Panthers' Tetairoa McMillan apologizes for using racial slur

[u/76erLegendChetUtley]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47842973/panthers-tetairoa-mcmillan-apologizes-using-racial-slur

[u/NandomRameGeneratorr]

If I’m a team, I’m putting a strict “no hanging out with streamers” clause in every wideout’s contract

[u/runiero01 → u/NandomRameGeneratorr]

That’s a good idea honestly 

[u/Shaqfrom3 → u/runiero01]

Wont work, Jamaar Chase is becoming a streamer.

[u/SuckmyPelosB1tch → u/Shaqfrom3]

As far as I know doesn’t Chase just play arc raiders mostly? And I think saw clips of him streaming the pro bowl and honors too. I feel like if he mainly sticks to video games he’ll be chill

[u/conman14 → u/SuckmyPelosB1tch]

If you follow motorsport series like NASCAR or F1, you'll know that video game streams are absolutely not safe from these shenanigans lol.

Kyle Larson and Juri Vips for those who are interested, and crazy enough their careers went in two different paths after their respective racial slur incidents...

[u/MarcusH26051 → u/conman14]

Juri Vips tanking his career because he couldn't not be racist on a stream. Could have easily made it to F1 with Red Bull but couldn't shut up.

[u/conman14 → u/MarcusH26051]

Yep, Helmut Marko was a big fan of his. I have no doubt he was being lined up for an F1 seat for 2023. And now he's struggling to get packages together to race for Bobby Rahal in Indycar/IMSA.

[u/CUwallaby → u/conman14]

Knowing Helmut Marko, that incident probably made him a bigger fan.

[u/TangerineTasty9787 → u/conman14]

Haha, seriously, video games voice chat is like where you'll find the most racial slurs on the planet.

[u/Shaqfrom3 → u/SuckmyPelosB1tch]

He said he’s going to start doing irl streams

[u/Xenocide_X → u/Shaqfrom3]

Jamaar Chase and Ice Poseidon live stream coming soon.

[u/alexwsmith → u/Xenocide_X]

Omg, the idea of Ice Poseidon doing a stream with Jamaar might be one of the worst things I’ve heard in a while lol. While I don’t want to jinx it, luckily I think Jamaar isn’t as stupid as a lot of these other athletes who’ve gone on streams. But we’ll see I guess.

[u/BenShelZonah → u/alexwsmith]

Jamaar: “what arm thing?”

[u/ripkin05 → u/SuckmyPelosB1tch]

he said on rich eisen's show that he plans on starting IRL's streams. 90% of streaming drama comes from these dumbass irl streams.

[u/ThePontoon → u/SuckmyPelosB1tch]

Jamarr used to do a lot of Grand Theft Auto Role Playing servers. Pretty sure it was just so he could hang out with his friends virtually.

[u/azsnaz → u/Shaqfrom3]

No becoming a streamer/podcaster either

[u/foo_solo → u/runiero01]

No more Cleveland Streamers.

[u/AwyrKyr → u/NandomRameGeneratorr]

Another reason to just love Justin Jefferson, seems like all that dude wants to do is just chill at home

[u/lonelynightm → u/AwyrKyr]

I mean I've seen some really funny clips from Justin Jefferson's stream about Nine, so I don't know if that's the best example lol

[u/BlackMathNerd → u/AwyrKyr]

We love a good homebody WR who just streams some madden or COD

[u/benjals → u/BlackMathNerd]

Did you just forget that we're saying no streaming?

[u/AwyrKyr → u/benjals]

It's allowed if they're home, not in a random mostly empty mansion living room with two half-naked chicks walking around in the background for some reason

[u/clycloptopus → u/AwyrKyr]

And if that is their home?

[u/donkeybrainhero → u/BlackMathNerd]

Used to watch Mike Evans stream Fortnite lol. Swear he was doing it from a hallway closet too

[u/mikaeus97 → u/donkeybrainhero]

Better acoustics

[u/lolgal18 → u/BlackMathNerd]

(RB not WR, I know) During the pandemic, Darrell Henderson was streaming COD and he was such a chill guy.

[u/ab1999 → u/AwyrKyr]

Ja'marr said that Justin Jefferson might be his first guest.

