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  • ignorant ass people
  • People with very small minds and very big opinions of themselves
  • Cracker actually means a native Floridian Nigger is a Redneck pronounciation of the Spanish word Negra meaning Black
  • The word nigger came from the the spanish word negro and latin word niger and enlish combined it to become "Nigger" But when it was in use back then it was no different than calling a spanish person spanish, it was influence and society that made it become deragatory.
  • I answered the "Cracker" question at some length here: http://www2.answerbag.com/a_view/523258 As others have explained, "nigger" comes from the Latin-based languages like Italian and Spanish, "negro" merely meaning black. "Negro" was used as a polite word here in the U.S. by most people for hundreds of years. However, "nigra" was the way some people said it, partially as part of their regional accent and partially to show disrespect by shortening and being careless with the word. "Nigra" is insulting; "nigger," the next evolution of the word, is VERY insulting. "Negro" fell out of favor in the 20th Century when Black people began to decide they wanted to choose what they should be called. "Colored person" and "person of color" and "African-American" and "Afro-American" have all had their time of fashion. "Black," originally considered somewhat rude, came into use in the 1960's, during the civil rights era, and was made extremely popular by the late James Brown in his anthem "Say It Loud (I'm Black And I'm Proud)." I use black or Black, because I was alive then and remember keenly how people were willing to die for the right to define their own identity. Also, Black covers more people than African-American. It covers people who came over recently from Africa, it covers people who came over from Jamaica and Haiti, and it covers the descendants of the Africans kidnapped into slavery in our early centuries. These groups are not all the same culturally, but all experience the same skin-color discrimination regardless of their original culture, and so, for the kind of work I do, it's best to have one word that includes all three subsets.
  • This is what I found. Hope it is helpful. crack'er, n, 1. One who or that cracks; specifically, (a) a firecracker; (b) a grinding machine for raw rubber; (c) a person who breaks flints; (d) a braggart [Obs] 2. A hard-baked biscuit, thin and crisp. 3. One of a class of low whites of southern United States. nig ger, n. 1. A contemptuous term applied to a member of the black race. [Colloq.] 2. A person of color, especially a native of the East Indies, [Colloq.] 3. The larva of a ladybird. 4. A donkey engine. [Colloq.] The term cracker was thought to have originated from Don West's poem "Look Here, America". It comes from the term corncracker. Anyone remember the song "Jimmy Crack Corn"? http://athena.english.vt.edu/~appalach/essaysA/cracker.htm Etymology From Latin niger, "black". Most of the romance languages (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese...) have the word "negro" meaning "black" (in colour) derived from the Latin "niger". During the period in America's history when black workers were shipped to America to work as slaves, this word came to be adopted from the Hispanic South American languages to describe a person of dark skin. Essentially, a "negro" person simply means a "black" person. Through constant repetition of the Spanish word in the American accent, it seems likely that the word was corrupted from "negro" to "niggero" to simply "nigger". The term "nigger" has taken on pejorative qualities as it implies not only darkness of skin, but a general lack of intelligence and sophistication. At the time of the word's origin, various English speaking North American settlers who set cultural standards considered black people fundamentally inferior and less civilized. The term is generally considered offensive to black people not only because it singles them out on the basis of their skin colour, but also, because of its origin, it carries connotations of slavery, inferiority and oppression. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nigger
  • The cracker word comes from the just what it says,plain white salt cracker! Yes the word negro is Spanish but the word nigger is a combantion of ignorent & negro!
