These tenets, and the widespread adherence to them among American media, provide the perfect ecosystem for one citing the ills of our time. In this vein, it was predictable from the moment Bill Maher uttered the word “nigger” on his show last Friday that he’d face no repercussions for doing so. Speaking to Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska, Maher invoked slavery in his use of “nigger”:Maher: I gotta get to Nebraska more. The reluctance to levy any meaningful repercussions against a white man for using “nigger” quite literally suggests his so doing is tolerable and even explicable. If it is so (as their actions would suggest) that HBO believes a white comedian reserves allowance to invoke the term, they should be explicit in saying so.

Source: Huffington Post June 10, 2017 19:46 UTC