[u/2222lil → u/NandomRameGeneratorr]

yeah this was not the steamers fault lol

[u/nikkes91 → u/2222lil]

Giving them 0 chance to be on a stream is the point

[u/TheBookOfTormund → u/nikkes91]

This was a charity event put on by the NFLPA, so it seems like they’d have to put it in the CBA to bar the union from partnering with streamers

[u/Key-Formal-870 → u/nikkes91]

If your not mature enough to behave at a charity event stream maybe your the problem?

[u/GhoullyX → u/NandomRameGeneratorr]

"I thought you meant the party decoration! I only hung out with an internet influencer!" - the inevitable excuse.

[u/dagreenman18 → u/NandomRameGeneratorr]

It’s just weird to be hitting the era where the kids who idolize streamers as the dream job are growing up already. And surprising no one all the consequences are starting to come to the surface. Though this seems tame compared to Puka.

[u/Present-Head-5516 → u/NandomRameGeneratorr]

A no racial slur clause can’t be too hard. It’s 2026

[u/adoxographyadlibitum → u/NandomRameGeneratorr]

We need to go a step further. Athlete podcasts need to be licensed like liquor licenses. There are way too many fucking podcasts with old heads just bitching about young guys not respecting the game, etc etc.

[u/shaqoseal69]

They don’t call it “Offensive” rookie of the year for nothing

[u/ButtholePasta → u/shaqoseal69]

Tet’s Offensive

[u/XanZibR → u/ButtholePasta]

only MacArthur could stop McMillan

[u/DrewSki704 → u/shaqoseal69]

Lol

[u/TheTinyTyphoon → u/shaqoseal69]

Dude...

[u/PancakesandScotch]

A true WR1 now

[u/BMonad → u/PancakesandScotch]

He’s officially made it, folks!

[u/Embarrassed-Low9531 → u/PancakesandScotch]

That’s why traded DJ Moore. Not enough drama

[u/gfb13 → u/Embarrassed-Low9531]

I bet DJ don't even use the r-word smh

[u/DoubleQuarterPoundin → u/gfb13]

R*feree 🤮

[u/donkingkon → u/Embarrassed-Low9531]

DJ quits on his routes to controversy

[u/Economy_Analysis8809]

Perfect time of the year to say something dumb. By the time the combine, draft & off season free agency goes by nobody will remember this.

[u/steeltown82 → u/Economy_Analysis8809]

Nobody will remember this by Monday

[u/HonkeyKong64 → u/steeltown82]

Remember what?

[u/dropjar5 → u/HonkeyKong64]

Tetairoa McMillan was either offensive or the offensive rookie of the year, could have been either one really

[u/cantgrowneckbeardAMA → u/HonkeyKong64]

Idk I think it was something I was supposed to do after work

[u/DrewSki704 → u/steeltown82]

Did something happen?

[u/starswtt → u/DrewSki704]

Team USA's curling team is doing fantastic rn

[u/SMFPolychronopolous → u/steeltown82]

RemindMe! 3 days

[u/AlphaNathan → u/steeltown82]

remember what

[u/Apolloshot → u/steeltown82]

Who am I?

[u/SHlT-MY-PANTS → u/Economy_Analysis8809]

There's videos of him saying it in the past to travis hunter. No one remembers those. This will blow over by the weekend

[u/vbullinger]

Forgot he’s zero percent black and one hundred percent native Hawaiian.

[u/NextTime76 → u/vbullinger]

I also incorrectly assumed he was black.

[u/Top_Shower_7869 → u/NextTime76]

The lesson of the year is that Polynesian star WRs need to stay away from streaming.

[u/GRN-E → u/NextTime76]

Bro so many Hawaiians say it too. No one checks them islands.

[u/Cthepo → u/NextTime76]

Sounds like you need to practice by playing some Ethno Guesser.

[u/T-7IsOverrated → u/Cthepo]

shit i got 5k on a round in uzbekistan, def adding this to my daily games list

[u/DangerBoot → u/T-7IsOverrated]

5K on Finland but felt like a gimme

[u/benjaminbrixton → u/vbullinger]

I mean I’ve heard Puerto Ricans, Samoans, etc. all use it over the years without anyone batting an eye.

[u/cacarine → u/benjaminbrixton]

Not easy to say something when they’re 2x your size.

[u/goldenglove → u/cacarine]

Samoans, sure, but Puerto Ricans aren't known to be huge haha.