  • cracker: 1440, "hard wafer," but the specific application to a thin, crisp biscuit is 1739. Cracker-barrel (adj.) "emblematic of down-home ways and views" is from 1877. Cracker, Southern U.S. derogatory term for "poor, white trash" (1766), is from c.1450 crack "to boast" (e.g. not what it's cracked up to be), originally a Scottish word. Especially of Georgians by 1808, though often extended to residents of northern Florida. "I should explain to your Lordship what is meant by crackers; a name they have got from being great boasters; they are a lawless set of rascalls on the frontiers of Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas and Georgia, who often change their places of abode." [1766, G. Cochrane] http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=cracker nigger: 1786, earlier neger (1568, Scot. and northern England dialect), from Fr. nègre, from Sp. negro (see Negro). From the earliest usage it was "the term that carries with it all the obloquy and contempt and rejection which whites have inflicted on blacks" [cited in Gowers, 1965]. But as black inferiority was at one time a near universal assumption in Eng.-speaking lands, the word in some cases could be used without insult. More sympathetic writers late 18c. and early 19c. seem to have used black (n.) and, after the American Civil War, colored person. Also applied by Eng. settlers to dark-skinned native peoples in India, Australia, Polynesia. The reclamation of the word as a neutral or positive term in black culture, often with a suggestion of "soul" or "style," is attested first in the Amer. South, later (1968) in the Northern, urban-based Black Power movement. Variant niggah, attested from 1925 (without the -h, from 1969), is found usually in situations where blacks use the word. Nigra (1944), on the other hand, reflects a pronunciation in certain circles of Negro, but meant to suggest nigger, and is thus deemed (according to a 1960 slang dictionary) "even more derog. than 'nigger.' " Slang phrase nigger in the woodpile attested by 1800; "A mode of accounting for the disappearance of fuel; an unsolved mystery" [R.H. Thornton, "American Glossary," 1912]. Nigger heaven, "the top gallery in a (segregated) theater" first attested 1878 in ref. to Troy, N.Y. " 'You're a fool nigger, and the worst day's work Pa ever did was to buy you,' said Scarlett slowly. ... There, she thought, I've said 'nigger' and Mother wouldn't like that at all." [Margaret Mitchell, "Gone With the Wind," 1936] Used in combinations (e.g. nigger-brown, nigger-head, nigger-toe) since 1840s for various dark brown or black hues or objects; euphemistic substitutions (e.g. Zulu) began to appear in these senses c.1917. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=nigger
  • NEGRO/BLACK should NOT be applied to PEOPLE...PERIOD.+ NEGRO - Origin from the Greek word NECRO which means DEAD. Latin is based on Greek and Spanish is derived from Latin. Please read the "eye-opening" piece CREATION OF THE NEGRO below. Every human being needs to FULLY understand the true origin and the definition, of these dehumanizing labels as applied specifically to Africans and further to all people of colour worldwide. Notwithstanding, the lasting effects deeply embedded in their physce and cultures. Never mind those who today still perpetuate it's use,beliefs = stereotypes (regardless of race), in America and elswhere. Secondly, the use of the word NEGRO as a term of endearment does NOT change its origin. And most definitely cannot be equated to "calling a Spanish person Spanish". Ironic yet irrelevant. An American Citizen of 24yrs, I am a multicultural person (African/Portuguese father -Portuguese/African/Carib Indian mother) born in Trinidad, West Indies, where the societal effects of British Colonization are evident today as well as in other Caribbean isles. Ignorance is bliss. Knowledge is power. We are all part of one race - THE HUMAN RACE. CREATION OF THE NEGRO Compiled by Ayinde Extracts from: The name "negro" its origin and evil use: Richard B. Moore http://www.raceandhistory.com/historicalviews/negro.htm The name that you respond to determines the amount of your self worth. Similarly, the way a group of people collectively respond to a name can have devastating effects on their lives, particularly if they did not choose the name. Asians come from Asia and have pride in the Asian race' Europeans come from Europe and have pride in Europe accomplishments. Negroes, I am to assume, come from negroland-a mythical country with an uncertain past and an even more uncertain future. Since negroland is a myth, where did the myth of the negro originate? The key to understanding what a negro is, is to understand the definition of that word and its origin. The word negro is Spanish for black. The Spanish language comes from Latin, which has its origins in Classical Greek. The word negro, in Greek, is derived from the root word necro, meaning dead. What was once referred to as a physical condition is now regarded as an appropriate state of mind for millions of Africans. Historically when the Greeks first traveled to Africa 2,500 years ago, the Egyptian civilization was already ancient. The Great Pyramid was over 3,000 years old and the sphinx was even older. Writing, science, medicine and religion were already a part of the civilization and had reached their zenith. The Greeks came to Africa as students to sit at the feet of the masters, and to discover what Africans already knew. In any student / teacher relationship the teacher can only teach as much as the student is capable of understanding. Egyptians, like other Africans, understood that life existed beyond the