So dumb.
Via Mediaite:
For his commentary segment on The Tom Joyner Show Thursday, CNN’s Don Lemon drew some parallels between the “n-word” and the term “Redskins,” which is currently at the center of the debate over Washington, D.C.’s NFL team name.
“An offensive word that many people hate and think should be banned. Others say not so fast, there’s nothing wrong with using the word, especially when we’re talking about a group of people we hold dear, like, even love,” Lemon said Thursday. “Sounds like I’m talking about the ‘n-word,’ which has been debated, discussed and reported countless times, but I’m not. This time it’s the dreaded ‘r-word,’ Redskins, as in the Washington football team.”
Lemon referred to the U.S. Patent Office canceling of the “Redskins” trademark as a “small victory” for those who find the name offensive “because it doesn’t mean the team has to relinquish the name; the owner has vowed he wouldn’t.”