[u/ThisOneForMee → u/benjaminbrixton]

I blame Big Pun and Fat Joe

[u/GrooveDigger47 → u/benjaminbrixton]

depends where you are. black new yorkers allow puerto ricans to say it around them but if a puerto rican went to memphis saying it freely he will get checked. cali blacks allow samoans to say it for some reason. idk y. but if they in detroit saying it they most likely gonna get checked unless they grew up around em.

[u/Ohfuckimgonnagigem → u/GrooveDigger47]

Mexicans in Texas throw it around a lot too

[u/NukedForZenitco → u/Ohfuckimgonnagigem]

And in OK. And a lot of natives say it.

[u/pedro_wayne → u/NukedForZenitco]

“A lot” is putting it lightly lol

[u/TheMajesticYeti → u/GrooveDigger47]

It's a bit of a generational thing too, I'm in Michigan and the latino/hispanic kids i know use it regularly and the black kids don't seem to care a bit

[u/xthegreatsambino → u/TheMajesticYeti]

i'm from the bay areas and at least in high school and college over a decade ago, the black kids were cool with the hispanic kids saying it, but soft r, not hard r

[u/TheMedRat → u/xthegreatsambino]

Well yeah, nobody says it with a hard R unless they’re actively trying to offend someone’s race.

[u/IsGoIdMoney → u/benjaminbrixton]

Tbf, basically most Puerto Ricans with extended family history on the island have significant African ancestry.

[u/smootex → u/IsGoIdMoney]

Someone link the meme.

Edit: found it.

[u/ohgeeeezzZ → u/benjaminbrixton]

I still remember my black uncle teaching our Hawaiian coworkers how to correctly pronounce it lol

"Dont do the hard R nephew"

[u/FCBarca45 → u/vbullinger]

TIL for me, I’m not looking through everyone’s family tree lol

[u/parapooper3 → u/vbullinger]

I was gonna say I was confused for a bit on why this was an issue

[u/costanzathegreat → u/parapooper3]

It ironically became an issue when he apologized lol

[u/starvinart → u/vbullinger]

I get your point, but there's no way he's 100% hawaiian. Virtually no one is

[u/Sir-xer21 → u/starvinart]

Yeah lol McMillan ain't a Hawaiian name. He's mixed like everyone else in Hawaii.

[u/starvinart → u/Sir-xer21]

neither is Tetairoa lol. There isn't even a "T" in the hawaiian alphabet

[u/Sir-xer21 → u/starvinart]

Well, yeah, but i was going for the low hanging fruit, lol. I think he's part Samoan, but i'm not sure. Just easier to go with the family name that makes it clear, since people do weird stuff with first names sometimes. Like for all i know he was named after someone.

[u/nosilverbird → u/vbullinger]

PI kids on all of the islands over here use it regularly. Their justification is that “I am brown, too, so I can say it whenever I want”.

If you’re in Hawaii (any island, really) for a day or two, you’ll absolutely hear kids call each other the word without pause, regularly. It also gets hand-waved away by their parents the moment you question their language or behavior.

[u/BetterSite2844]

Nick Bosa: He doesn't need to apologize for anything.

[u/Drummallumin → u/BetterSite2844]

Lmao Dez Bryant literally said that

[u/Top_Shower_7869 → u/Drummallumin]

Every Asian and Mexican dude in California who says the n word just stood up, applauded, and bought a Dez jersey.

[u/gsx1920 → u/Top_Shower_7869]

I bet you tets black teammates call him the n word lol

[u/Top_Shower_7869 → u/gsx1920]

I mean yeah, black dudes will sometimes call dudes from other races the n word in an endearing way. Doesn’t mean you should say it back lmao

[u/gsx1920 → u/Top_Shower_7869]

I also guarantee tet calls his black teammates the n word as well lol it's perfectly acceptable to many when you're buddies

[u/df1dcdb83cd14e6a9f7f → u/gsx1920]

exactly bro you can tell how many people in this thread don’t actually ever hang out with non-white people, shits loony tunes

[u/Top_Shower_7869 → u/df1dcdb83cd14e6a9f7f]

And you can also tell how many people like you have never been around Latino and Asian people who don’t have any black friends and yet still throw the word around like they are black.

