Usually crackers say n word out of fear of upsetting people. So well need to travel back in time to begin to understand why white people saying the n word and black people saying cracker are not the same. Cnn is seriously wondering whether cracker is worse than the n. With a single phrase, rachel jeantel, that friend of trayvon martins, may have lit a fuse in the trial of his accused killer. Do british people use the term cracker or biscuit to refer to a thin, crispy, wheatbased snack. If you are not latin, you dont get to call latin americans beaner.
I guess you could call me a racist against myself, but i dont give a shit. A whole mess of white people like to get worked up about the word cracker, some in the mistaken belief that this will somehow result in permission to use the n word. Republican congressman joe walsh announced sunday that he will be running for the nomination against the president. If they want to attract more women, they should instead move their target to themselves, and target policies that are less red vs blue and realign them so that they are helping all kinds of people. If you cant actually say the 1 wrd, its probably the winner. Cracker, sometimes white cracker, is a contemptuous term used for white people, used especially against poor rural whites in the southern united states. Cnn debating whats more insensitive cracker the n word swear to god. Cnn s don lemon and a panel discuss the fallout from dr. There would seem to be a contingent who feel that martins use of cracker was the equivalent of a white persons using the n word. Cnn is seriously wondering whether cracker is worse than.
The n word refers to an entire race that werent even regarded to as humans. Please click the report button below if the video on this page is not working properly. Cnn is an american cable news network, founded in 1980 and owned by warnermedia. The debate is taking place university of houstons moores opera center, an 800seat venue. Republican ron desantis will defeat democrat andrew gillum in the battle to be floridas next governor, fox news projects. Wolf blitzer will be the primary debate moderator, and questions will come from hugh hewitt salem communications mouthpiece and. Washington cnn in the heat of the political debate over the debt ceiling last week, rep. Yes, cracker is a pejorative but lets not pretend it works to reinforce oppression, as the n word does. I submit that use of the r word, racist, is just as demonstrably racist as use of the n word, the c word cracker, the h word honky, the g word gringo, the p word peckerwood, the other r word redneck, among many, many others and. The neocons lied us into an illegitimate and unwinnable war that has cost over a trillion dollars. I would be very insulted if i were called that word just as an african american would be insulted.
So, this critical discussion clearly did not take place to distract from the gop wave as we facetiously suggested. These stories are not about the nword and cracker the atlantic. In street interviews aired thursday, cnn found that whites are not as offended by the term cracker as they are by the nword. I am of the firm belief that if you are not a member of the community that the terms are directed to, you dont get to use those terms. If cracker had the same level of offense to it as the n word, then cracker would be referred to as the c word. The word hacker gets used in a pejorative sense by journalists an awful lot. Euphemizing cracker as the cword indexes cracker as a racist slur, and by extension discursively constructs the phenomenon of reverse racism. Don lemon and sunny hostin argue about nword duration.
Cnn is hosting the debate along with telemundo and salem communications. Kendrick lamar chastised a white fan for using the n word during a may 20 performance in alabama. President trump issued a four word reply saturday after several speakers at weekend funerals for singer aretha franklin and u. Cnn had a remarkable discussion panel this weekend, thanks to the presence of george zimmerman and paula deen in the news, in which. In listening to this televised debate, it was realized that some may believe that the word cracker is equally as derogatory, demeaning, and dehumanizing as the n word n ger n ga. So do the british use the word cracker like americans do. Cnn boss jeff zucker defends don lemons n word stunt. Martin, cnn contributor special correspondent, essence magazine. Cracker means something entirely different in florida.
Trump issues 4word reply after criticism at mccain. First of all, he doesnt stand a chance because there is no way hes going to pull that many conservatives away from trump, and secondly a lot of people arent going to know much about walsh vs trump because there arent going to. Trayvon martins friend said he described george zimmerman as a creepyass cracker. The n word is obviously worse than cracker and here is a test to prove it. Do british people use the term cracker or biscuit to. Earlier this evening, cnn anchor don lemon hosted a debate about the difference between the use of the n word and another racial term like. I found a box of cabin biscuits made in england at my local american grocery store, but when i opened it i found crackers.
