In America, cracker is a racial slur used against white people but like the term honky, very few white people care less about being called that.
Zach
My understanding is that it is an anti-semetic term (related to matzoh) that has been re-purposed as/mistaken for a racist term against white people.
Much like “stupid” is actually an ablist term, but very few people realize.
Leorale
There are icky terms for us Jews, but cracker isn’t one of them (except insofar as we’re white, these days). Race in America: there’s plenty of weirdness to go around!
kishinD
All those dang Irish immigrants, takin’ our jobs!
Strange how fluid the lines between race seem to be.
Arkadi
And the question remains: crackers and cheese, anyone? ^^
Ka
Actually, the history behind that word is kinda funny. Way back when, a cracker was a braggart (like, cracking wise, or cracking a joke). I think Shakespeare even used it. Eventually the term came to apply to certain early southern American frontiersman, who were apparently known as lawless braggarts, I guess? The name would’ve died out until it revived again as a name for cowboys from Florida and Georgia (also descendants of the above frontiersman), since they didn’t herd with lassos, but instead with whips. Which they “cracked”, of course. Nowadays, it’s kindof a point of pride for some folks, that call themselves Florida Crackers to indicate that they’re descended from those early Floridian (and I guess Georgian) settlers.
Though yes, it has spread elsewhere as a racial slur that few folks actually get offended by.
The more you know!
begbert2
*Every* english term for being unimpressively intelligent is ablist by that measure, since all such terms were used indiscriminately on both fools and the genuinely retarded forever.
Thank gods for political incorrectness or we wouldn’t be able to describe the internet.
Shippy McShipper
Sure you could! “Asshole” is an insult that isn’t sexist, racist nor ableist.
I guess it’ll become politically incorrect when and if we have uplifted animals, but until then, it’s safe.
Somebody
That is not true. It’s okay to call some people stupid. The rude customers on NotAlwaysRight for example chose to be that way. It doesn’t matter if some people have used it for the mentally retarded…the people using it wrong don’t taint the word.
And there are plenty of terms you could use that aren’t racial, gender, orientation, or religion based. Most cursewords that don’t involve female genitalia and variations on shit or turd can get around that.
Somebody
Not it isn’t. Stupid is about the only word for people who believe we’re being controlled be lizard aliens…and crazy but you get the idea. You can’t be prejudiced against someone who thinks cattle are carnivores or tries to stop paying customers from sitting in a theater.
Whittier
It doesn’t have the full power of a racist term because of the race dynamics involved.
Kind of, but that’s an oversimplification. I’m a mobile phone geek, and I’m fascinated by the retrograde tactics the industry uses to market these devices to women. Brand awareness is necessary just to keep up. (The Rhyme was a fascinating, if insultingly sexist, experiment in marketing Verizon Android devices outside the 18-[35? 49?] male demo. It was also a great midrange device for the time. I’ve always been curious about the people who bought it, and it would tell me something about Dorothy were she one of them.)
I find it funny that they(the marketers) feel that things like colour only appeals to women, I like distinctive colours like bright green, orange, yellow, mint or even a nice brown.
I have been searching around for water/shock-resistant phones which have stereo Bluetooth, Micro SD, a decent MP3 player and a good battery life. I don’t care about having a million apps so having my next phone as a smartphone isn’t that important to me.
The best ones I’ve seen are the JCB Toughphones and G-Shock phones, but I might have trouble getting my hands on them.
Well, he didn’t take the opportunity to lecture Amazi-Girl on token female superheroes, but he has the look on his face like he’s going to head straight home and rant about it on the internet…
135 thoughts on “Cheese”
Jen Aside
Paparazzi oh shi
LionHeart
Why oh why did you not go with oh snap?
Jen Aside
To me, “oh snap” goes with VWs =p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcxpbhM0DaA
Wonder Wig
Look Vegeta! The paparazzi….. I must protect my image!!!
Plasma Mongoose
I beat you to that quote by 1 hour and 9 minutes.
Wonder Wig
*sigh I just saw. I came here late tonight. Touche Plasma.
Plasma Mongoose
Oh well, you cant win them all. 😀
NCP19
…she has a wrist communicator/watch? Awesome.
Qwil man
It’s really more of an iphone caddy
Yotomoe
Amazigirl is buzz lightyear!!!
Aizat
Don’t you get it? You see the hat? She is Mrs. Nessbit.
The Other Mike
Years of Academy training wasted!
Aizat
CRACKERS!
Plasma Mongoose
You talking about the snack food or the American slang-term for whites?
Yotomoe
Crackers go great with cheese. but don’t say that to their face.
Aizat
Wait, crackers are a slang term now?
Plasma Mongoose
In America, cracker is a racial slur used against white people but like the term honky, very few white people care less about being called that.
Zach
My understanding is that it is an anti-semetic term (related to matzoh) that has been re-purposed as/mistaken for a racist term against white people.
Much like “stupid” is actually an ablist term, but very few people realize.
Leorale
There are icky terms for us Jews, but cracker isn’t one of them (except insofar as we’re white, these days). Race in America: there’s plenty of weirdness to go around!
kishinD
All those dang Irish immigrants, takin’ our jobs!
Strange how fluid the lines between race seem to be.
Arkadi
And the question remains: crackers and cheese, anyone? ^^
Ka
Actually, the history behind that word is kinda funny. Way back when, a cracker was a braggart (like, cracking wise, or cracking a joke). I think Shakespeare even used it. Eventually the term came to apply to certain early southern American frontiersman, who were apparently known as lawless braggarts, I guess? The name would’ve died out until it revived again as a name for cowboys from Florida and Georgia (also descendants of the above frontiersman), since they didn’t herd with lassos, but instead with whips. Which they “cracked”, of course. Nowadays, it’s kindof a point of pride for some folks, that call themselves Florida Crackers to indicate that they’re descended from those early Floridian (and I guess Georgian) settlers.