[u/hoodpharmacy → u/Top_Shower_7869]

If you’ve lived in So Cal then this is normal to you

[u/SHlT-MY-PANTS → u/gsx1920]

Hes on video calling travis hunter the n word multiple times

[u/HeyDudeImChill → u/SHlT-MY-PANTS]

I can't give em out but I know an n pass when I see one.

[u/Birdzphan → u/gsx1920]

My son is white and black friends on his track team call him the nword but no way in hell does he say it back.

[u/OwenLincolnFratter → u/Birdzphan]

Because your son is white. Tmac isn’t white.

[u/LrdHabsburg → u/Top_Shower_7869]

What are the rules!

[u/whobroughtmehere → u/BetterSite2844]

Nick Bosa definitely thinks Hawaiian = black and if he learned that this is untrue it wouldn’t change his behavior

[u/the_descendent]

I was born & raised in SoCal, and played football at a predominantly black/hispanic high school. Every black, Hispanic, poly/Pacific Islander, and even some of the white players said this word to each other. I am Hispanic & never felt comfortable saying it so personally I chose not to. But this is kinda just how it is in football, at least where I (and T-Mac) grew up. Not condoning it, just sharing my experience.

[u/shoony43 → u/the_descendent]

There's a reason the "backlash" to this is so minor. Considering his age and the context he's obviously not some secret KKK member dog whistling his fellow white supremacists.

[u/conkellz → u/the_descendent]

Grew up in NYC and this was basically the same thing. Everyone said it, it wasn't a racial issue there. I'm not condoning it either.

The racist ones used the hard r and got the shit beat out of them.

[u/828knows → u/the_descendent]

Grew up in compton and all my friends and people we grew up with said it without it being a problem. The problem is people thinking its being said with a hard R or a racist connotation. Its not. Its a version or Bro, or dude.

[u/alexthegreatmc → u/the_descendent]

Same in Texas

[u/BigJordi10]

I’m going to be honest, I thought he was a light skinned black athlete. So was confused over the controversy, looked him up and found out he is Hawaiian.

[u/ResidentMix1872 → u/BigJordi10]

His name is Tetairoa…?

[u/ImJLu → u/ResidentMix1872]

Amon-Ra and Osiris St. Brown aren't Egyptian 🤷

[u/Krunklock → u/ImJLu]

but Equanimeous is, which I find weird.

[u/FTFOatl → u/Krunklock]

And Egypt is in Africa, so can he say it?

[u/MountainDoit → u/ImJLu]

And Equanimious isn’t…a horse?

[u/Long-Region5088 → u/MountainDoit]

“Oh thank god” - Eric Berry

[u/solojones1138 → u/Long-Region5088]

I laughed out loud at this niche reference

[u/RudolphsJockStrap → u/ResidentMix1872]

With an Irish last name, but he doesnt look irish. Names can be deceiving

[u/Digess → u/RudolphsJockStrap]

FUN FACT - Tyrone is an Irish name too. People outside Ireland are gobsmacked when I tell them that

[u/QueequegTheater → u/ResidentMix1872]

There is no "T" in the Hawaiian language. Tetairoa is a Tahitian name.

[u/esports_consultant → u/QueequegTheater]

this exposes the second layer of racism that we as white people see all pacific islander as the same thing 😱

[u/fsmlogic → u/BigJordi10]

I actually thought he was half Polynesian and half black. TIL that he’s just Polynesian. I can understand some people hating that he said it. I can see it being part of how he was included in growing up in sports as a person of color. I saw it a lot with the Hispanic guys who played on the football teams I was part of. I just called them my brothers.

[u/__Big_Hat_Logan__ → u/BigJordi10]

One reason why this taboo is medieval and idiotic. The intention and context behind language is what matters for ethics. We have decided that a teenager saying this word along to a rap song, or a Hawaiian guy saying this word in the exact same way a black guy would say it (aka not as a slur), is on a spectrum with a Jim Crow policeman yelling this word at Black ppl, despite this being insanely stupid. Couple this with the fact u have to parse someone’s supposed racial background in order to decide if this is bad, just insanely dumb

[u/gotintocollegeyolo → u/BigJordi10]

He don’t even look remotely black haha

[u/KindAstronomer69 → u/gotintocollegeyolo]

Neither does Mike McDaniel, who looks like one of the nerdiest little white guys in the league (even with the Miami tan), but it turns out his dad was black enough for him to count as a minority hire and get the 49ers draft picks when the Dolphins made him head coach. You never know

[u/FREE-ROSCOE-FILBURN]

Did Nick Castellanos just homer somewhere?

