how come i am wihte and i cant say n(i)gg(e)r but black poeple can. AND they can call us crackers
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I believe that because you are white there is a deeper meaning behind that word. most black people use the word ni@#a(not n$%@er) as slang term for homeboy to them it is a different meaning which is a bond between them. i also think most black people feel they have the right to say the word cracker because of what happened in slavery. I personally don't think it's right to use any of them but that's just my opinion.
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you are the new minority.  eventually, maybe you will be considered a minority and reap the benefits.  don't hold your breath. they call you those because they don't have a sound argument to debate you and it is easier to shut you up by calling you those names.  it is meant as a manipulative control.  they can stop your freedom of speech by calling you those names.  and they don't have to prove their point with sound logical factual debate
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Ignorance.  I live in a community with a large black population and I never hear educated blacks use the word.  The whole "term of endearment" is BS.  Why would anyone refer to themselves in a negative way?  Its a learned response from a household that is probably poor and uneducated.  The truth is that there are many such households in our country.
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Most black people do not use that word. You hear a few people say that & you group everyone in the category. Calling each other the "N" word is like when female friends call each other the "B" word. It's not a problem until someone outside of their circle tries to do it. Don't try to understand it. Just don't do it. The "N" is not offensive because of the actual word. It was because the person using that word could beat you, scream at you, disrespect you & accuse you of stuff you didn't do. And then they would call you that name while doing it. That's why when a black person hears that words, it triggers a defense mechanism.
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In the last form I filled out I was referred to as               Non-Hispanic White. How's that for racism?\nAn implication that I am lacking as I am not a member of this group or that group. I have Black friends who also have problems with the hyphenated Americanism implying they are not "fully" American.\n\n I am Irish,\nNorwegian,\nEnglish,\nFrench,\nScottish,\nGerman-American :)\nThey would not let me hyphenate the whole way, they kept cutting it off at French, even when I used commas instead of hyphens
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It is not OK. I don't call a white person Cracker. First of all, it would make me look like the biggest degenerate alive.  Secondly, I would be a hypocrite because i'm promoting racism and I'm black.\n\nI do know what you're referring to. I've seen blacks call white people this name often and the only thing I can think of is that some people feel they have a GO card because they're black and the whole history of racism/slavery thing..Unfortunately, this only perpetuates the problems and further points out our tainted history.\n\nI'm black and engaged to a white man and we have a beautiful daughter so I would never call a white person a racist name for the sake of my daughter's budding identity.
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I don't know how long the word "cracker" has been used to refer to whites, but I remember back clearly 50 years, and to my knowledge it wasn't used then.  I only first saw it being bantered around here in Q&A, actually.\n\nThese names make little difference.  White trash is the same as the N word.  It applies to certain people and to others it doesn't.  The fact that some people put such stock in a word, mystifies me, but to keep the peace we probably should publicly go along with it.  What becomes more serious, I  imagine is when the names change often; even within generations...  N to colored, to negro, to black, to people of color, to Africian American, all within  one lifetime becomes a bore.  I don't think scienfically the race name has ever change (I may be wrong).  Whites are caucasion,  blacks are still negroes (I think), I believe Asians are Asians. And the intigious peoples of the world as well are intigious peoples of their region.\nAnd then you start mixing religions in with race names and it is truly ridiculous.  Muslim isn't a race, neither is Buddhist; Jew may be a race of people (members genetically of the 13 tribes, I suppose) or a religion (like Liz Taylor)\nAll this sensitivity is probably not very helpful to anyone's self esteme or human relations in general.\n\nAnd then finally, there's a difference between racism, and picking and choosing the people you want to associate with.  Generally in America we do it by educational levels, intelligence and economic standing.  Those people who don't fit into what we consider civilized behaviour within the group we belong, are usually, and properly so, excluded from our A List for cocktail parties.
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Some of them have their under ware in a bundle!!!!\nPlus most of them have to look up the words you use You are  a funny asker! They most likely don't know the meaning of your name.
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You do know that when you say "I'm not a racist, I have black friends" it makes people a tad suspicious.\n\nAnymoo, as an African American I must say...\n\nBoth are offensive and idiotic. I wish all those words would not be used anymore. News flash, it isn't cool.
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You know, it isn't the word itself, it is what you mean when you say it.  So if you use Bushaka instead of the N word, then in essence it is just as bad as the N word if you actually mean the N word.  Remember, "negro" means "black" in Spanish, "niggardly" means "cheap" although it has nothing to do with the N word.  However, if you tell someone they have taken a niggardly approach to something, they will be insulted if they don't know what the word means. If you call some Black people "Colored" today they will want to skin you alive, but back in the 60's, many Black people preferred the term.  So, remember, it isn't the word itself, but what you mean by the word.
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I'm half-black, half-white, and I prefer to be called biracial. \nYou say Mulatto isn't offensive, but actually, it can be to some people, so it's best if it's not used.\nI also know that I've been called an Oreo before. It doesn't offend me too much, it is kind of true (and I like oreos), but I know some people find it offensive, so only use it if you know the person wouldn't mind.\nAlso, I do not look black, contrary to what people are saying. We are not black, we are not white. We do not look black, either, to an observant person. Please, just say biracial, and you should satisfy everyone.
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The word you are referring to was a place people were from. Thats how at that time they were labeled, by where they had been taken from. It didn't originate with 2 G's but one as in Niger. But over time thats how all african americans became reffered to. In all honesty, it might not mean as much as it does had it not been used the way it was. But because it was said with such hate and disgust it became a new curse word. And I think the reason that african americans can use to word on each other without being offended is this. Not all of us are like them and we can't say that we know how it is to be them. So for someone of a different race to say it to them is to be discriminated against.
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HELL NO!!!!  BE PROUD OF WHAT COLOR YOU ARE...YOU HAVENT TRIED TO PUT OTHER RACES DOWN...YOU HAVENT SAID YOU WERE BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE...BUT THEY DO IT ALL THE TIME AND DONT GET CALLED RACIST!   THEY ARE MORE RACIST THAN ANY WHITE PERSON (EXCLUDING KKK)    HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU SEEN A BUNCH OF WHITE KIDS JUMPING ON A BLACK KID?  NONE!\nHOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU SEEN A BUNCH OF BLACK KIDS JUMPING ON ONE WHITE KID?  A BUNCH\nAND THEY CALL US "CRACKERS" AND "GRINGOS OR WEDOS" BUT IF WE SAY NIGGER THEN OOOOHHH NOOOO! ITS ONLY OK IF THEY SAY IT AND NOT US,HUH?\nSO YOU TELL ME WHO IS THE RACIST ONES?
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in other questions i have answered i probly sounded racist but i just speak my mind but i think that we shood all just mix i dont see why not
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the reality of it is once people hear black that's all that counts. No matter what your complextion is ... Sorry dude but why don't you just stop telling them all together what your are and let them guess since, they seem to know more than you anyway. (you tell them one thing and they tell you something different!)\nAsk them "why ask if you already know the answer or at least think you know?" that should shut them up. And you Are 1/8 black and 7/8ths something else.
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I find that really strange too! I do not go around saying that i am German-American. I am American and so are those black Americans. JUST AMERICAN.
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no one should say it, it's derogatory, but we get more when a white person says it than a black person because of the history behind the word. it was used to humiliate and honestly it still does. I don't use it and I get pissed when anyone calls me that.