TV Anchor FIRED For Quoting Snoop Dogg
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- A news anchor in Mississippi was fired for saying Fo shizzle, my nizzle on air. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks. Watch TYT LIVE on weekdays 6-8 pm ET. ruclips.net/user/the...
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"There has been no sign of a Mississippi morning news anchor woman since she voiced a Snoop Dogg phrase on air earlier this month.
Barbie Bassett has not been on air for the NBC affiliate WLBT since March 8, when her team were discussing the rapper’s addition to his wine line.
Bassett said, “Fo shizzle, my nizzle,” when the idea of a Snoop collaboration with a newsroom journalist was raised. (“Nizzle” is slang for the N-word.
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Her bosses probably wanted to fire her INSTEAD of paying out 20 years worth of redundancy or retirement money!!?? It's ridiculous & unreasonable. I hope she files a lawsuit!
Actually, TYT was missing some critical information here. The same news anchor a few months ago had to make an on air apology for another comment widely seen as racist. This probably contributed to her dismissal. It wasn’t as cut and dry as TYT made it seem. I’ve never been upset with TYT but there’s really no sense in how they portrayed this. It’s shameful.
Racism is now cured.
@@gloriaa2817 wasn't that the grand mammy thing?
@@BushidoBrownSama yes.
@@gloriaa2817 that's cause they didn't do their research. Bad reporting....
She was fired because she was past her prime and they saw a golden opportunity to replace her.
@@iii___iii sick burn bro
Let's just be realistic. She was fired because the station manager wanted to replace her with a younger hottie who might get better ratings and bring in more ad revenue, but the manager needed an excuse to avoid being accused of being ageist and chauvinist.
that is spot on there is more to this story than meets the eye! Aint no way with all the things this would be like a teachable moment not get fired
Lol so true.
Someone should ask the Exec how many 'nizzles' _has he hired_ at the station, since he 'cares' so much!🤣
Lmao
Let's see who they replace her with. Somebody posted that she had a history of racial insensitivity. But if this was her first offense I think she should have been suspended without pay.
I’m a black male from a small town in Mississippi I watch her on tv everyday in I don’t think what she did was offensive I just don’t think she got the knowledge of our culture she don’t deserve to lose her job
I’m an elderly white woman, and some of Snoop Dog’s lines have stuck in my ear, just from their sounds. I’ve never had any idea what any of it meant. So, I agree with Charlamagne that she didn’t deserve to be fired. Plus, she came across as a sweet and good-natured person, not an anarchist bomb-thrower.
But I see the "f"bomb used frequently.
@@kurtsnyder4752 and?
@Heidi S Hell I'm Black and I didn't know either. It seems to me at least she should have been allowed to apologize. And state that she didn't know.
Why do you yt people need to say the N word ?
@@buckiesmalls if there is any discussion of that, then it should be for the illustration. As the ( racist or not?) saying goes; calling a spade a spade .
They simply took the opportunity to get rid of her to avoid paying retirement.
Our country has lost its collective mind.
That’s a damn lie , this country was founded on murder and violence!
Be for real .
This county proved it was nuts when it let hip hop into mainstream society.
I’m black and grow up in that era and had no idea what that meant😂😂😂. Omg she should not have been fired.
She probably was fired because of her age and the management used that as the reason.
I was thinking same thing. Maybe they were just waiting for any old excuse to fire her and this is what they chose.
She also said racist things before and had to apologize for it.
Come on that lady didn't get fired for saying nizzle she got fired because they've been waiting for a reason to fire her. Probably since she turned 40 knowing this industry
Yup. Didn’t want to boot her because of backlash and policy so they used this as a scapegoat
Social media has turned America into a giant high school, where everyone gets to be offended & angry all of the time. And, we’re all just arguing about each other’s opinions.
Stop being offended about her getting fired. Its not your company
America is a country that is murderous from inception! Reality check .
yup, and opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one and they usually stink
I am 64 black and had no idea till now!!!! Please 😮 give that woman her job back!!!!! 😮😢😢😢
I suspect Snoop might be the final judge on this one.
Dude I srsly hope he comes out publicly on her side!
@@darkcrystalmagik3369 Snoop should stay out of it. That white lady isn’t very bright. He’s worked with Martha Stewart for years and Martha is older than this white lady, but Martha has the sense not to say Nizzle.
