If celebrity cook
Paula Deen is out because of her decades-old private use of the "n"
word, what about its public AND private use by MSNBC's Al Sharpton? What about
HBO host Bill Maher's use of the "c" word?
The crisis Deen
must deal with confirms the observation of a former editor of the conservative
magazine National Review. "White racism exists," said John O'Sullivan.
"But its social power is weak; the social power against it,
overwhelming."
Deen has -- so
far -- lost her show on the Food Network and her spokesperson gig for
Smithfield Foods. QVC, Sears, Wal-Mart and others are deciding whether to
continue their relationship with the embattled chef.
What did the
66-year-old native of Georgia do that now threatens their enterprises?
In a deposition
given in a harassment lawsuit filed by a white ex-employee at a Deen
family-owned restaurant, Deen admitted using the "n-word" in the
past, during a private conversation: "When a black man burst into the bank
that I was working at and put a gun to my head," she said, "I didn't
feel real favorable to him." Deen says she didn't use the word during the
holdup, but "probably" used it later, "in telling my
husband." …To Read More….
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