Ha! Good one. You remind me of my wife... she grew up around klan in GA and uses that word alot.
That phrase has
nothing to do with racism; its origin can be traced to the sixteenth century, whereas the use of the word 'spade' as an ethnic slur has only been around since the early twentieth century.
Funny to as these could easily be made at one of those mall hat embroidery kiosk places.
No doubt such a place was where these OMGR@R3!!1! hats were born.