Fo shizzle mah nizzle
They were looking for a reason to fire that lady already. That's just stupid. I'm black and to me anybody can say nizzle. Not a single black person that's not crazy gives a shit.
Wrong
I say for sizzle my drizzle. Hopefully that doesn’t upset people
@@cholieandresa That offends me cause its to damn cringe 😅
@@cholieandresa try saying it a black person, I’m sure you will receive an unpleasant look; at the very least.
She should sue,it looks like they were looking for a reason to get rid of her anyway
Unfortunately, this was her third chance. She's made a similar insensitive comment less than six months ago and another one a year before that.
I think they used that as an excuse to fire her and replace her with a younger woman. She probably thought she sounded cool and hip and hadn't a clue to what it actually meant.
Well it's nothing cool about that she's supposed to telling the news not quoting something somebody else said especially if she doesn't know what it mean Whatever she would have called a gay person a queer She know better than that right
She had a HISTORY of racist comments!!!! This wasn't the 1st time!!!!
Wow. It would’ve been nice if TYT could’ve done two f*cking seconds of research instead of, ironically, being outraged, like they’re whining about “the left” supposedly being.
It's Mississippi.They fired her for quoting black rap lyrics
Its like when your parents won't let you say "Damn it" so you say "Dang/Darn it" and your parents say thats still too close 😂
The difference is that these are grown ass people they are trying to word police.
Exactly! Nizzle isn't the same as saying 'n-word,' n-word describes the word while 'nizzle' is one rapper's take/twist on the word, they're not the same thing and no you shouldn't use it. I don't even think it'd be appropriate to sing a rap song and replace the n-words with 'n-word,' that'll still sound offensive to a Black person, let alone saying a variant of the word. Cenk is one of those liberals who think they're so down with the cause, they've earned a pass ...
@peterporkeresq.2817 eh, I can't speak for every black person of course, but the rational majority are more than capable of understanding when someone is singing song lyrics vs them being racist. If your intent is to just sing a song and it contains the n-word most people aren't getting bent out of shape over that. But on the same note most people can tell when you're genuinely quoting a song lyric and when you're trying to get away with saying the word. Intent matter.
@@peterporkeresq.2817 it is the same thing. It’s like saying ninja instead. Go up to a black person and say y’all ninjas be tripping and see the response. Or y’all nizzles for better context.
@@sacv27 How can you tell intent? I know it's easy for some but the loud minority don't have any relationships outside their computers, so any word they hear that they think is racist, makes the one who uttered it racist. No nuance involved...which is why I am hard on for free speech. No one should be punished for uttering words...even disrespectful words
I'm from Jackson, she has said racist things in the past which she had been warned about. She has apologized on television in the past for racist things she has said. This was the final draw. She is an old racist and she should have been fired a long time ago but they kept giving her chances.
I'm just learning this too and was reading local comments. At first I cracked up but if it was only this alone, it's laughable but she has a pattern I see so this changed my view.
The headline of "White news anchor fired for saying foshizzle my nizzle" is hysterical, but it's not that simple. Oh well. A long time coming. A few minutes ago I was cracking up thinking she should have her job back, now not so much.
There is real racism and real enemies to worry about. She is not one. This was harmless and innocuous.
You don’t know her history. She’s done this several times before.
@@k3ionafloyd ur a nizzle says snoop
@@GolDFish-if1ov So you don’t care she has a history of racism??
I never knew nizzle was a derivative of the "n" word. Never! This woman should never have been fired.
Well if u were a tv news anchor you should definitely know what you're saying while on air. Her job is to communicate. So that means that when she speaks the public has to make the assumption that she understands the words that she is speaking
I'm Black and didn't know that was a replacement for the n-word, but then I'm 73 years old. 😁
I think that’s important context. The woman’s age definitely plays a role. The producers should have made her apologize and explain. It could have lended itself to a bigger, much needed conversation.
As a resident in the area of this news station, The news anchor, Ms. Bassett, had just come off suspension (incident occurred Nov 2022) for saying racist remarks 'on air' against a black co-anchor. She called her co-anchor's grandmother a "grandmammy". The reason the meteorologist, Mr. Ellis, had that changed expression on his face, is because he and all of us here in the area knew of her history. I am not speaking to any decisions HR made. I believe Ms. Bassett may be a good person, however you must be humble and careful especially when you are under scrutiny for past actions. She wasn't.
Thanks for providing insider info. This is important info to keep in mind. I still disagree with firing her over it. If its ok for snoop to say it, why cant she say it, as well.