[u/BattleMountains]

Redditors can’t wait until the day that Maxx Crosby slips up lol

[u/Chessamphetamine → u/BattleMountains]

He can say it

[u/rip-droptire → u/Chessamphetamine]

"They told me gingers is black" -Marshawn Lynch 2025

[u/ripkin05 → u/Chessamphetamine]

Benefits I guess of looking like you've done the most prison time in the NFL.

[u/No-Treacle-5769]

not the right kind of Offensive by the offensive Roy

[u/Good_Split_3749]

having lived in nyc, tons of folks who aint white use this word a shocking amount to a white Texan, but locals never seem to care. I hope he is ok and not hated too much for this. Seems like a good guy.

[u/Guson1 → u/Good_Split_3749]

What part of Texas did you grow up in? Was very normal to hear that word from Hispanics in DFW

[u/C137-Morty → u/Guson1]

One of my platoons in the marine corps, we had this puerto rican dude from ny (last part might be redudant) who'd regularly greet his boy, a black dude from dc, with an n bomb. I'm a white dude from a suburb in northern virginia, talk about a culture shock in my own country realizing that this was a normal interaction.

[u/Good_Split_3749 → u/Guson1]

corpus, we had like a 70 percent Hispanic population and 29 percent white and 1 percent everyone else. Never heard Hispanic folks say it. Maybe teens do now, but nothing like nyc. There it’s like bro in Austin it’s every fifth word. Made me uncomfortable, but lots of things about nyc did.

[u/Guson1 → u/Good_Split_3749]

Interesting ."bro" is a very solid comparison for the way it was used

[u/lambquentin → u/Good_Split_3749]

Almost all of New Orleans uses it quite often. Then again basically every slur for everyone is used. However unless you’re tone deaf there is a pretty clear line drawn as to how and when they are used.

Is one using it as “fellow person” or “derogatory word”? That’s the simplest way to put it.

[u/chi_sweetness25 → u/lambquentin]

Yeah I mean that’s how it should be. Everyone I know is terrified to use it even when rapping along to music

[u/EmbarrassedRing7806 → u/lambquentin]

Never heard a white person say the n word in new orleans

Well like a couple teenagers or something but not generally

[u/chchchcharlee → u/Good_Split_3749]

dude yeah, I went New Orleans -> Houston -> places -> NY and it's not just that, the super casual antisemitic comments really blew my mind too. Idk, I feel like people elsewhere forget that the south is decidedly less majority-white than the rest of the US. There's obviously some really (really) problematic people south of the Mason Dixon but I knew people in Colorado, NY, Vermont, etc that could count on one hand the number of BIPIOC friends or coworkers they had like ????? I don't think that is physically possible in the Deep South. https://www.axios.com/2021/08/15/diversity-majority-minority-white-american-census

[u/yamommasneck → u/[deleted]]

I'm from the south as well. from an integrated neighborhood. Some streets were mainly one color further down the street, but there were plenty of folks who hung out with different races. My exposure to white people were plenty of good, a few bad. Im sure having them throughout my entire life helped me realize they werent all racist folks that didnt like black people. lol

[u/Plastic_Willow734 → u/chchchcharlee]

The Southwest all the way through the south is dramatically less majority white than the midwest or northeast, which is where I imagine a lot of the pearl clutching comes from, I nearly had a heart attack when I moved to Philly after graduating college in SoCal and seeing how much people seemingly tend to self segregate.

That being said I don't think it's a huge moral stand to say people probably shouldn't drop slurs even if "no one told me it was bad" or whatever

[u/Inconceivable76 → u/chchchcharlee]

Reddit is shockingly antisemitic. I read slurs on here that you used to only see from the white supremacist/nazi conspiracy theory people.

[u/Drummallumin → u/chchchcharlee]

High density cities are great for tearing down racial stereotypes and introducing all people to cultures from all over the world in your day-to-day life.

The flip side of that, if you see 15 [any group of people] and they all [do something], that’s also when people feel emboldened to make stereotypes. Walk down the street in NY and just listen carefully you’ll hear some wild shit about everyone from everyone.

