California born and raised, Senator George Allen, has taken great lengths to portray himself as a Southern good old boy. To that end he wears cowboy boots, venerates the Confederate flag, poses with racist groups and chews tobacco.
If Allen referred to blacks as African Americans in the presence of his cronies, that would ruin his redneck cred.
It’s not surprising that several prominent individuals have accused Allen of referring to blacks as “niggers”.
It’s not country bumpkins or bar buddies, but college professors and physicians who have levied the accusations against Allen.
It’s foolish and unprofessional for a journalist or blogger to use “N-word” instead of “nigger”. If a racist politician refers to an African American as “nigger”, journalistic integrity should compel him to report the story truthfully.
Blacks will not riot in the streets if the word “nigger” is used in the context of a news story. Could it be that journalists who use “N-word” instead of “nigger”, have a latent racism they haven’t addressed?
If a critic refers to me as that “spick” columnist for the local newspaper, I would be outraged if my newspaper reported that I was called the “S-word”. I would expect that my newspaper would report the story accurately, using the word “spick”, so that readers would get the full impact of that ugly and hateful word.
Senator George “Macaca” Allen has been accused by numerous and credible sources of referring to blacks as “niggers.” Let that ugly word “nigger” sink in. Do we want a man who frequently uses that despicable word in the Senate?
