28 Feb 16
Originally posted by phil3000Me neither.
"craker " derogatory term for a white person ?
Coming from England I have never heard this one ( I think I am about too, lol)
So wiki to the rescue!
Cracker, sometimes white cracker or cracka, is a usually disparaging term
for white people,[1] especially poor rural whites in the Southern United States.
In reference to a native of Florida or Georgia, however, it is sometimes used
in a neutral or positive context or self-descriptively with pride
(see Florida cracker and Georgia cracker)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracker_(pejorative)
29 Feb 16
Originally posted by wolfgang59I think you're right, but there's a lot of talk about the diversity of the American culture. It's a melting pot of diversity under the same banner of freedom.
I thought the melting pot analogy alluded to taking many cultures
and producing a single new one. The opposite of diversity.
29 Feb 16
Originally posted by SeitseJust part of the process of melting. There are representative ethnicity in every segment of the American culture from the president on down. By and large. You can't expect a complete meltdown so early in the history of this country. We're just too young yet.
There is no such thing as the melting pot. You can draw the lines between
the ethnically separated areas of every city.
Originally posted by josephwAustralia is a whole heap younger than the US, and our population mix is just as varied, but we don't feel compelled to label our population with an extra tag to show ethnic origin. An Australian is an Australian or an Aussie, period. Labels are discriminatory.
Just part of the process of melting. There are representative ethnicity in every segment of the American culture from the president on down. By and large. You can't expect a complete meltdown so early in the history of this country. We're just too young yet.
Originally posted by KewpieAnd your inference is what? That Australians are better than Americans?
Australia is a whole heap younger than the US, and our population mix is just as varied, but we don't feel compelled to label our population with an extra tag to show ethnic origin. An Australian is an Australian or an Aussie, period. Labels are discriminatory.
I think you misunderstand why we refer to our ethnic origins in our labeling. After all it is those of diverse ethnic origins that label themselves as such. What is wrong with that? We're all Americans here. There's nothing wrong with identifying oneself with his or her ethnic heritage. It's part of what makes America great.
01 Mar 16
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Originally posted by josephwThis I agree with. It's just the way American culture is, it's not an indicator of discrimination, even though it would be seen that way in other countries (nevertheless it seems clear from a multitude of reliable sources that discrimination is quite a problem in America).
And your inference is what? That Australians are better than Americans?
I think you misunderstand why we refer to our ethnic origins in our labeling. After all it is those of diverse ethnic origins that label themselves as such. What is wrong with that? We're all Americans here. There's nothing wrong with identifying oneself with his or her ethnic heritage. It's part of what makes America great.
01 Mar 16
Originally posted by NoEarthlyReasonI agree, it is. Maybe more or less than it is elsewhere. Plus, I don't think it's getting any better.
This I agree with. It's just the way American culture is, it's not an indicator of discrimination, even though it would be seen that way in other countries (nevertheless it seems clear from a multitude of reliable sources that discrimination is quite a problem in America).