For example, cnn anchor don lemon hosted a segment tonight on the use of the n word,which of course represents a horrible racial epithet for black people, and cracker, which represents white. Hillary clinton called muslims sand nggers in an email leaked by wikileaks. Its ridiculous some grown adults feel like they have to say nword in the context of a discussion involving the use of the word nigger. Weighs in on the rappers that got exposed on talking sht on twitter before they were on, yeezus vs. Frederick law olmsted, a prominent landscape architect from. Cnn had a remarkable discussion panel this weekend, thanks to the presence of george zimmerman and paula deen in the news, in which. The question itself is as stupid as the evidence marshalled. The only reason they do is because some jackasses, now there is a word that should have some weight to it, want the words to have weight. There would seem to be a contingent who feel that martins use of cracker was the equivalent of a white persons using the nword. If cracker had the same level of offense to it as the nword, then cracker would be referred to as the cword. Omarosa says trump is a racist who uses nword the guardian. The nword is obviously worse than cracker and here is a test to prove it. Bun b is done with tiger king star joe exotic after asking why he cant say the n word.
Bun b is done with tiger king star joe exotic after asking why he cant say the nword. Of course, it is obvious what cnn thinks being their headline spells out the word cracker but uses nword instead of nigger, although the moderator does actually say. Cnns don lemon said he wanted to have an honest conversation about a collection of taboo words. Washington the trial of george zimmerman, accused of fatally shooting trayvon martin, inevitably and quickly devolved into a contest of who is more racist the victim or the. If i use the nword it could cost me my career cnn video. Cnn is seriously wondering whether cracker is worse than the n.
Cnns brooke baldwin rips antitrump guest for using n. Honestly, i think there are people who go out of their. View cnn world news today for international news and videos from europe, asia, africa, the middle east and the americas. A whole mess of white people like to get worked up about the word cracker, some in the mistaken belief that this will somehow result in permission to use the nword. So well need to travel back in time to begin to understand why white people saying the n word and black people saying cracker are not the same. Euphemizing cracker as the cword indexes cracker as a racist slur, and by extension discursively constructs the phenomenon of reverse racism. With a single phrase, rachel jeantel, that friend of trayvon martins, may have lit a fuse in the trial of his accused killer.
So well need to travel back in time to begin to understand why white people saying the nword and black people saying cracker are not the same. They touched on the issue of privilege the distribution of power, and why racial words against whites will never be the same as the n word. The word cracker was not used to systematically dehumanize crackers as part of a larger plan to keep crackers subservient to the majority power in these united statesbecause, get this, in. With the n word versus cracker debate, we have to discuss the history and power relations at play. Cnn and the problem with the egypt or trayvon question. A panel wondered aloud, for all of us to shake our. Don lemon and sunny hostin argue about nword youtube. Why doesnt cracker have the same weight as the nword. On monday, july 1, 20, cnn aired the special program nword vs cracker. These stories are not about the nword and cracker the atlantic. Cnn had a remarkable discussion panel this weekend, thanks to the presence of george zimmerman and paula deen in the news, in which the chyron read, n word vs cracker. Cnns don lemon and legal analyst sunny hostin have a fiery debate over the use of the nword by president obama and on cnns air. According to the testimony of rachel jeantel, martin referred to george.
Earlier this evening, cnn anchor don lemon hosted a debate about the difference between the use of the n word and another racial term like cracker. Cracker means something entirely different in florida. Cnn, in service of knowledge and desperate for ratings, is going all out on the trayvon martin case and, when its forced to cover something else, paula deens deeply ingrained racism. The nword on the heels of the paula deen controversy and the racial slurs revealed in the george zimmerman trial, cnns don lemon will anchor the n word, a provocative and honest debate. Cracker is not the same as the n word comedy, tragedy or me. With the nword versus cracker debate, we have to discuss the history and power relations at play. The n word special boosts cnn ratings by 90% deadline. The program was broadcast in the midst of the recent allegations of racism against celebrity chef. White people seemed to be up in arms because michael che who is a part of the weekend update team on saturday night live used. Hillary refers to muslims as sand ns in wikileaks dump. Ive noticed there seems to be this idea that nigger is the penultimate slur, that it is somehow inherently more offensive than others, usually cracker specifically. Cnn, in a race to take fox news title as the most embarrassing news network in the land, hosted a debate last night on the nature of two words. Cnn decided to have a debate monday july1 over the nword and cracker slurs, and attempted to have a serious discussion over which term was more offensive. Things got testy on cnn tonight when conservative commentator ben ferguson charged that rappers like trinidad james are profiting off the nword.
Clever cnn combined these two biggest ratingsgetters into one special, the n word, which, maybe most notably, included a 15minute segment mulling, n word vs cracker. It was a good job by don, who kinda pissed me off when he tried to play objective in the beginning like he wasnt black. And both words were used on a really old saturday night live skit. Meet the richest 17yearold responding to soulja boy proving hes about that life. Its one thing when world events are pushed aside for a big domestic story. For those needing a refresher course, here are just a few reasons why cracker doesnt compare to the nword. Earlier this evening, cnn anchor don lemon hosted a debate about the difference between the use of the n word and another racial term like. Which word did they feel was so hurtful, vile, and offensive that they didnt even put it in the title of a segment specifically about that word. Dear white people, you have a weird obsession with the nword. Shorty got the beats put on her in a 1 vs 1 after talking smack on facebook. Donald trump is a racist who has used the nword repeatedly, omarosa manigault newman, once the most prominent african american in the white house, claims in a searing memoir. In street interviews aired thursday, cnn found that whites are not as offended by the term cracker as they are by the nword.
Cnn anchor brooke baldwin savaged a guest on cnn newsroom tuesday, after the guest hurled the nword on the show. It was used derogatorily, and by the mid20th century, particularly in the united states, its usage by anyone other than a black. Graphic language a white guest took some heat after dropping the nword on cnn tuesday during a discussion of the altright and donald trumps top strategist, steve bannon. The debate on whether the n word or cracker is worse was the dumbest thing ive seen on cnn ever. The top of the debate, which is worse, a black person using the term cracker to describe a white person, or a white person using the word nigger to describe a black person. Thats a nod to a martin pal having testified he told her on the phone he was being followed by a creepyass cracker just before he was shot. Powerful video of sports world helping soldiers make emotional returns home to their families.
The reason cnn was comparing the nword with cracker was because the latter was supposedly uttered by trayvon martin. Use of cracker in the court room the defense spent a lot of time on the subject of race on day four implying it was trayvon martin who injected race into the confrontation with george zimmerman by using the term cracker, just before their fatal encounter. With lisa lampanelli finding herself in hot water for using the world nigga in a tweet, the. World news breaking news, videos and headlines cnn. The sluronceremoved and the discursive construction of reverse racism. To be sure, he cautions, cracker is not on par with the n word, but it is nonetheless a sharp racial insult that resonates with white southerners even if white northerners dont get it. As i have stated before in my article, dear white people, this is why i speak on racism, racism is no longer just saying a slur or hating black. Thats why, almost a full week later, the network is still weighing the testimony of martins friend rachel jeantel, who said the florida teenager. Cracker, sometimes white cracker, is a racial epithet used for white people, used especially against poor rural whites in the southern united states. Cracker has also been used as a proud or jocular selfdescription in the past. Last night cnn aired a special called the n word, which was hosted by news anchor don lemon. Cracker does not nearly equate to the nword and this is clear, when even in the question, the nword is not fully typed, while cracker is. Kendrick lamar chastised a white fan for using the nword during a may 20 performance in alabama.
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