# In BBQ, why mod a hint at a racist joke but not an actual racial slur? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 26, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-bbq-why-mod-a-hint-at-a-racist-joke-but-not-an-actual-racial-slur/942970 "2021-05-26T17:49:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 42
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-bbq-why-mod-a-hint-at-a-racist-joke-but-not-an-actual-racial-slur/942970/42 "2021-05-26T23:43:54Z")
I wasn’t offended by the slur, but the context, that supposedly my wife and child hate me and think I’m a “cracker”, was awfully obnoxious. But it’s the Pit; being extremely obnoxious isn’t necessarily against the rules. > [@I Pit damuriajashi and DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disingenuous-racist-bigoted-posters-damuriajashi-demontree/928300/573): > > I already did, but even if I went back and got you a page full of cites, it wouldn’t matter. You would make some excuse and the members of your tribe would ignore your transgressions either because they only care about the tribe or they don’t want to get attacked the way MaxS way attacked by Mr. Dibble. I think you probably owe your black and hispanic (and asian if you have them) relatives and apology. But that’s between you and your conscience. I suspect they will forgive you. I suspect t… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-bbq-why-mod-a-hint-at-a-racist-joke-but-not-an-actual-racial-slur/942970)._