Conservative talk show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger sparked controversy earlier this week when she used the N-word repeatedly on her call-in radio program. The incident incited outrage from listeners, and criticism from activists like Al Sharpton.
On Wednesday, Schlessinger, commonly referred to as Dr. Laura, received a call from an African American woman who was married to a white man, and needed advice on how to handle racial comments aimed at her from her husband’s friends. Although the woman, named Jade, felt that some of their comments as well as the use of the N-word were racist, Dr. Laura disagreed.
“Black guys use [the N-word] all the time,” she responded. “Turn on HBO, 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. It’s very confusing.”
After a short break, Dr. Laura and the caller argued back and forth. The caller expressed that Schlessinger’s use of the word was unacceptable, and again, Schlessinger disagreed, continuing to use the word 11 times in her show.
“If you’re that hypersensitive about color and don’t have a sense of humor,” Schlessinger said, “then don’t marry out of your race.”
Al Sharpton went on CNN’s “AC 360” denouncing the talk show host’s statements. “She said the word over and over, and in a very animated way, I might add, but that she actually, if you listen carefully to the logic of what she was saying was that the N-word was not offensive.”
Dr. Laura apologized for her comments the next day. “I talk ever day about doing the right thing. And yesterday, I did the wrong thing,” she said on her radio show Wednesday.
Read the transcript here.
Dr. laura needs to get her ass wooped. Common sense tells you thats a no no. The right wing bitch just wanted to press buttons and see how much her racist ass can get away with. Rappers use it because its rap slang just like a gang has gang signs. But if your not in the gang and you throw up the wrong sign you deserve getting your ass wooping. Same logic here. This ho was trying to be slick and got called out. Typical fox news type bitch.
WTF, I WOULDN’T EVEN SAY IT AND MY BOYFRIEND IS BLACK. BITCH NEED HER ASS WOOPED! LET’S WOOP CRAMER ASS THE SAME TIME!
I third the motion…Bitch need her as wooped.
yeah because violence will solve everything….
@zimbo… exactly what they are trying to say… violence is the best answer in situations like these…
Maybe violence is the answer to get these white people to stay in their lane. Yall keep talking out the side of your neck on tv, radio, and the net. Say that shit in general company and see what happens. I haven’t met a white boy yet to say nigga to my face.
@Dasism
maybe its cause most white people arn’t racist and dont give a fuck. everybody here is tryin to turn this into a huge white vs. black thing when all it was is one very ignorant lady being dumb. how come every time a lady like this or don imus says something its always “white people think” or something like that when its just that person.just cause someone is from some race doesn’t mean everything they say is the mind state of everybody in that race.
What else is new?? Another right wing racist caucazoid using slurs then apologizing for it later with no consequences giving by the station! This is what ‘some’ white people are thinking on the inside anyways… its just not PC to say it aloud.
the fact u put “some” in inverted commas means ur implying that its actually all white people think. With that being the case, u can suck the left side of my gooch u fucking homo.
bws just made a huge assumption. HUGE. You just told someone what they intended by puttin a quote lol…calm down.
i would like to remind you she is not white, she is jewish, who do not consider themselves caucasian or europeon(the’re from Asia). And, if you can recognize the pattern through-out history, this is hardly rare… as, the jewish have been keepin every race separate from eachother through-out the media and politics… and merely hearin’ her use the “N” word, i had to check on her heritage. and, sure enough… she was one of them…
I have to wonder wtf this has to do with hiphop… how does this have anything to do with music or anything related to it at all… pull it together hiphopdx…
this has a lot to do with Hip Hop because Hip Hop is an example of exactly what she is talking about. I don’t understand how you can not think of this as an issue dealing directly with hip hop?
Not all republicans are racist, but if you are a racist, you are likely a republican
i’m black, and a republican so what does that make me?
it will never be understood why can say we can say what we want, and you can’t, it’s just “LAW”.
could it be that u r only angry because you say it all the time, and now you just have to be careful and not confused to say it in the company of your black friends whom you have dinner with all the time? or in this case (come over and shoot basketball with.)
white people just let it go, because for once this is something you will never get to have control over!
WHAT IS A; Dumbass.
WHAT IS A – Dumbass.
@Anonymous
the previous comment said if you’re republican you dont have to be a racist. sooo dumbass that makes you a black republican. and why would you assume he would know shit about you?!?
fucking blacks` gettting all up in arms . you say it all the time get over yourself.
