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vVWARLOCKVv t1_je8nto3 wrote

You know what racial slurs are still 100% acceptable for any race to say? What words you can use to describe a particular color of skin that nobody, not even people of that skin color, care about?

All of the white ones. Cracker, honky, whitey, redneck, hillbilly. There's absolutely zero stigma surrounding these terms, even today. So while Washington's football team has to change its name, and brands like Land O' Lakes and Aunt Jemima are removing racially charged images from their packaging, good ol' Cracker Jacks is still standing tall. In fact, they're including women in their racial slur popcorn now, too.

This comment is 100% for humor, so please DO NOT take it seriously. I'm all good with those terms sticking around. It's just what pops into my mind every time I see the word "cracker". Removing the word cracker from anything is a ridiculous idea which should not be entertained.

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Yoloswaggit420 t1_je8mf6x wrote

The athletic position is just slightly bending your knees to give you a lower center of gravity. Look at how linebackers/cornerbacks line up in football or you'll see the stance of a defender in basket ball where their knees are bent and hands up or on thighs. Obviously your hands are wiping your butt in this scenario lol

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Shufflepants t1_je8m4oq wrote

Supermarket's don't produce anything. They buy stuff from distributors or producers and then resell it. Are you suggesting supermarkets you go to are buying things for x and then selling it for 4*x, or are you suggesting that they buy it for x and then sell for (x+c)*4 where c is a proportional amount of all their other costs?

I'm talking about profit margins which subtract out all their costs. Everything I can find says that grocery stores typically operate on 1%-3% profit margins. Nowhere near the absurd rate you're suggesting.

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