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marble falls

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6. My thought, exactly. I just don't get it.

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Mon May 7, 2018, 05:47 PM

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Is it ok to call me a cracker? After all my skin [View all] wasupaloopa May 2018 OP

Keep punching down, DU. bettyellen May 2018 #1

My thought, exactly. I just don't get it. marble falls May 2018 #6

What does punching up or down mean? wasupaloopa May 2018 #14

I'm not here to educate you abot commonly used terminology. BTW, you're on the net. No reason to bettyellen May 2018 #18

Well thanks for putting me in my place wasupaloopa May 2018 #25

I'm using the term correctly, so if you care to learn- go and learn! No one is stopping you bettyellen May 2018 #39

If I give the benefit of the doubt Bob Loblaw May 2018 #62

You're correct. Also I do not, as a habit, give people the benefit of the doubt when it comes to JAQ bettyellen May 2018 #73

I don't know what punching up or down means either. I find giving clarification when asked uppityperson May 2018 #27

It's a fairly long answer, and more easily found and trusted ignorant a person does their own bettyellen May 2018 #41

Thank you. That's along what I thought but didn't want to assume uppityperson May 2018 #44

Of course. I pretty much can tell when someone's genuinely wants to know something bettyellen May 2018 #46

I don't know how common it is, but outside of rising bread Drahthaardogs May 2018 #48

Discussing satire it is super common- a basic concept about speaking truth to power VS bettyellen May 2018 #52

Whatever... Drahthaardogs May 2018 #57

Hmm, joking about isn't always oppression. Punching down is more specific and a better descriptive. bettyellen May 2018 #74

Because it sounds stupid Drahthaardogs May 2018 #75

Because you didn't know about it, it's stupid. Even though it's much more accurate than your bettyellen May 2018 #84

Nah, it just sounds stupid Drahthaardogs May 2018 #86

It's not because anyone is "so educated", LOL. They're just looking for the most accurate terms bettyellen May 2018 #88

Oh yes, bullying isn't oppression Drahthaardogs May 2018 #89

You do understand that these terms are used to describe humour? I'm not even sure you do. bettyellen May 2018 #90

It's " humor", you're on an American political board Drahthaardogs May 2018 #92

So sorry for using the anglicized spelling... glad you could work that out. But punching down bettyellen May 2018 #93

You took time to say you're not here to answer the question? You know what's coming next... Beartracks May 2018 #53

As the poster shows elsewhere in this thread, they don't want to take anyone's word for answers.... bettyellen May 2018 #59

Punching down. Caliman73 May 2018 #33

Those terms mean shit. eom MoonRiver May 2018 #66

I only punch back Loki Liesmith May 2018 #76

* not your problem, so who cares, eh? *. Nice! bettyellen May 2018 #85

I thought "cracker" was a term used WhiteTara May 2018 #2

My take too. I guess I was frogmarch May 2018 #5

Yep, it has nothing to do with the things you eat ProudLib72 May 2018 #42

It dates from the 1780s or before. Igel May 2018 #45

Florida cracker trof May 2018 #55

Very interesting. WhiteTara May 2018 #72

It is. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2018 #81

I was always told that frogmarch May 2018 #3

Yeah that's a just-so story Loki Liesmith May 2018 #77

Sigh... fleabiscuit May 2018 #4

Don't ask this cracker wypipo HopeAgain May 2018 #7

God damn if you didnt take the words straight outta my MOUTH Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #10

Mostly a question of what they'd learn. Igel May 2018 #47

. ismnotwasm May 2018 #8

Cracker is a derisive term created for poor White people by rich White people Caliman73 May 2018 #9

Where did all that come from? wasupaloopa May 2018 #12

Sociology 101, so we have punching down and denigrating the educated... bettyellen May 2018 #16

What the hell are you saying? wasupaloopa May 2018 #20

Sociology? That's like psychology only p- values are even Drahthaardogs May 2018 #50

This thread has become an ignorance is bliss playpen. Have a blankie, take a nap.... bettyellen May 2018 #54

I once had a psychologist say "See we are both scientists" Drahthaardogs May 2018 #58

And non sequitors about psychologists are germane because... oh, they are not! LOL bettyellen May 2018 #60

It was like a chiropractor telling a neurosurgeon Drahthaardogs May 2018 #63

I don't go for being derailed. Start a thread about it if it matters to you. bettyellen May 2018 #65

Well, you were the one who was rather condescending Drahthaardogs May 2018 #67

So you're seriously denigrating sociology as a field of study - or just lashing out because of bettyellen May 2018 #69

It's not exactly the Bastion of Science Drahthaardogs May 2018 #71

Perhaps it is. Is there a problem with that? Caliman73 May 2018 #17

Why does anyone have to accept your view wasupaloopa May 2018 #21

It's a fancy new sociology term. shenmue May 2018 #22

Who says they do? Caliman73 May 2018 #23

I have as much right be preoccupied as anyone. wasupaloopa May 2018 #24

Not planning on going away. Caliman73 May 2018 #26

Answer this without the wise cracks wasupaloopa May 2018 #30

It's a new fangled theory being pushed.. EX500rider May 2018 #36

Systemic racism is a theory now, is it? I can't even. bettyellen May 2018 #49

Institutional racism is not the same as plain racism which can be practiced by anybody.. EX500rider May 2018 #56

Racism is the belief that your own race is superior to others. Caliman73 May 2018 #37

There is that study or poll where a number of white people think treestar May 2018 #35

I've seen the poll. Caliman73 May 2018 #43

Power doesn't work that way. Loki Liesmith May 2018 #78

... but you don't have to call me Johnson..... marble falls May 2018 #11

Sad to see this on DU left-of-center2012 May 2018 #13

Crackers. NCTraveler May 2018 #15

Saltine Americans SaintLouisBlues May 2018 #19

LMAO John Fante May 2018 #28

There it is--levity!!! Sugar Smack May 2018 #31

I'm not sure, but I think you're being divisive EffieBlack May 2018 #29

;) sheshe2 May 2018 #61

Heh. betsuni May 2018 #70

I thought that was only a segment of white people lol treestar May 2018 #32

Here's an interesting article from Wikipedia concerning the term "cracker." Glorfindel May 2018 #34

Yes, that is what I heard the definition came from here in Florida. EX500rider May 2018 #38

We are all crackers with the lights out. nt Kirk Lover May 2018 #40

I'm a vanilla oreo vercetti2021 May 2018 #51

Your fake dead girlfriend says "hi" wellst0nev0ter May 2018 #64

We should address people as they wish to be addressed. Buzz cook May 2018 #68

+1 sandensea May 2018 #82

anyone who calls you a cracker simply for being white, and not knowing your philosophy is a Exotica May 2018 #79

The phrase is short for whip cracker Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2018 #80

Like I said... LexVegas May 2018 #83

I'm a nilla wafer. Oneironaut May 2018 #87

Any slang name besides what you are is wrong sarah FAILIN May 2018 #91