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by Commander Cool on May 14th, 2005

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Why is the word "Honky" not as offensive to white people as the word "Nigger" is to black people?

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  • by dmoneythegreat on May 16th, 2005

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    I don't know about you, but I don't really like being called a honkey or cracker. they take more offense because the word was started as a racial slur in the days of slavery and unequal rights.

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    • stop guessing and give some facts

      Saddened

      by Saddened on August 8th, 2005

    • Sounds like a good guess to me.

      Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog

      by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on January 16th, 2006

    • The word actually started as Negra Spanish for Black. it gained its present pronounciation because the Ignoant rednecks could not pronounce it correctly

      Firebrand

      by Firebrand on December 27th, 2006

    • Firebrand - you spelled ignorant wrong. Those must have been the Spanish that were selling the slaves to the colonists and the rest of the world. Actually, ignorant is using the word 'ax' when what you mean is 'ask.'

      Mensa147

      by Mensa147 on May 30th, 2009

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