Get over yourself!!! Some of my friends and co-workers who are white call some folks “white trash,” but I definitely don’t use that term. I’m outside of that “box” and I respect it. Are you pissed off that the last time “whites” used that word freely, black people were being hung and lynched without help from the local authorities? And now an azz whippin’ would most likely be handed out?
naw i agree. Black people need to stop being so damn sensative. You cant call a white person a name thats going to offend them that much. You can piss em off if you say it at them harshly enough like anything…but all in all.. Its a word….from a black man.
First of all “black man,” you should listen, AGAIN, to the entire conversation. The “Dr.” was totally out of line. She gave her the ol’ “cause blacks call each other that, we ought to be able to say it as well” reasoning. I believe Dr. Laura is Jewish. Have you ever seen the Anti-Defamation league respond to such things? Back to my point, there was no indication that the caller uses the “N word” so the response was way the hell out of line. And as far as being sensitive, when around any race, there is a proper way to ask them about there culture and ways of life and also an improper one. I experienced this a few times when I went off to college and no I didn’t off about, but I definitely flipped the script on ’em.
Not all black use that word so u just sound stupid saying that.And why would u want to used it anyway are u so mentally challenge that u couldn’t think of something creative or was that the only word u could think of I could call ppl racial slurs all day but at the end of the day where is that going to get me? nowhere so keep being shallow minded and use those word cuz u have nothing else to say and tell me does it get u anywhere
Dr Laura is doing it bigg now…..all publisssity……
I use the word at time, but I try my best not to use it all, but get a grip on reality. Another race/ethnic group using the word and black people using the word is more than likely too different things!!! And yes sometimes black people use it to convey a negative thought as well.
Inflammatory. Irrational. Irrelevant. Irresponsible. She needs to be removed from the air.
I forgot insensitive.
yyyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwnnnnnnnn @ fucking insignificant stories about “the N word” and other racial issues.
stories about this sort of thing just helps blow them out of proportion and makes them seem importnat when they are not.
so stfu. everyone. period.
Stupid crackers. I hate white people more and more every day. Someone shoot this bitch and rape her. Stop killing each other. THE WHITE MAN IS THE PROBLEM WHEN WILL WE SEE THAT. STOP KILLING YOUR BROTHERS AND WIPE OUT THESE FUCKING CRACKERS
wow dude you are just as ignorant as this bitch
Na I think that nigga little stupider than that bitch…
lmao! yeah this guy needs therapy..he sound like a black hitler….BLITLER!! lol!!!
he’s right! She’s a Kyke!
shes one of them jews who siad Mary was a virgin and she seen jesus walk on water
WHAT IS A DUMBASS.
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i use nigga all the time, my homies dont mind it at all. im like a white nigga so its cool if i use it. Aint no niggaz ever told me not to say it. Prolly cauze im always pakcn them dumdums
that doesnt make you cool or make you any more black. you look like a white guy whos trying to play down to a black stereotype.
aye CRACKER u ain’t the only one with that u DUMB ASS!!!! I don’t know where u are from BUT we don’t play that shit here u FUCK BOY!!!! come visit these pretty mountains in ASHEVILLE NC and that’s where your family will find that ass if u think we will let u talk like that. Fuck u and your dumdums u FUCKING RED NECK BASTARD!!!!
i agree that even blacks need 2 stop using the N word but that is no excuse foe whites 2 b using it so freely, or at all for that matter. there is history behind the word and im not excusing blacks for replacing the “er” with an “a”, but this is getting out of hand
I really dont get why the N word i so bad… i can understand if you were to call someone that…but its kind of like Voldemort in Harry Potter (sorry for the gay reference)…. Everyone just says “he who shall not be named” but its just a word…we can do everything to stop people from saying it but when has a curse word ever gone extinct… the only thing that can happen is to take the meaning out of it…de-sensitize it….still dont know what this has to do with hiphop
How can this be something. I see the word being a problem but how can this be something that hurts us all. Im white but im a human. Whats this race business? Are we dogs or are we one thing. Thats the thing, do we want to be one or do we want to be something different. Am i an orange an you a banana or are we fruit answer me that banana.
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@ ZEM,
devil!
was feelin’ your post, still.
