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O, Really? Oprah Uses the N-Word?

In response to Michael Richards' racist rant, Oprah's gal pal Gayle King admits that she uses the N-word -- and hints that some of her closest friends (um, like BFF Oprah Winfrey?) do to.

Page Six reports that on her XM Radio show, Gayle told listeners: "In the privacy of my own home, with my closest friends, who shall remain nameless, we have used that [word] when we're talking about other people. I go back and forth between [using it as] a term of endearment, and [it being] just a very hateful, bad thing."

Oprah has been very public about her distaste for the word, often berating rappers, including Ludacris, on her show for using it in their songs. But it's hard to know what she's really thinking behind closed doors. Until someone (hello, Gayle) spills the beans, of course.


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16. Once Oprah's done with my man sausage, you're free to take a whirl on it, Joseph. I'm equal opportunity.

Posted at 11:11PM on Dec 2nd 2006 by Randy

17. You know I'd be more sympathetic to the Michael Richards bashers if they felt the same about all the LAUGH FACTORY (and other comedy clubs' ) audience acceptance of misogyny. The "C" word is even more hatefilled than the "N" word IMO.
Just take a look at rage-aholic Joseph's posts above. Who would boo him or bother to capture his misognyst rants on tape if he were famous? The same audience that walked out because of the "N" word would have laughed at the "C" word.
Until we address ALL forms of hate and stop laughing at them (or doing it ourselves in private, like Gayle and O) we should all be ashamed of ourselves.
BTW Joseph: your hand called and said it's tired of stroking your thumbtack-sized weenie. ( Sorry I can't call it a dick - that is reserved for white MEN; and couldn't call your weenie a cock either because that is reserved for the big black hung dudes you apparently envy). Poor Joseph, all alone in his room with his thumbtack and his computer ....Awwww

Posted at 1:12AM on Dec 3rd 2006 by kaz

18. Have to agree with the poster who mentioned that Lindsey is only 20. Why are the clubs serving her alcohol when they know her age? She's probably on more than alcohol. And what happened to her wrist? She said that she fell into a bush. Maybe she was drunk. It looked more like a suicide attempt. Hope that she gets her stuff together so she has a chance in the future to be a brilliant actress.

Posted at 4:17AM on Dec 3rd 2006 by Susan

19. Joseph, Please post your address so that I may come over and kick your dumbass in front of your boyfriend

Posted at 2:27AM on Dec 4th 2006 by ready for a road trip

20. "In response to Michael Richards' racist rant, Oprah's gal pal Gayle King admits that she uses the N-word -- and hints that some of her closest friends (um, like BFF Oprah Winfrey?) do to. "

Did TMZ forget their grammar books today? TOO, not TO, guys...

Posted at 11:19AM on Dec 4th 2006 by B

21. i do have one question about this whole n word nonsense - or i should say the recent light shown on some of our more racially intolerant celebs business - why is it still okay to use phrases like honkey and cracker? if the n word is so offense because of the context in which it has been used (because the word itself simply means ignorant) then shouldnt other words with relatively benign definitions but equally degrading implications also be a subject of scorn and ridicule and cause grief for the celebs who use these words so freely?

Posted at 12:26PM on Dec 21st 2006 by london

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