Jackson used N-word in off-air remarks: Fox News

Thursday 17th July, 10:31 AM JST

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usaexpat at 11:51 PM JST - 17th July

Westurn, according to my handy little Webster's Dictionary circa 1931. If you check the internet you would only find the racial defintion as that is all the word means now days. Where did you get your defintion by the way, I've never heard it.
usaexpat at 12:09 AM JST - 18th July

Westurn I stand corrected, I did find that definition by checking the etymology of that word. ROT is correct as that definition is of Norwegian origin. I stand corrected as well as my definition was an outgrowth of the racial slur.
USNinJapan2 at 12:36 AM JST - 18th July

I don't see any mention of it here but didn't Jesse also say in the same taped conversation that he also wants to, 'cut his (Obama's) nuts off.'? How stupid is Jackson? I mean, he sitting in a studio during a taping of a show and he's miked and all...
nandakandamanda at 12:40 AM JST - 18th July

SSNinJapan, so you can use the word and no-one else can? Nuts...
Helter_Skelter at 03:39 AM JST - 18th July

Many in the African American community still use it denoting themselves.

True, blacks do call eachother by the N word, but usually the ghetto crowd. Hard for me to imagine Condolleezza Rice and Colin Powell greeting eachother with "hey n***** wad up?!"
adaydream at 05:08 AM JST - 18th July

No use in posting, reposting or abreviating the word. It's vulgar.

Jackson just hurts himself. Nobody else. < :-)
Badsey at 06:40 AM JST - 18th July

takes one to know one.

Many people are bitter about Obama these days, change is hard for the establishment I guess.
Sarge at 07:20 AM JST - 18th July

"It's vulgar"

Yeah, but it's also hilarious in certain situations, like, in Die Hard 3 when McClane walks around Harlem wearing that sign the terrorist ordered him to wear:

"I hate N______"

Everyone in the theatre laughed.
bushlover at 07:44 AM JST - 18th July

Wow it's become like the "M" word in japanese. Except by those who truly are one. I have nothing against 'black' people (is that ok to say these days?) but I hate double standards when they are the only people who are allowed to use it. "Yo whitey what up?", We have become so politically correct that we can't even quote what Jackson said. I'm sure this will get pulled. We just can't have it in print either. It's so bad and anyone using it or spelling it are well... just evil. Now if we could only have that witch hunt on rap singers...
Zen_Builder at 08:01 AM JST - 18th July

I might get hated for this.

But, IMHO, by continiously bringing up this issues in the media you are propagating what should have been gone decades ago.

To me it looks like people try and want to enforce their personal status(call it superiority) by using such words to refer to themselves or others in their group. Kind of like saying I can use it and you can't touch me.

Controversy sells for sure but I read a LOT of stories like that from the USA that yet claims to be most cultural diversity, integration, harmony, etc. Yet, similar stories don't come from other countries

Sorry,　to say it don't look like it from the outside the stereo-types are still well and truly alive and many will use them to enrich/further themselves. Talking about rappers, etc.

This is not a thing only used by african-americans but also used by other groups.

Race like religion, etc still seems to be big issues in the USA. In my home-country I don't even know the faith of our leaders(don't matter either).

Actually as a matter of fact if they state their faith and publicly declare that their decision is based on it they are goners. This for me is separation of state and church, I elect an official for his capabilities/political views NOT for his religious or race views or even sex.

Going back to the current US election I see a lot of fuss over racial/religion/sex issues and those IMO divide the people more than give a proper picture of what the candidates stand for politically.

Just my view.
bushlover at 08:29 AM JST - 18th July

How come I've never heard of the term African-Canadians, European-Americans, African-Jamaicans? I love the world of political correctness. So out to define itself decade after decade.
JoeBigs at 11:42 AM JST - 18th July

RepublicofTexas The original N-word is of Latin origin and was used to denote a d ark-skinned person (not necessarily derogatory at the time) The word meaning petty and cheap is of Norwegian origin and is completely unrelated.

You sir are coooooorrect! RoT that was RIGHT,　the word comes from latin to mean dark or black.

My Great grand Mother was black, and in the country of my birth anyone who is black is called negro. When using this term it is not offensive nor is it taken as so. I call most of my cousins Mi Negro and we take no offense when we do this. But this is for another subject some other time.

Now that that is out of the way, can we get back to ole Rev Jackson and his insult of Obama and the reasons why he did insult him more than one time?
skipthesong at 05:56 PM JST - 18th July

My Great grand Mother was black, and in the country of my birth anyone who is black is called negro."

que pais?(No puedo escribir en espanol).

Here is what is troubling, as Joe points out. In other countries, this is not so much an issue. In the states it seems to be made an issue for various reasons. I have no objection if you find it offensive, but if you want to word to go away, it needs to be killed. What happens if a young kid picks up a rap song or hears one on the radio. How is he supposed to know why blacks can say it but no one else can (BTW, we use it all the time amongst our in-groups in Miami, we don't fear any onslaught). What do you say to your kids that hey, you can listen to this song, but DON'T repeat the word at all.?

Are we going to need a contract every time one buys a CD or watches a black comedy hour? I do mean US black comedy, black comedy in Spanish is not as raw.
bushlover at 05:22 AM JST - 19th July

Hey Skipthesong? What's up mi negro? Good posts man. yanowwaddamseyin?
JoeBigs at 10:48 AM JST - 19th July

I agree, skipthesong, that was very good.......You from Miami huh, hows Calle Ocho these days, still hoping?

Well I am Cubano from Oriente, odd I thought I posted this last night....Oh well ........Yo soy Cubano de Oriente, que pasa mi negro!