Crazy!”BURN THE BITCH!”–for real thats why I always say -don’t let people show you who they really are–don’t ask fo them to tell you their opinion-the caller wasn’t allowed to speak but she should have said its all about context-black conmedians vs. racist whites-a bit different context- makes all the difference in the world-Black people can say it, whites can’t-deal with it! but if you noticed in some regions of the country white kids have been able to be given a pass to say it but only in the context similar to the “black comedian” reference—A thread like this on a Hip Hop site is what makes a lot of old heads stay in the 90s rap and not fuck with Hip Hop anymore because how can you put a racist clip on a Hip Hop site and there actually be people who defend the racist shit? WTF? How White has HipHOP become?-this post belongs on this site for sure but some of you don’t. Hip-Hop is not a place where any racist need apply. I’m not black but I’m a Hip-Hop vet and I’ve never forgotten that Hip-Hop is a black art form for us all but only if you can respect it as that. This is not the venue for white ignorance to spew the same way it spews in the private homes of white as the caller explains-yall do it so much they couldn’t even stop with her being there.No! you may not express your racist views on this forum -take that shit to Rush Limbaugh’s site and stop bumpin that Curren$y-go cop that David Allen Coe –Bring back X-Clan yall need some cleansing
How this woman acted is absolutely disgraceful. She is called Dr. Laura? What the hell kind of accredited university would give this woman either an M.D. or p.H.D. The woman called in with an honest question, in need of legitimate help, and was belittled and made to feel like shit.
Take this dumb fucking bitch off the air. Honestly, this type of shit cannot fly when we are in a society where whites, blacks, yellows, browns, purples, pinks, whatever, are supposed to live together and respect each other.
Actually the swastika used by the nazis is not the same as used in the east. It’s backwards…
yeah it’s a crazy situation that she’s in…I think her husband should step up…me personally i don’t like it when i have a white homie around a bunch of black homies and the white jokes come out…and vice versa…people need to be respectful of each other..this lady don’t understand that it’s cool for blacks to call each other that cause we understand where they re coming from…if a white person uses it we really don’t know where they coming from..i mean i use the word sometimes but that’s because it’s my race..i don’t mind if some of my white homeboys use it cause i know what they mean by it.but cats i don’t know i don’t know…it really doesn’t bother me either way cause if someone was to call me that and mean it, i’m not stressed..i’ll never get worked up over a word…lol..but at the same time i don’t use the c word when other whites are using it around me and that goes for any other race
lol!!! dude no disrespect at all but you’re one to talk..everytime i’m on allhiphop i see you doggin and sh*t talkin some other black person so you’re no better than she is..quick to call somebody a coon or slave but not so quick to respect someone elses opinion..I’m from SC and I seen you call cats a coon or some other racial slur more than ANY white person I’ve met lol..that’s not cool brotha
And JUDAH NAZURA no desrespect for real…i’m no internet thug but it’s blacks like you that help free thinkers such as myself really see the light and realize that people are people no matter what color..God made us all and aint nobody better than anyone..I’ve met good whites and bad blacks and bad whites and good blacks as well as any other color in between..
NIGGA FUCK THAT IM WHITE AND I CALL EVERYONE NIGGA I DONT GIVE A FUCK NIGGA SHIT NIGGA IM ALL UP IN DA CLUB POUNDS N HUGS AND I CALL EM NIGGA TOO EVEN THE FEMALES
aye yo u lame ass come to ASHEVILLE NC and think u gone be up in the club saying that mess and get YO ASS LAID THE FUCK OUT!!!! and to the BLACK PEOPLE that’s allowing u to call them that they need they ass laid out too. FUCK U U RED NECK BACKWOOD SON OF A BITCH!!!!
u probaly say it bcuz deep down inside u want to b black or ur jus ignorant looking for attention and u know that specific word might get u 2 min of attention.Personally i think ur a liar bcuz not 2 many black ppl are gonna allow u 2 say that with no repercussions, ur probally some inbred trailer park trash who parents didn’t teach u no better or got beat up by some balck kid and was traumatized. reality check most black don’t care how u feel ur entitled to ur own opinion, plus most black aren’t racist because who really has time to take out of a day to hate some1 u don’t kno or care about it’s jus dumb GET A JOB OR a Life or something then mayb uu want hav that much time 2 write stupid shit
I think you read a couple of books and went ape crazy…lol
Obviously, someone with Dr. Laura’s credentials should have checked herself. Even if she was trying to make a valid point, most people tune out after they hear something that offends them. That said, you can’t have double standards. She apologized. Does Al Sharpton apologize for being a publicity and money whore? For playing the same race card he accuses others of playing? Of course not. That would mean accountability. No wonder kids use this word. Nobody holds them accountable. They say it’s free speech, but just because you can say something doesn’t mean you should.
PhattKillah, man your weak!
don’t play down the power of words and language.
You were verbally abused, and ran.
Bitch Move!
Stupid fucking jew. Ima rob her for her jew gold
i’ma cut her nose off… hitler never seemed to be at a brother. She’s worse than them
I think they were on our side? lol?
this jew bitch outta here fukin mind
No lame-O YOU are the weak one. They want you to get gorilla mad and get Violent! thats their plan to prove youre not smart enough that going ape is the best you can do.