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   Sick Sun (sun@shitposter.world)'s status on Saturday, 06-Jul-2024 12:24:32 JST Sick Sun

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   @arcana @lucy I was born before the Internet so I still have "authoritative" knowledge from media that probably isn't correct at all.
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     ベッサーヴィッサー :verify: :verified: :verified_flashing: (besserwisser@shitposter.world)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jul-2024 18:33:28 JST ベッサーヴィッサー :verify: :verified: :verified_flashing:

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     @sun @arcana @lucy Wikipedia says the origin of the term is disputed. The most likely explanation seems to be a similar origin to "wise cracker", a person who talks/brags a lot. And keep in mind, even if it refers to whip cracking, animals were often also whipped. See the attached picture: "a pair of two crackers". I doubt those two were slave owners.
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