OK I don't agree but I at least understand the slur behind Nizzle but why is Grandmammy offensive?
I sincerely had no idea that that is what that word meant
As a black man I think this is ridiculous. A woman with over 20 years at that station at worst Maybe and I mean maybe an apology for trying to be humorous.
I'd heard that slang in music, but never knew what it meant. I'm sure she didn't either, & she should've been talked to, made to apologize, & allowed to keep her job. She thought she was being young, hip, & cute to reach out to younger viewers.
I would like to know how Snoop himself reacted to this news anchor getting fired.
C’mon man. Snoop if you’re watching get this lady her job back. Doesn’t seem like a hater more like a fan. 20 yrs on the job. Damn
Snoop is a pot head who only knows hip hop , gangs and pimp culture . He knows nothing about corporate America.
That's why the practice of NOT talking about religion or politics has to go out the door! We need to discuss these topics and hash out our differences 🤷🏻♂️
I'm 64 and I didn't know what that meant. Jeez! Not everyone is up on all slang words.
Then don't use it perhaps?
so if snoop dog uses the word 'cupcake' as a substitute for the 'N' word no one can say cupcake ever again?
this could become fun
She shouldn't have lost her job damn
If she shouldn't lost her job kanye should still have his sneakers be sold
This poor woman lost her job for saying nothing. That is the definition of BULLSHIT!
There needs to be a petition for her to get her job back. Would be cool if Snoop said something.
Snoop is to stoned to know what’s goin on around him. He’s sitting on a beach in Acapulco drinking Coronas
The weatherman should have stood up for her... he know she didn't know what she was saying!!!
Honestly I’m black and I never knew what it meant until I saw this video. C’mon man the world is to damn sensitive!!
Well you should have no problem if they start calling you n-----r when ever they feel like it.
@@rasheed7934 He obviously meant the word “nigga” (nizzle), which is less offensive, FOOL
@@rasheed7934 1. The N-word isn't the same as the word "nizzle". The former is VERY well known to be a slur, the latter isn't.
2. Even if he were okay with white people pronouncing the actual N-word when they're singing along to rap, or when they mean it as a synonym for "friend", that's still FAR removed from someone actually CALLING him the N-word in an insulting way.
@@Mithcoriel I call bull on everything you just said.
@@rasheed7934 You're actually pretending that saying "F*** you, N****! You are inferior to white people!" is the same thing as mumbling "Fo shizzle ma nizzle" absentmindedly? Ok..
Fire a woman for speaking gibberish? That is absurd.
She used a slang term, it's not jibberish . A word that substitutes the word nigga. Be better
@@homeshomes3855 Could be, in a specific dialect. However it has entered the larger vocabulary as 'gibberish; representative of someone too stoned to enunciate properly. That is not a racial statement, all races get to stoned to speak.This is what makes the phrase so appealing across races and ethnicities, it is a shared experience. So the question is really, how do we separate dialects? What is the implication of separating dialects? Do we want to get in to that again? After the failed label of Ebonics, which was perceived as racial profiling, the name was changed to the more accepted AAVE (for now) is it really a good idea to open that can of worms again? Yes it is a slang term, ( did not know what it meant till today, always thought it was a form of 'suck my dick') like a slang terms it only has meaning in it's community. For example, is it offensive or fair to hold folks who are not in the gay community accountable for using gay slang terms?( old one here but, Fish) What about Cajun slang? (Chaoui) Or Native slang? (whitey off the rez.) Ok Whitey off the rez is not slang, but you get my point. Further is it fair to hold some one accountable for something that is ambiguous? I mean is this old white lady hangn' n bangin' wit tha homies, throwin' bonze? Or is she an old white lady using a phrase that has entered the common vernacular? Which brings us to the role of black entertainers, are they not allowed to have success outside of the black community? Should snoop give back all the money that white people paid him just so that they do not appropriate his words?
I get it the N-Word is the ONLY word that a person can loose their job over for saying. Yet is is a word that I hear every single day, in spite of the fact that I refuse to associate with ANYONE who uses it. As mentioned in the video, is using the term 'N-Word' now offensive? I am ok with the fact that we have a double standard when it comes to the 'N-Word' plus I do not like what it means nor what it represents, which is why I choose not to use it, but come on man, this is some republican playbook nonsense. 'Time to move the goal posts'. This has been in common use for what 10, 15, 20 years now? All of a sudden it is offensive?