Though yes, it has spread elsewhere as a racial slur that few folks actually get offended by.
The more you know!
begbert2
*Every* english term for being unimpressively intelligent is ablist by that measure, since all such terms were used indiscriminately on both fools and the genuinely retarded forever.
Thank gods for political incorrectness or we wouldn’t be able to describe the internet.
Shippy McShipper
Sure you could! “Asshole” is an insult that isn’t sexist, racist nor ableist.
I guess it’ll become politically incorrect when and if we have uplifted animals, but until then, it’s safe.
Somebody
That is not true. It’s okay to call some people stupid. The rude customers on NotAlwaysRight for example chose to be that way. It doesn’t matter if some people have used it for the mentally retarded…the people using it wrong don’t taint the word.
And there are plenty of terms you could use that aren’t racial, gender, orientation, or religion based. Most cursewords that don’t involve female genitalia and variations on shit or turd can get around that.
Somebody
Not it isn’t. Stupid is about the only word for people who believe we’re being controlled be lizard aliens…and crazy but you get the idea. You can’t be prejudiced against someone who thinks cattle are carnivores or tries to stop paying customers from sitting in a theater.
Whittier
It doesn’t have the full power of a racist term because of the race dynamics involved.
Splash*Boogie
I heard this in Ingrid Third’s voice. Am I the only that still remembers Fillmore! ?
Aizat
I remember. Too bad they aired it in 5.00 A.M where I’m from.
Yotomoe
“I must be drunker than I thought. I’m pretty sure Captain marvel with tits was just talking to me.”
Doctor_Who
I thought that was called Mary Marvel.
Usayasha
Or Ms. Marvel for short.
Mkvenner
Meanwhile Billie is passed out in a pool of her own vomit.
Plasma Mongoose
So just a normal night for her then…
Plasma Mongoose
“The Paparazzi! I MUST PROTECT MY IMAGE!!!”
*BOOM!*
Aizat
HEADSHOT!
Plasma Mongoose
It certainly made Amazi-Girl’s hair much shaggier.
Heavensrun
She’s Clark Kenting her hair to avoid tipping off Danny, remember?
Plasma Mongoose
It worked pretty well for 80s Supergirl, minus the colour change that is.
Mkvenner
DEMOPAN!!
Vabolo
1 Stout Shako for 2 Refined!
Aizat
He’s a black Scottish cyclops.
Splash*Boogie
She blew up the cargo hold! AND THE CARGO WAS PEOPLE!
Plasma Mongoose
Technically it was Soylent Green but yeah…
wednesday
HTC Rhyme, or another phone in a purple case?
oh god, why do I care about thatPlasma Mongoose
You have brand-awareness?
wednesday
Kind of, but that’s an oversimplification. I’m a mobile phone geek, and I’m fascinated by the retrograde tactics the industry uses to market these devices to women. Brand awareness is necessary just to keep up. (The Rhyme was a fascinating, if insultingly sexist, experiment in marketing Verizon Android devices outside the 18-[35? 49?] male demo. It was also a great midrange device for the time. I’ve always been curious about the people who bought it, and it would tell me something about Dorothy were she one of them.)
Plasma Mongoose
I find it funny that they(the marketers) feel that things like colour only appeals to women, I like distinctive colours like bright green, orange, yellow, mint or even a nice brown.
I have been searching around for water/shock-resistant phones which have stereo Bluetooth, Micro SD, a decent MP3 player and a good battery life. I don’t care about having a million apps so having my next phone as a smartphone isn’t that important to me.
The best ones I’ve seen are the JCB Toughphones and G-Shock phones, but I might have trouble getting my hands on them.
Conuzor
Its that obnoxious guy from Shortpacked!
Mkvenner
No he’s a completely different person.
Aizat
Bob?
Plasma Mongoose
But he doesn’t look anything like a goldfish.
Yotomoe
He’s gonna tell you why this beer is better than that shitty 2nd gen beer.
Doctor_Who
I could totally see Duncan as a beer snob.
Aizat
“I don’t always drink beer but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis”
Null Set
Duncan seems pretty much the same.
Brasca1
I don’t know alcohol might make him easier to handle. It works for Mike anyway.
RaijinK
Is he still insufferable in this universe?
Well, he didn’t take the opportunity to lecture Amazi-Girl on token female superheroes, but he has the look on his face like he’s going to head straight home and rant about it on the internet…
Brasca1
I wish he would’ve. Amber O’Malley might have to put up with his crap since he’s a customer, but Amazi-Girl doesn’t.
Bekah
I really, really, really like Amb… erm, AMAZI-Girl’s hair a tousled like that.
Yotomoe
permanent sex hair.
David
It’s pretty great, but man do I hate drawing it.
Plasma Mongoose
Is it really that much harder to draw than the rest of the comic?
Plasma Mongoose
She should keep that look, but remember to smooth it out whenever she is in her civilian form.
Splash*Boogie
Sex hair
Plasma Mongoose
The only Sex-Hair I know is Kaoru from Amagami.
secret
so after they bang, Danny’s gonna recognize the hair. yeah ?
Scoops!
You’re assuming she’s going to bang him with her mask off.
Aizat
Danny then appear out of nowhere and snatches the phone.
Xartarin