<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[slur - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[SFist is San Francisco's source for fun, witty, & serious news. With updates about restaurants, events, sports, politics & more, SFist reaches millions of users in California.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/</link><image><url>https://sfist.com/favicon.png</url><title>slur - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, &amp; Sports</title><link>https://sfist.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 2.12</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:32:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sfist.com/slur/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Village Voice Media Editor Michael Lacey Says N-Word, Journos' Lids Flip]]></title><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://sfist.com/2006/01/18/did_the_sf_weekly_scapegoat_harmon_leon.php">Michael Lacey</a>--co-owner of Village Voice Media, the nation's largest alternative newspaper company--upset dozens o...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2008/04/08/village_voice_m_1/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c2433ca44ad066cdcfabf2f</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[journalism]]></category><category><![CDATA[lacey]]></category><category><![CDATA[mike lacey]]></category><category><![CDATA[n-word]]></category><category><![CDATA[oops]]></category><category><![CDATA[race]]></category><category><![CDATA[SF Weekly]]></category><category><![CDATA[slur]]></category><category><![CDATA[village voice media]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brock Keeling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:01:52 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry155993_thumb-thumb-640xauto-200989.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry155993_thumb-thumb-640xauto-200989.jpg" alt="Village Voice Media Editor Michael Lacey Says N-Word, Journos' Lids Flip"><p>Oops.</p>

<p>We cannot accurately report whether Lacey used the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigga">-ga</a>" or "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigger">-ger</a>" suffix. As far as we know, no one will dare print the word-- word--in its entirety regarding this story. </p>

<p>He later semiapologized, saying "[m]y words, meant to honor a friend, were inappropriate ... [i]t is regrettable that any phrase of mine offended those attending a First Amendment awards banquet." Potty-mouth <a href="http://sfist.com/2007/10/19/village_voice_m.php">Mike Lacey</a>, if you recall, recently saw his company (owner of <em>SF Weekly</em>) lose a lawsuit to local alt weekly <em>SF Bay Guardian</em> for <a href="http://sfist.com/2008/03/05/sf_bay_guardian.php">predatory pricing practices</a>.</p>

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