One of Snoop Dogg‘s most famous catchphrases has landed a Mississippi news anchor in hot water for using it on live television.
According to Clarion Ledger, WLBT journalist and meteorologist Barbie Bassett was removed from the network’s site on Friday (March 24) and fired for saying “Fo’ shizzle, my nizzle,” during a television newscast earlier this month.
Bassett, who is white, used the term which is a bastardization of “For sure, ma N-gga,” in the Black community. E-40 is credited as being the person to coin the phrase, “izzle,” during the late 1990s, per Dictionary.
According to the Mississippi newspaper, WLBT Vice President and General Manager Ted Fortenberry said: “As I am sure you can understand, WLBT is unable to comment on personnel matters.”
Check out the video of Bassett using the phrase below:
This isn’t the first time Barbie Bassett has used language on air that has offended the Black community. In October 2022, she issued an apology after being reprimanded by the television station for referencing a co-worker’s grandmother as her “grandmammy.”
The term “mammy” is a racist word that represents a Black woman who served as a nurse to a white family during slavery.
“Last Friday on our newscast ‘Today at 11’, I used a term that was offensive to many in our audience and to my coworkers here at WLBT,” said Bassett. “Though not intentional, I now understand how my comment was both insensitive and hurtful. I have apologized to Carmen Poe.”
She continued: “Now, I would like to apologize to you. That is not the heart of who I am. And for that, I humbly ask for your forgiveness and I apologize to everyone I have offended. I will learn from this and participate in training so I can better understand our history and our people.”
“I can’t mend the hurt my comment caused. I pray you’ll forgive me and that you’ll extend grace through this awful mistake.”
Although Snoop Dogg himself wouldn’t approve Bassett saying “My nizzle,” he would definitely take pleasure in knowing his influence is still permeating across the music industry. On Tuesday (March 21), Ab-Soul paid homage to Snoop Dogg in his brand new music video for the single “Gotta Rap.”
In the beginning of the video, Ab-Soul is seen sporting corn-rows, dark shades, a bullet proof vest, and some Marathon clothing apparel. Ab-Soul is also on top of a building, rapping his heart out, much like Snoop Dogg did in the 1993 video for “Who Am I (What’s My Name)?”
Later in the video, Ab-Soul is seen spitting in an unknown Los Angeles neighborhood while the men around him partake in some of the hood’s favorite past-times, much like Snoop did in his earlier videos during the 1990s.
Joe Exotic wanted to use the N-word too and he was angry he couldn’t say it just because he’s white while black people say it all the time. If this lady was black nobody would have a problem with her saying it. Funny how that goes, you people get to dictate which words other races can use. That makes you the biggest racists ever. Only jews are more racist than blacks. Ps. We asian people hate you very much and call you the N-word all the time. Honest to god let me tell you the use of N-word is rampant in the asian community.
I can’t find a fuck to give about anyone using the N-word. Only twitter bitches care about that
Lying troll lol u Asian and don’t like black ppl yet on a black blog commenting on black topics. I think u hate that u love us lol.
Tell me all of the black professional anchors who are saying the N word on air. You people are sick and brain damaged lunatics.
This isn’t a black blog, it’s a Jewish music blog dummy.
I guess Wake Up You Woke Idiots is feeling pretty stupid for the Jewish comment rn
**Takes Foot Out of Mouth**
**inserts it directly into anal cavity**
I care a bit about ppl using the N word. Im sick of black people using it constantly, sounding very ignorant. I’m black, my whole family is black. Jamaican, not African, perhaps why we don’t use that word. It just seems to keep the issues going for black America, rather than help move on into a better future. When it becomes acceptable for black people to call eachother niggas in every other sentence, it’s just demeaning and low class. Cursing so often is low class too. But black kids use the word nigga like white kids use the word bro. I hate bro too lol, but it isn’t derogatory, and doesn’t help keep black people separated from every other ethnic background in USA. With that said, I fully back freedom of speech. Say what you want to. I just think it’s trashy and honestly very sad.
Who wants to tell her that not a soul, not even Snoop, has used that phrase in a least two decades?
