get laughed at! Blacks are even disfranchised when it comes to saying racist names.

 

[legacyzero]

Am I the only one that's never even considered "cracker" a serious insult? I feel like it's always been a joke.

I get a good chuckle out of it LOL

 

[cutmeamango]

<On the next episode>
Chink vs Wetback

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

Wench is pretty rude. No one likes being called a wench.

Stop wench-shaming!

 

[Spongebob]

Oh, wow.

They're both shitty words...

 

[XANDER CAGE]

hi hey hello welcome to CNN *musical theme*

today we're talking about cars. do they go fast. why. how. where do I get one??
piers morgan is here to talk with a man who owns a car about these things.
a panel of people we found on twitter is here to talk about the situation in syria.
brad paisley is here to talk about not being a racist. he hates being called a racist for liking the confederate flag poor guy let's be nice to him. not racist. thank you

 

[Hellsing321]

This isn't an Onion piece making fun of CNN? I can't

 

[Hieberrr]

If you really want to do away with these words, then just do away with both damn words. I'm sure white people aren't too fond of their past.

 

[SquiddyCracker]

I think that's pretty obvious, CNN.

 

[JCizzle]

n-word, cracker or c-word with a woman on the panel. go.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYYBJ8XRdh4

This is extraordinary.

I also can't help but remember the SNL word association skit.

 

[Hale-XF11]

CNN, please...please stop.

 

[Hunter S.]

. I'm sure white people aren't too fond of their past.

Well, I think there are some positives in the history of whities. And, not all old whites are racist. That is just thinking overly negative.

 

[inm8num2]

Well for one, I think the fact that you can't spell out the N-word in its entirety sorta answers the question. Could be wrong, however!

I don't know about crackers but they did make an Oreo cookie here...

 

[Half and half]

More important than the word is the soul of the speaker.

 

[Hale-XF11]

I like how it's "N-word" but not "C-word"

 

[WorldStar]

lol @ CNN

always delivering hard-hitting journalism

 

[Half and half]

I like how it's "N-word" but not "C-word"

The c-word has already been reserved.

Spoiler

cunt

 

[Discotheque]

look at the faces of the two dudes on the left. they fucking know how ridiculous it is that they're debating this on cnn

 

[Hieberrr]

Well, I think there are some positives in the history of whities. And, not all old whites are racist. That is just thinking overly negative.

You know what I meant.

 

[Sadsic]

I like how it's "N-word" but not "C-word"

well that can get confusing

 

[Stabby McSter]

is honkey more offensive than cracker

 

[speculawyer]

Well for one, I think the fact that you can't spell out the N-word in its entirety sorta answers the question. Could be wrong, however!

Damn. CNN has totally gone off the rails.

 

[NumberTwo]

CNN is a goddamn joke. They've become a parody of themselves.

 

[Hale-XF11]

The c-word has already been reserved.

Spoiler

cunt

well that can get confusing

Ah, yes indeed.

is honkey more offensive than cracker

Both of those words are just too silly for me to take seriously. If I was called either of those things, I'd probably just start laughing. Maybe I don't offend easily.

 

[J10]

They both end in "er." That's where the meaningful comparisons end.

 

[B-Dubs]

CNN is a goddamn joke. They've become a parody of themselves.

Considering the guy who fucked Conan over has been put in charge, I expect it to get worse.