I just got up from conversation with a couple of older black men, that I said “well I got to go back to work and start cracking the whip.” And it occurred to me then that it was probably a really insensitive stupid thing to say.
Sadly, it hadn’t occurred to me until it’s already said.
Agree. Sure some phrases should be retired but cracking the whip entirely refers to work animals in the past. But that will likely offend some animal rights group.
I bet the majority of the people here that are offended or could consider that to be offensive are not even if a race that has slavery in their past.