Hope she gets a job at FOX. They aint with all that woke shit.
Bad move, Barbie.
This is plain ridiculous. Where does it stop? I’ve seen Snoop call white people N@gger to their face on television without one single person calling him out for it. Now whitey can’t even say “fo shizzle, nizzle”??? Absolutely ludicrous. Can we still say the word “black” or does that word somewhere down the line refers to n@gger so we can’t even say “black” anymore or we get cussed out for racist or cancelled if we’re on TV? It’s black rappers who made that disgusting word pop culture, it’s YOUR OWN hypocrite BS, FIX IT YOURSELF. Oh yeah F#CK TRUMP AND F#CK MAGA if you thought I was coming from that corner. You idiots are PUSHING people towards racism with nonsene like this. FO SHIZZLE.
Say that swear you have no idea what you’re speaking about that’s the whole reason why the stuff gets done that word came from white slave owners that called that to their slaves. You would think that you would have common decency to not even want to say the word. Oh yeah, there is a difference whenever it was the white slave owner who started the word they use the word because they were called that every day that’s why it’s in their culture Sound like you are the idiot who don’t know your history
Learn the language. Don’t know the color of your skin but your writing suggests a person with deficient written expression skills. It really doesn’t take much effort to further your education.
I’m glad you said F Trump and F maga! We need more people like kamala and Biden, and YOU ARE WRONG. It is WRONG for white people to use black terminology! It’s cultural appropriation and should be considered a form of a hate crime. I’m glad he was fired, and low key, I think you are too. Now get the F off this site if you truly think it’s okay for a white person to say “phoshizzle my nizzle”. It’s NOT Okay, just like it isn’t okay for a white person to have an afro, even if it’s natural. But it is okay for a black woman to straighten their hair, dye it blonde, and so on, because they have had it unfair. You know, even in 2023, black people aren’t barely allowed to get jobs? Go to any store, restaruant, or business around the nation. ZERO black workers. And people like you celebrate that.
I’m Greek with very kinky curly hair. Does that mean I should be straightening it?
Fascist!
Hey F Trump.. nobody’s reading your essays on here about your TDS.. get a life u virgin
The narrative and direction of this conversation would suggest there are still those who Iive among us that are ignorant of the truth. The truth is the N-word remains a controversial, touchy, and sensitive subject because the racists who say it want to argue the fact that people of color say it without addressing the context in which it is used. Stated, if you are not of color and you say the N-word it is not in the same context when people of color use it in conversation with one another. Simple truth fo the simple-minded that believe you can fool others by saying “I am not a racist just because I say N@GGER”. Lol, stop with the jokes.
Sad part is homie prob didn’t realize what “nizzle” is slang for. That’s why no one should be reciting raps unless its part of your environment and you know what it means. Fall bizzle my nizzle.
Part of your environment? So… none of us should recite rock songs either right, since we don’t live the Rockstar life? Snoop is and always was a studiogangster, specifically meant to appeal to white audiences to sell records. He’s literally always tried his best to be a trendy, household name, for everyone rapper who went so far to accomplish this that he spent years working with children’s shows in Nickolodeon.
Funny how she was fired for saying it but the news is printing it in their articles.
Funny how she was fired for saying it but the news is printing it in their articles.
Of course she should not have but use the shizzle my nizzle in the end of the new statement but oh well it’s done now so get on with it I’ve heard words maybe she didn’t mean it derogatory maybe she did I can’t see it I don’t think she did good luck with whatever you doing I family just check yourself
Of course she should not have but use the fa shizzle my nizzle in the end of the new statement but oh well it’s done. now so get on with it I’ve heard words much worse. maybe she didn’t mean it derogatoraly .maybe she did I can’t see it, or the use of it when she did. I think she did it purposely ,check yourself.
Of course she should not have but use the fa shizzle my nizzle in the end of the new statement but oh well it’s done. now so get on with it I’ve heard words much worse. maybe she didn’t mean it derogatoraly .maybe she did I can’t see it, or the use of it when she did. I think she did it purposely ,check yourself.