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Title: Barack Obama uses N-word during discussion on racism – audio (2015)
Post by: Weird Tolkienish Figure on June 04, 2017, 02:56:12 pm
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2015/jun/22/obama-n-word-wft-marc-maron-audio

Any calls to resign?
Title: Re: Barack Obama uses N-word during discussion on racism – audio (2015)
Post by: Cripplecreek on June 04, 2017, 02:57:38 pm
Who cares?
Title: Re: Barack Obama uses N-word during discussion on racism – audio (2015)
Post by: dfwgator on June 04, 2017, 02:58:17 pm
That word is in every (c)Rap song out there.
Title: Re: Barack Obama uses N-word during discussion on racism – audio (2015)
Post by: Weird Tolkienish Figure on June 04, 2017, 02:59:09 pm
Quote from: Cripplecreek on June 04, 2017, 02:57:38 pm
Who cares?

I think people forgot about this.
Title: Re: Barack Obama uses N-word during discussion on racism – audio (2015)
Post by: mountaineer on June 04, 2017, 03:12:15 pm
Yes, remember how outraged Lebron James, Barry Obama or Shannon Sharpe were when the late Sen. Robert C. "Sheets" Byrd said "white n****r"?  Me either.
Title: Re: Barack Obama uses N-word during discussion on racism – audio (2015)
Post by: TomSea on June 04, 2017, 06:02:46 pm
Thanks for hi-lighting this. Obama fans might not want this to be mentioned.

Well, we all have different takes on this issue, the word is strictly prohibited in my vernacular and here, we have people saying it on live tv.
Title: Re: Barack Obama uses N-word during discussion on racism – audio (2015)
Post by: TomSea on June 04, 2017, 06:03:16 pm
Quote from: mountaineer on June 04, 2017, 03:12:15 pm
Yes, remember how outraged Lebron James, Barry Obama or Shannon Sharpe were when the late Sen. Robert C. "Sheets" Byrd said "white n****r"?  Me either.

Good point, Lebron may have been too young then.
Title: Re: Barack Obama uses N-word during discussion on racism – audio (2015)
Post by: TomSea on June 04, 2017, 06:04:19 pm
Quote from: dfwgator on June 04, 2017, 02:58:17 pm
That word is in every (c)Rap song out there.

Yes, with the end of the word changed to "ga"; our neighbors son was saying this, guy is totally into rap and white and his parents had to get after him. I don't think he knew the connotation.