although in North and Central Florida, at least, "cracker" denotes native-born, with no negative connotation.

A chunk of my family moved to Central Florida a few years ago (this not being the side of the family that is FROM Florida) and their native-Floridian neighbors proudly identify themselves (as opposed to the recent arrivals) as Crackers.

It doesn't seem to be dependant on income.

Edit: And so far as I know, only white people. I think I'd bust a gut laughing if I heard a black person refer to him/herself as a 'cracker'.

My family has always used cracker interchangeably with redneck. Mostly it is said to my dad, who considers either to be a compliment. Wacky Southerners.

Myself? My ancestors were North Carolina crackers. And I was born in California, which to those Southerners like my gramps, is "fancy". So I was a fancy cracker.

Which is why one of his terms of endearment for me was "Ritz".

Michelle Obama in the Ita dress:

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Hilarious. I couldn't figure out what was wrong with you, Sue!

My impression was that "cracker" was more about racism than income, but that may be based solely on Bernie Mac in Ocean's 11.

Oh, it's totally racist but it has overtones of "white-trash", too. I just think it's a funny sounding "insult" and am not personally at all insulted by it.

Oh, it's totally racist but it has overtones of "white-trash", too. I just think it's a funny sounding "insult" and am not personally at all insulted by it.

Yeah. I can't remember it precisely, but I think it was Richard Pryor who had a bit about how "Honky never caught on like it was supposed to..."

I can't find the rest of my towels. I have no clue.

I seem to remember an f 18th century literature novel that sued the term crackers as term for poor southern rural people.