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Schema Thing

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8. I just hope the people on the jury have either heard young people speak

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Reply #7)

Thu Jun 27, 2013, 10:04 AM

Jun 2013

...or are smart enough to know that language can change and has changed for her generation. They use "nigga" to mean "man" or "dude" or even "my peeps". They say things an older generation believes to be racist, and yet they have no animosity towards the person they are labeling; it's just a description to them. "Cracker" isn't racist when TM says it, it's actually no different than the dispatcher wanting to know "black, white, or hispanic?".

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The sadness of Rachel Jeantel's testimony [View all] KurtNYC Jun 2013 OP

"creepy-ass cracker" not crazy ass cracker.... Little Star Jun 2013 #1

Changed it. KurtNYC Jun 2013 #2

If she was embelishing her conversation with Trayvon to make it more jury friendly..... Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2013 #7

I just hope the people on the jury have either heard young people speak Schema Thing Jun 2013 #8

"Cracker" isn't even always a derogatory term, although it is often used as such. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2013 #9

didn't know that; interesting bit o' history Schema Thing Jun 2013 #12

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I am hoping that some of those jurors are mothers of.... Little Star Jun 2013 #5

+1 "It's more important for her to come across as honest than educated or brave." KurtNYC Jun 2013 #11

Agree, but to start with - how horrible to be on the end of that phone call MH1 Jun 2013 #4

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I was almost hoping she would just come out and say "I don't read well" KurtNYC Jun 2013 #10

I think she can't read cursive, re: the handwritten letter. trof Jun 2013 #13

Please rectify your comment sunnystarr Jun 2013 #14

I was referring to yesterday (Wednesday) when Knock knock asked her to read KurtNYC Jun 2013 #15