Re: How to catch a cracker in the US?

[Warren Bailey <wbailey () satelliteintelligencegroup com>]

So like.. Nerds have a sense of humor all the sudden?? Did I miss a
slashdot post or something?

;)

(and I used nerd lovingly..)

On 3/12/14, 12:48 PM, "William Herrin" <bill () herrin us> wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 2:01 PM, Warren Bailey
> <wbailey () satelliteintelligencegroup com> wrote:
> > Being caucasian myself, I am inherently aware of the terminology
> > "cracker". How a joke relating to catching crackers with "cheese" was
> > translated into a racial slur is completely beyond my comprehension.
>
> Hi Warren,
>
> Were you not aware that in the U.S., every statement you could
> possibly make as well as no statement at all is racist, sexist or in
> some other way impugns anyone wishing to take offense?
>
> The retort, "That's racist!" is made tongue in cheek. Similar to
> Freud's phallic symbols, it's offered in response to the use of any
> word or phrase which has the slightest connection in any context to
> racism. Which is most of them.
>
> If I said, "The snow is falling, covering the dirty city in a layer of
> pristine white," it would be perfectly normal for someone to jokingly
> return, "That's racist!" By describing the *city* as *dirty* and then
> changed not just to *white* but *pristine* white I practically begged
> for it.
>
> When someone says something that actually is racist, we have a whole
> different vocabulary for expressing disgust.
>
> Regards,
> Bill Herrin
>
>
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