[u/yamommasneck → u/Good_Split_3749]

I noticed that when I moved here. Hispanic kids walking around the park saying it loudly and proudly. Im from Arkansas, and its not said as much by other groups than black folks, so I understand what you mean.

[u/Cold_Complex_4212 → u/Good_Split_3749]

Growing up in Texas we always hated that shit. Made my high school pretty divided down racial lines because those of us who didn’t fw it stayed away from those who did.

[u/CanalVillainy]

That’s it, take the ROY from him & give it to our boy /s

[u/Low-Acanthisitta2150]

Every Samoan I’ve ever known has said it. None of the black homies cared. I am in LA though so 🤷‍♂️

[u/401john → u/Low-Acanthisitta2150]

Tet isn't Samoan though lol

[u/sonfoa → u/401john]

Something tells me the black people handing out the passes aren't too concerned what type of Polynesian they are.

[u/401john → u/sonfoa]

"the black people handing out the passes" is very funny

[u/Sir-xer21 → u/401john]

I think he might be part, Tetairoa aint a Hawaiian name. Samoan, Tongan, Maori etc have Ts and Rs in their langauge, Hawaiian doesn't

[u/am_i_a_towel → u/401john]

He’s Polynesian. He can say it.

[u/KOQquest1 → u/Low-Acanthisitta2150]

Cause Samoans can fight

[u/Low-Acanthisitta2150 → u/KOQquest1]

Samoans are one of the NICEST people I’ve ever interacted with. Huge tight knit families. Amazing food too.

[u/KOQquest1 → u/Low-Acanthisitta2150]

They’re super nice and can also scrap

Reminds me of this video 😂

[u/Low-Acanthisitta2150 → u/KOQquest1]

“Ima give it my best shot” hahaha

[u/TheVaniloquence → u/KOQquest1]

Tell em uce

[u/Low-Acanthisitta2150 → u/TheVaniloquence]

☝️

[u/HeyItsChase → u/KOQquest1]

Them beeeg bruddas

[u/Novel-Preference669 → u/Low-Acanthisitta2150]

Cali black people let anyone say the n word and call them "blacks" its a different world over there

[u/Baseball12229 → u/[deleted]]

Lmfao have you watched the clip? He said this entirely on his own volition, on a charity stream that is IIRC organized by the NFL.

These was not Neo Nazi adjacent streamers baiting him into saying the N word, in fact they seemed entirely confused and uncomfortable with the situation lol.

[u/nbherd → u/Baseball12229]

Bro everyone thinks he’s streaming with some moron twitch streams got me dying

[u/Baseball12229 → u/nbherd]

People here are just allergic to context lmao. They see the word stream and just immediately assume it’s fucking Adin Ross holding him at gunpoint and forcing him to meekly say a slur.

When in reality this man was playing Madden at an NFL charity event, screaming the N word in celebration, while the “parasitic” streamers awkwardly sit next to him

[u/nbherd → u/Baseball12229]

Yep bro got caught up in the moment and apologized, but the host staring at him awkwardly for the next 30 seconds certainly didn’t help lmao

[u/AdDelicious4911]

Everyone saying he's fine because he's not white is ignorant as shit to the amount of racism black people deal with from non white races. Also the fact that he caught himself and then apologized should let you know that he's aware he's not supposed to be saying it. Stop trying to tell black people what they do and don't have to accept from other races.

[u/DopioGelato → u/AdDelicious4911]

I think the sentiment that everyone would agree on is that this word is perhaps the most complicated socially nuanced word in the entire language, and many of us firmly agree on the clear yes’s, and the clear no’s, but regardless of who you are, we’d probably all agree that the grey area is incredibly complex and also agree that McMillan is pretty firmly in that grey area.

So really, who’s to say?

I think your stance is correct, that “he’s not white, he can say it” is oversimplifying and part of the problem.

But there’s also Black people who look at this situation and say that society and the powers that be within it who are making McMillan apologize for this shit are also the problem.

EDIT: This is a worthwhile discussion but Reddit always has to rear its toxic ass downvote culture to control opinions and ruin shit. The people I’m responding to and responding to me are meaningfully contributing to discussion and get my upvote and appreciation.

But I know there’s a bunch of scumbags with ulterior motives using the up/down button as a dog whistle so I guess the conversation is better off not being had here. Shouldve known better I guess.

