SFist: Village Voice Media Editor Michael Lacey Says N-Word, Journos' Lids Flip

KWillets

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:45:25 -0800

Most of what people do at the VV is examine themselves to the nth degree, then spout something so predictably, politically-correctly risque that it has to be cool. Getting a bunch of people from outside New York upset about it counts as double points.

RobInSF

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:34:49 -0800

Nigga please! If anyone can say it then EVERYONE can say it. Drop the stupid argument that some people can say certain things and other people cannot because of race. It's the English language and if "ebonics" can be acceptable as part of the English lexicon then "nigga" is allowed. Political correctness is dead. Stop defending it. Is "nigga" different than "nigger"? Is "spic" different when I am joking with my wife because she is latina or if I say it to some Mexican dude in the Mission? Absolutely. Get a fucking brain. It all depends on the crowd and the understanding between people. And these days, people are retarded and don't speak to one another. Do I use these slurs? No. Can I? Absolutely. Did I make my point? Sadly, probably not.

7th Heaven

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:12:48 -0800

Mike Lacey seems to lack a certain amount of sensitivity and decorum, however, as the following link to an article on the n-word will attest to, there is more to all of this than what meets the eye. http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/06/18490895.php