From: Chris Fedeli (fedeli@email.msn.com)
Date: Fri Jul 02 1999 - 18:06:28 MDT
Timothy Bates wrote:
>Just as activist gays are currently taking back
>the work queer: you do not have to give up. And
>this, IMHO, is an important battle - it defines a
>culture and a set of consistent principles.
Just a footnote: the word 'cracker' already has a well
accepted meaning within the african american subculture. It
means 'white person', more or less an updated version of the
term 'honkey'.
And this usage has already gained widespread acceptance
among the legions of young, white suburban hiphop-heads who
emulate black culture. This will inevitably hinder attempts
to push the hacker/cracker distinction into the mainstream.
Chris Fedeli
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