Dr. Laura Schlessinger used the N-word 11 times over the course of five minutes. When a black female caller wanted to ask Dr. Laura about racial boundaries, the doctor took it upon herself to offend the entire listening community. Listen to the rant audio clip.
UPDATE: Dr. Laura quit her talk show after 30 years. She will not renew her radio show contract and will go on 'speak her mind' on the Internet.
Dr. Laura Schlessinger went on an N-word rant when a black female caller was describing her difficult situation at home. The woman talked about her troubling circumstances with her white husband's friends and their odd questions and conversations that often cross racial boundaries.
Dr. Laura dismissed the woman's comments right off the bat and claimed that even she makes off-color jokes with her black bodyguard.
The caller tried to make her point by bringing up the N-word. Dr. Laura apparently saw no problem with this and cited the black male community and comedians as users. She 'spewed' the word several times clearly offending the caller. The show went on a commercial break before the caller could respond. Below is the transcript of the discussion that followed the break.
CALLER: Is it OK to say that word? Is it ever OK to say that word?
DR. LAURA: It depends how it's said. Black guys talking to each other seem to think it's ok.
CALLER: But you're not black, they're not black, my husband is white.
DR. LAURA: Oh, I see, so a word is restricted to race. Got it. Can't do much about that.
CALLER: I can't believe someone like you is on the radio spewing out the n***** word, and I hope everybody heard it.
DR. LAURA: I didn't spew out the n***** word!
CALLER: You said "n*****, n*****, n*****" and I hope everybody heard it.
DR. LAURA: Yes they did, and I'll say it again: n*****, n*****, n***** is what you hear on HBO.
[Crosstalk]
DR. LAURA: Why don't you let me finish a sentence? Don't take things out of context. Don't NAACP me, leave them in context.
Dr. Laura's final comment before hanging up with the caller was, 'If you're that hypersensitive about color and don't have a sense of humor, don't marry outside of your race.'
Dr. Laura has since apologized for the use of the word, but the damage is done.
Do you think the N-word is appropriate for anyone, regardless of race, to use?
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