Cracker Barrel's Name Doesn't Have Racist Origins

A tweet by DOMODADONN on Twitter claims that the restaurant Cracker Barrel’s name and logo have racist origins: “Cracker was a slang term for whip. That’s why blacks called whites crackers, from the crack of the whip. A cracker barrel is a barrel that held whips for sale at the country store. You see the whip going from the R to the K? Racism in your face!!”

The post has received over 14k retweets and 40k likes on Twitter. Users responded to the tweet, saying things like “Really makes you think #racism #crackas #whip."

Some users argued that “Cracker Barrel’s were full of crackers. Had nothing to do with whips.”