Dr. Laura Apologizes for Shocking N-Word Radio Rant
http://tv.gawker.com/5611670/dr-laura-apologizes-for-shocking-n+word-radio-rant
Yesterday, Dr. Laura Schlessenger shocked her radio show audience when she argued with a black woman about racism and—among other things—said the word "nigger" six times. Today, Schlessenger apologized for her incredibly offensive rant. Audio and transcripts, inside.
Here's audio of Schlessenger's original rant, which happened during a discussion with a black female caller who thought her white husband's friends were racist (the most shocking moment of which included Schlessenger saying angrily, "Black guys use it all the time. Turn on HBO and listen to a black comic, and all you hear is nigger, nigger, nigger. I don't get it. If anybody without enough melanin says it, it's a horrible thing. But when black people say it, it's affectionate."
http://tv.gawker.com/5611670/dr-laura-apologizes-for-shocking-n+word-radio-rant
Yesterday, Dr. Laura Schlessenger shocked her radio show audience when she argued with a black woman about racism and—among other things—said the word "nigger" six times. Today, Schlessenger apologized for her incredibly offensive rant. Audio and transcripts, inside.
Here's audio of Schlessenger's original rant, which happened during a discussion with a black female caller who thought her white husband's friends were racist (the most shocking moment of which included Schlessenger saying angrily, "Black guys use it all the time. Turn on HBO and listen to a black comic, and all you hear is nigger, nigger, nigger. I don't get it. If anybody without enough melanin says it, it's a horrible thing. But when black people say it, it's affectionate."