Dr. Laura, the N-Word, and P.C.

Dr. Laura, the N-Word, and P.C.

Dr. Laura Schlesinger, the liberal-turned-conservative talk/advice show hostess who admits on her blog that she “preaches, teaches, and nags about morals, values and ethics” is no stranger to controversy. However, she bit off much more than even she could possibly chew yesterday when she used the dreaded and verboten N-word on the air.

She not only used the word, the only word in the English language that is forbidden to be written, spoken, or even thought about throughout the vast expanse of the United States of America, she used it 11 times, 8 times with a black woman caller and 3 more following the call.

Although she was curt, as she often is, she wasn’t rude to the caller, who was married to a white man and had called for advice on how to deal with racial comments made in her presence by a neighbor and others. One racist comment that disturbed her dealt with, “How do black people think about doing this . . . or that,” which Dr. Laura didn’t perceive as racist but rather as an instance of hypersensitivity on the caller’s part.

She upset herself so much she was barely able to finish her show and shortly after the word hit the fan, she apologized on her blog: “I talk every day about doing the right thing. And yesterday, I did the wrong thing. I didn’t intend to hurt people, but I did. And that makes it the wrong thing to have done. I was attempting to make a philosophical point, and I articulated the “n” word all the way out - more than one time. And that was wrong. I’ll say it again - that was wrong.”

However,she wasn't wrong at all . . .
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