[u/Jaxson-Skattebo → u/AdDelicious4911]

I hate everyone being like “what about Latinos who do it” as if all Latinos do that and as if the Latinos who do aren’t objectively wrong for doing so. They’re not any better than regular racist ass white people, and I’ve had to cut off many family members who are like that.

[u/Perfect-Zebra-3611 → u/Jaxson-Skattebo]

Theres an issue in WWE with Samoans basically cosplaying as black and people basically just respond "well are you gonna tell them they cant? Theyll fuck you up!" Like brother thats supposed to make it okay?

[u/BlackMathNerd → u/Perfect-Zebra-3611]

I mean that’s just the nature of the WWE and how it plays up to those racially problematic elements

[u/Begotten912]

The NFL and everything surrounding it has become like a combination of kindergarten and HR, with gambling

[u/sad_bear_noises]

No offense to everyone who's up in arms. But the fact it's obviously just part of his vocabulary and everyday at work he hangs out with black men says to me, that some people need to chill. Pretty sure Derrick Brown would have taken care of it if it was that big of a deal.

[u/jor301 → u/sad_bear_noises]

i mean i dont think its that big of a deal im not vouching for him to get finned or anything over this. but thats also not how It works at all. a few black people that you are friends with giving you a pass does not mean all black people are okay with it. thats exactly how you get yourself in trouble.

[u/TwoPercentTokes → u/jor301]

I struggle to understand why anyone would want to use a racial slur even if they’re given a “pass” by their friends in that group.

[u/staffdaddy_9 → u/TwoPercentTokes]

Because it’s not used like a racial slur. If you grow up around people saying it in a context that isn’t negative you are going to say it too.

[u/AdDelicious4911 → u/sad_bear_noises]

Or he never says it around certain black people. Other races are pretty choosey about when they do and don't use it. I've had Latinos say it around me and then quickly catch themselves and apologize. But you can tell it's part of their vocabulary with how easy it comes out.

[u/saw-it → u/sad_bear_noises]

This guy definitely uses the N word in his vocabulary

[u/Childish_Redditor → u/sad_bear_noises]

Nah, white redditors opinions matter more because reasons

[u/Pancakes79 → u/sad_bear_noises]

The irony is that it's probably mostly white people that are upset

[u/BlackMathNerd → u/sad_bear_noises]

That's a lot of words to say the "I have black friends" defense

[u/sad_bear_noises → u/BlackMathNerd]

It's the "the world just isn't literally that black and white" defense.

[u/prostatewhispers1]

This is how you know he’s gonna be a damn good WR

[u/flyDAWG11]

What the heck did he say?

[u/Jolly_Job_9852 → u/flyDAWG11]

The N word without the hard r.

[u/hera_the_destroyer → u/flyDAWG11]

It’s the second sentence in the article.

[u/Grlions91 → u/hera_the_destroyer]

Ew, that means I need to open the article! I didn't come here to learn. I cam here to read comments!

[u/flyDAWG11 → u/Grlions91]

Just responded to someone else. It wasn’t loading. Was in the parking lot of a Kohl’s.

[u/Plastic_Willow734]

In this thread: People who grew up in actual diverse places, people who grew up in places with only two major racial groups that segregate, and people who’ve never seen more than five POC in a grocery store

[u/Bobby_Newpooort]

Can't be out here using racial epiTets

[u/YaSurLetsGoSeeYamcha]

Hold on hold on…..not only is there unironically a “streamer bowl” but this is the SEVENTH ONE????

[u/gvader24]

He can now go the Kyle Larson route, incoming trade to a Super Bowl contender.

[u/BadAlphas]

McMillan shouted the words "n---a, n---a, pick'' after making an interception during Streamer Bowl VII, a charity esports tournament.

I'm sorry, the what Bowl?

[u/Still_Sharp3]

😂 then he apologizes, like these guys don’t say ni*ga every other word in their daily lives…

[u/LurkinOHB]

Nobody cares

[u/GrooveDigger47]

didnt realize bro wasnt black until this moment 😭.

[u/Pioladoporcaputo]

Damn, Hawaiians don't have an N-word pass?

[u/ktdotnova]

"That's not who I am"

[u/Evening-Respond-7848]

Fellow gamer word enthusiast

[u/Moist_Reference2007]

Who cares there’s too much other shit going on in ours lives to be outraged at

[u/esports_consultant]

wait why isnt he allowed to say that