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Flat out, if blacks are calling you this, it is racist. Blacks call each other...(you fill in the blank), but if a white person does it they will punch you in the face. Same thing with "cracker" on the opposite end. Bottom line is it is racist, but I would just ignore it, I do. No need to add to more ignorance...
What if a black Australian does it?
OR a white Australian calls a white American a cracker?
So if a black person calls a white person a racially derogatory name, it's no big deal. And if the white person makes mention of it, he's trying to stir up racial crap.
I reckon it's possible there'd be confusion and perhaps eventually some understanding that it is meant as a compliment and then probably some giggling about the whole thing.
Although I'm sure there'd be people who would assume offence immediately and either chuck a hissy OR stick their nose up in the air and wander off muttering about ignorance. (WHICH, no offense, I would find incredibly funny and ironic! )
I guess for me it would get down to the usual thought process. If someone called me a cracker here I would most likely assume it was a compliment depending on context and delivery AND if someone called me cracker over there I'd probably smile and make a joke and see if I could find out what it is they meant. In either scenario I'm most likely not going to get offended or assume racism as soon as I hear it simply because my experience with the word is different. AND I guess even if it does turn out to be that the person delivering the word IS being racist well **shrug** I'd still probably laugh it off and change the subject.
So you can cite some historical reference and conclude it's not derogatory when spoken today??? Surely you don't believe that, do you?
I am from South Carolina, where cracker is derogatory. I've observed that white southern people in Georgia and Florida referred to themselves as crackers. "Georgia cracker" or "Florida cracker" are somewhat common terms in south georgia and north florida, they can be a term of endearment, like cajun people who call themselves "Coonasses."
I can't bring you up an academic study for this, sorry.
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I am not racist whatsoever, so I really do not pay attention to it that much.
