Posted on Aug 14, 2017
Why is the "N" word against blacks bleeped out during radio shows but the "C" word against whites isn't?
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You can call me cracker all you want. I'll think its funny. It has no real negative emotional impact, present or historical. You might as well call me a wagon wheel. Go for it. If you mean it negatively that probably would say something about you but it has no real emotional impact on me other than to make me sad you are mad at me.
But you can be darn sure I won't be using the N word. That does have a very real negative emotional impact, both present and historical.
But you can be darn sure I won't be using the N word. That does have a very real negative emotional impact, both present and historical.
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As far as what radio decides to air with respect to racial terminology (and within decency standards on public airwaves)--and I would be speculating here--while I get that an insult is an insult, neither "cracker" nor "honky" or any number of white-centric epithets carry as much historic or cultural baggage as dropping the Big N.
Besides--and I can only reference my own experiences here--you're probably as likely if not more so to get a negative reaction dropping the Big N on a white guy as any other white epithet term.
Besides--and I can only reference my own experiences here--you're probably as likely if not more so to get a negative reaction dropping the Big N on a white guy as any other white epithet term.
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If we consider them to be vulgar, both should be censored. If not, neither. We sensor other vulgar language so the same rules should apply to these words. Who decides? I have no clue. I simply don't listen to people who use offensive language regardless of what it is.
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People censor themselves... otherwise the term is Nigger and cracker respectively... It is how people cuck themselves by having other people intimidate them about their language.
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Cpl Benjamin Long
I don't care about the audience... I always learned that when you need to speak you roar and crush everything in your path that would stop you from doing so.
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Cpl Benjamin Long
SGM Erik Marquez - and I was using them as a context.. the fact is that you need to not treat words like an elephant in the room... and the fact is people say things you don't want to hear... when they can't or restricted speak you start throwing punches, stabbing, shooting until you are heard. Break the chains at all costs
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Cpl Benjamin Long
normally I don't use those terms in normal conversation because I think they just sound crass
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Cpl Benjamin Long - Depends on the individual speaking. Not everyone needs to roar like a lion. I've known a few choice individuals that could bring you to tears and never raise their voice. Body language, verbiage, and the overall persona of the speaker dictates how it is received. Some of the most powerful leaders I ever worked for were low-key and almost soft-spoken, but when they were finished there was never any doubt of their expectations. Conversely, I've known many that made a lot of noise and banged fists on the table. When they finished their tirade you had no clue what they expected and had no intent of doing anything they said, because it was clear they were all show and no go.
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SGT (Join to see) I do not believe in censorship by media or government,but if any word is considered offensive to another individual,i do not use it.Self-censorship would be my choice.
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Thanks, sir. Questions like this help me better understand the "why" and "how" to much of our societal norms and taboos. Such topics deserve discussion and not from the bias of mass media.
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I don't understand the vote. Cracker doesn't have the societal impact the "n" word does. Not as much baggage. Cracker has not been used as a word to subjugate me in any way so I basically don't care.
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SSgt Christopher Mortell
No. I get that. I'm simply saying the word cracker doesn't equal the n-word. I think anyone that negatively affected by the word cracker is just looking for something to be pissed about. The n-word is in a whole different category.
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PFC Jonathan Albano
SSgt Christopher Mortell SGT (Join to see) - Fun tidbit about the word "Cracker". It started out as the term used for somebody cracking the whip and later was associated with Caucasians. As such, for somebody to refer to another as a "Cracker" is to imply that person is somehow oppressing them. I for one do take issue with being referred to by this word due to this connotation, however, still do not believe it should necessarily be censored.
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SP5 Peter Keane
SGT (Join to see) - And this is another that is perfectly alright by a female, but let a male say it and look out.
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Honestly, I feel that once a person resorts to name-calling, they have already lost the argument.
Let them continue to lose the argument.
Getting upset, outraged, and throwing a public fit only fuels the divide and those who wish to profit from it.
Let them continue to lose the argument.
Getting upset, outraged, and throwing a public fit only fuels the divide and those who wish to profit from it.
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I had to read to see what "c" word you were referring to. And then it just made me laugh. I have never been called that. I have heard my daughter called the "n" word on many occasions where it was used to inflict harm and hatred tword her. It is a word that is not allowed in my home. I could care less if someone called me a cracker or a cookie or what ever my skin is pretty thick, but you hurt one of my children you will answer to momma bear! The "n" word was not a bad word at one point in time and using it is not a matter of being "p.c." The word has been made vluger by people utilizing the word for hate and meant to cause pain. This has changed the word from a simple discription into an extremely offensive word and "cracker" has not gone through the same process.
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