Who, tell me WHO in 2013 doesn't "know" already that this is a racial slur?
Apparently a lot of black people I hear using it ALL THE TIME. The N word has become the equivalent of something like "dude" and is used for practically everybody, white, black, whatever. Usually the "a", not the "er" version, but still. Red Foxx wasn't the only one to use that word. He's no different than many black comedians to this day.
But with Paula Deen, it isn't just the word, it's this whole idea of the good old days of the South. How long is it going to take before these people evolve and get rid of those fond feelings for days gone by? Racism is alive and well in this country. Instead of living in some small house or trailer park, they can imagine living in a huge house with people waiting on their every whim. Like royalty. I get the glamor of it, but it's the means by which that luxury came that isn't right. Just like many people love the royals of England. Their luxury comes upon the backs of many less fortunates. And we revere them?
You can imagine living in the big house and wearing the old fancy clothes of the old South, but Paula Deen goes one step beyond to including the slavery too.
This is a stupid woman in the first place. Woman is suffering from diabetes, but still promotes the type of diet that led her to that condition.