Kellyanne conway, chris cuomo offtherails cnn interview. Thats why, almost a full week later, the network is still weighing the testimony of martins friend rachel jeantel, who said the florida teenager. A new kind of watchdog journalism reliable sources cnn. Tony maddox executive vice president and managing director of cnn. Jason johnson on the gop civil war between donald trump and paul ryan october 11, 2016 by dr. Word arent bad inherently, theyre symbols that we use to communicate with each other. As an insult, cracker does not threaten the power dynamic that has always existed in our country, where the entire social and political structure is built on white supremacy and privilege. Cnn host chris cuomo and white house counselor kellyanne conway traded verbal jabs at each other in a wild 30minute interview on thursday night. To be sure, he cautions, cracker is not on par with the n word, but it is nonetheless a sharp racial insult that resonates with white southerners even if white northerners dont get it. Cnn decided to have a debate monday july1 over the n word and cracker slurs, and attempted to have a serious discussion over which term was more offensive. When i read about kentucky republican congressman geoff davis using the word boy in reference to sen.
Nice, nice, said santagi, setting the tone like a horny keanu reeves. I live this life every day, seales began, noting the nearconstant street harassment faced by all women in the city. Its ridiculous some grown adults feel like they have to say n word in the context of a discussion involving the use of the word nigger. The gop has already tried targeting women with palin and failed miserably. Cracker conveys history of bigotry that still resonates cnn.
Cracker, sometimes white cracker, is a racial epithet used for white people, used especially against poor rural whites in the southern united states. It is sometimes used in a neutral context in reference to a native of florida or georgia see florida cracker and georgia cracker. According to richard stallman, who proposed the term cracker, the difference is that a cracker breaks the security of computer systems, and a hacker is a person who likes to explore computer systems and master them, in the context of software. Although cracker is mildly offensive, it wasnt and isnt regularly used in society and thus, it does not carry the weight that the n word does. Don king drops n word while introducing donald trump zimmerman trial issues with race don lemon n word racists. Ken jautz executive vice president of cnn, responsible for cnn us. Then all kinds of people will be attracted to them. Earlier this evening, cnn anchor don lemon hosted a debate about the difference between the use of the n word and another racial term like cracker. Barack obama, i immediately thought of a routine, and subsequent book, by comedian cedric the entertainer. Republican trump challenger already getting called out for. Whole foods vs cracker barrel david wasserman, the cook political reports house editor, made headlines when he called the 2012 election a battle between the whole foods shoppers and cracker. Tonight the tenth gop primary season debate takes place in houston texas. Jason lewis has repeatedly demeaned recipients of welfare and government assistance, calling them parasites and scoundrels.
Ive noticed there seems to be this idea that nigger is the penultimate slur, that it is somehow inherently more offensive than others, usually cracker specifically. But still, white people, especially white southerners, keep voting for them. Doug lamborn rco may have crossed the line when he said that being associated with president obama would be similar to touching a tar baby. How offensive the term is also depends on the person. Jason johnson discusses the ongoing civil war within the republican party between speaker paul ryan and republican presidential nominee donald trump. Jason johnson on cnn newsroom with carol costello, dr.
View the latest news and breaking news today for u. Cnn s brooke baldwin tears up after political commentator uses the. Your cooperation in making worldstar a better site is always appreciated. Will the terms beaner, cracker, and nigger among others.
Cnn was the first network to provide 24hour news coverage. With the n word versus cracker debate, we have to discuss the history and power relations at play. Why i cant say the nword theres a difference between simply saying a word that some find obscene and saying one thats been used by an entire culture to dehumanize another. Rangels recent rant against tea party crackers was just. Jeantel told defense attorney don knockknock west that, no, she doesnt consider cracker a racist term. Why can black people say cracker, but white people cant.