It's hard to know where to start with this story, so we're just going to begin with this Tim Allen quote from a recent interview he did with the Tampa Bay Times. It's important to know before reading this that the reporter Tim Allen is speaking to is, in fact, of African-American descent.
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He clearly has learned nothing from Paula Deen's downfall.
So, here's the general rule of thumb when it comes to the conversaion about the n-word: If you are white, you have no business participating in said conversation. Tim Allen, last we checked, is a white guy from Denver. While his idea that we should "take the power away" from the word is great, the way to do that isn't by making white people say that word like it's suddenly the 1850s again, or something. White people were never oppressed in society or enslaved and taunted with that word. It's similar to whole "cracker vs. n-word" debate on CNN during the George Zimmerman trial—the n-word has a history rooted in violence, hated, oppression, and its connotation isn't anything short of offensive, while "cracker" is, well, "cracker." We're sure Tim Allen does not mean harm by this statement, but his intent doesn't change anything about the word itself.
Why does Tim Allen believe all this?
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She also allegedly made her former cook dress up as Aunt Jemima, and detailed her ideal southern-style plantation wedding as including African-American employees dressed as slaves during the reception. So...
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He's worse than CNN! Instead of comparing the n-word to the word "cracker," he's comparing it to the schoolyard insult "dingleberry"? What's next, comparing it to "doodie head" or something? This is a terrible interview.
[via Uproxx]
