'Cracker' conveys history of bigotry that still resonates

The Philadelphia Tribune ^ | July 2, 2013 | Tom Foreman

[okie01]

My grandmother, born in about 1880 told me that ladies didn't get suntanned. I remember thinking how strange that was but now I understand what she meant. :)

As my grandmother put it: Horses sweat, gentlemen perspire, ladies glow.

[Aunt Polgara]

Do you recall that Rachel said something about Zimmerman being a “pervert”?

It would appear that Rachel did not interpret the comment as a “crazy-ass cracker,” but as a “crazy ass-cracker,” a whole different kind of pejorative.

[Ditter]

Are you my long lost cuz? I think we had the same grandmother! And we have almost the exact same sign up date August ‘98! :)