• Dendr0@fedia.io
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    1 年前

    Hilarious that “cracker” is used in a derogatory manner. Especially given it’s origins.

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      1 年前

      The origin of the pejorative use of cracker comes from the south where the poor whites could only afford to eat cracked corn porridge.

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        1 年前

        TIL. I always assumed it was because us whites were the color of saltines