grave. Ancestral worship is a way of acknowledging the lives of the people who have come before you, and their ability to offer guidance and direction to the living. Temples were designed as places where the ancestors could be honored and holidays (Holy Days) where the ancestors could be honored, and holidays (Holy Days) were the days designated to do so. The Egyptians had hundreds of temples and hundreds of Holy Days to worship their ancestors. The Greeks thought the Africans had a preoccupation with death. The act of ancestral worship became known as necromancy or communication with the dead. The root word necro means dead. Another word for necromancy is magic - that Old Black Magic which was practiced in Ancient Africa. When the Greeks returned to Europe, they took their distorted beliefs with them and the word negro evolved out of this great misunderstanding. Less than 300 years after the first Greeks came to Egypt as students, their descendants returned as conquerors. They destroyed the cities, temples and libraries of the Egyptians and claimed African knowledge as their own. Not only was the African legacy stolen, but also the wholesale theft of African people soon followed. With the birth of the slave trade, it became necessary to dehumanize Africans and devalue their historical worth as a people in order to ensure their value as slaves. So there you have it, the negro - a race of dead people with a dead history and no hope for resurrection as long as they remained ignorant of their past. This was a triple death - the death of the mind, body, and spirit of the African people. It was strictly forbidden for negro slaves to learn to read and write. Such knowledge was the key to liberation and was placed firmly out of reach. As negroes became educated, however, they sought to redefine themselves. The evolution of the word negro from colored, to black, to African represents a progression of self-awareness. As a free people, we have a responsibility to educate ourselves and rediscover our Identities. Knowledge of self is the key to unlocking the door to the future. Books: The name "negro" its origin and evil use: Richard B. Moore African Origins of Civilization: Cheikh Anta Diop Stolen Legacy: George James G.M. The Destruction of Black Civilization: Chancelor Williams From the Browder File: Compiled & written by Anthony T. Browder
  • wow i thought somebody would have got it right while almost everybody got the term nigger right the term cracker has been missed totaly the term comes from the field bosses put in charge of the black slaves who kept them in line with a whip and would walk the fields and crack the whip to intimadate them hints the term cracker by the way the term honky comes from whites that would drive thru black neighborhoods and blow there car horns at the blacks
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  • low lifes.
  • "N" is a throwback to the last days of the slave trade, as Spain were the last to sell slaves. They were referred to as "Negros" (Neh-grows, as it's pronounced in Spanish). Over time, rednecks bastardized the pronounciation. No idea where "cracker' came from. Both are used by really stupid people anyway.
  • The term cracker was originally the blacks derogatory term for the whites based on the sound a whip makes. interestingly enough, it did not actually catch on until slavery was outlawed in the US
  • I thought that many slaves were taken from Nigeria, pronounced "Niger" in French, and that gave rise to the term "nigger". After reading all the responses I now need to go do some reasearch.
  • Calling me a cracker in no way affects me. Crackers are great in soup or chili.
  • The word 'nigger' evolved from the Latin niger, a good word which meant black and was later corrupted through Spanish by Americans who used it to identify the sub-Saharan people who were being enslaved. The Italians from whom the Latin language orinated dumped the word somewhat and replaced it with nero which was the name of the emperor who fiddled while Rome burned. In turn, Italiass refer to the fifth emperor as Nerone or "big ugly Nero". Guess to what the Roman Emperor Commodus gave his name? If this is too difficult to figure out, sit on the potty for a while and think. It will eventually come to you. Helvius
  • nigger ..noun [Dialect or Slang]Negro USAGE -originally,simply,a dialectal variant of Negro,the term nigger today is acceptable only in black English;in all other contexts it is generally regarded as vitually as taboo because of the legacy of racial hatred that underlies the history of its use among whites ,and its continuing use among a minority of speakers as a viciously hostile epithet!!! (hey , is cracker an underlying racial hatred word? because of its maybe, vicously hostile epithet? maybe it would be acceptable if only used in white english? both are wrong and socially and politically incorrect...both come from people who have hate and scorn for others.... cracker...earlier sense "braggart,boaster...5)POOR WHITE: contemptuous term... comtemptuous ...FULL of contempt;scornful;disdainful
  • From uneducated hillbillies.
  • I remember looking up the word nigger and apparently it's just short for a black man from africa so I really don't see why it's offensive because blacks say it all the time. However I just think it's media biasing again, the word is not offensive unless you make it offensive and blacks have an attitude problem when it comes to describing them,if you ask me making the word offensive just makes it more so. If the word was used liberally then it would lose it's power and no one would care anymore.

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