Funny thing. The phrase ‘cracker’ was invented by rich whites as a slur against poor whites.
Back in the day, cracked corn was used to make hominy grits and corn liquor. Rich folks used cracked corn to feed their pigs. Since they were eating and drinking cracked corn, the poor were ‘crackers.’
Funny thing. The phrase ‘cracker’ was invented by rich whites as a slur against poor whites.
Back in the day, cracked corn was used to make hominy grits and corn liquor. Rich folks used cracked corn to feed their pigs. Since they were eating and drinking cracked corn, the poor were ‘crackers.’
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracker_(term)#Etymology
(which, if you read it, disagrees, saying it comes from the Irish craic)
So Jimmy really did crack corn?
And I don’t care.