By the way it was not a substitute for 'nigga' that is in it self a substitute word for the same one 'nizzle' is a sub for.
I don't want a white person calling me a nizzle, to be fair...but she shouldn't be fired...just talked to maybe 🤣
something you say to associates and friends, no?
@@dca4840 at most
Black woman from California here. I’d rather hear people say ‘nizzle’ than ‘the n word’
same. i'm tired of that damn word. our people who say the n word is just like if someone put a bow on a trash bag and called it a "present".
As a black person I had no idea that that was what's it was referring to!
This is why no one should get too conformable with their coworkers. They are not your friends.
Apparently many African Americans didn’t know that, including myself. Re-instate the woman.
Damn are we so brittle that we're firing this woman? I'm a 73 year old Black woman and I think this is so wrong. I'm not insulted and I don't think she should have been fired. In 2023 get over it and give this woman her income back.
I'm Black and didn't know what it meant. I heard Snoop's lyrics many times and never knew. Firing her is CRAZY!!!!!
I had no idea that Nizzle was a derivative of the N-word until right now. I am 53 years old and if I didn’t know, how was she supposed to know? Everybody used to say it. Colleagues at work used to say it, friends would say it even my family would say it. It was a catchy rhyme. None of us knew it was really the N-word.
I'm not particularly against the use of the word, but seriously... how could you not know what it meant?
So it having the same number of letters, having the same general visual shape, and it being used in all of the same places in sentences as the n-word, you never stopped to think about maybe it was a replacement for the word? If so, that is particularly concerning. People are not demonstrating basic rational reasoning skill, they are just blissfully going along without a second thought for their action and its resulting in problematic behavior.
You're 53 so you were at max in your early 30s when songs with these lyrics were popularized in the mainstream. So... come on. Even when the, "for shizzle my n-" phrase was used in TV and movies, it was ALWAYS portrayed to be wildly inappropriate to say. This goes doubly if it was a non-black person in an office/social gathering saying it. The person saying it was always the butt of the joke and meet with awkward stares, groans, eye rolls, etc.
The context clues have always been there and "I didn't know" really isn't an excuse. Because, how?
I don't think this woman should have lost her job (except that this wasn't the first time she's said something racial and inappropriate), however they should've had a looooong, discussion about the repercussions of appropriating culture, microaggressions, and generally saying things that aren't ok to say.
@@AlakaxamM sorry… I never knew it meant the N-word either. You all expect white people to know this stuff and we just don’t. I don’t have a lot of black friends that I hang out with, I don’t live in a predominantly black neighborhood, so how would I know this? For years I used to say things like keep your cotton Pickin hands off of that. That’s what my family used to say, my friends used to say… It was only until about 10 years ago, I was made to understand where that saying came from and I haven’t said it again since. Why would we lie about stuff like this? We seriously just don’t know. Try to get over it. It is what it is.
@@peppernation9213 "you all expect...,"
Who's "you all"?
"I don't have a lot of black friends..."
Ok... Popular media and context clues are accessible to everyone.
"Try to get over it. It is what it is."
Oof.
"I didn't know until... and I haven't said it again since."
I mean, that's great. We should all critically think about what we're saying and why. There's no harm in that at all.
I've heard that word before, but had no idea it was a replacement for the n-word. Looking at that woman, it's a safe bet she didn't have any idea either I was just trying to be trendy. Whenever an old person tries to act young and use slang, it rarely ever works. It was worth having an apology and a "teachable moment," but certainly not worth firing her.
everyone is too touchy these days. i am an 73 yr old white lady who loves to listen to some rap and most every type of music.. i pay no attention to the words. she may have known what it meant, maybe not. i won't watch any news that suppresses, dis-repects, or be-littles any other race... i wish people would be more curious (especially white people) about different cultures and educate themselves by reaching out to each other and getting to know people. until we understand each other...this kind of thing is going to go on, like it has... forever... this should be a' learning' lesson.
My guess is she probably didn't know. Shouldn't have been fired.
She is a Snoop Dog fan and doesn’t know what Nizzle means? I call B.S.
I would say this is TYT’s worse take in a while if it wasn’t for Ana’s defense of her anti-trans tweet.
I was today-years old when I found out that nizzle means what they say it does 🤷♂
😂
I think this more to do with an opportunity to drop the against female anchor. Let’s see what young blonde woman replaces her
Yep! Don’t wanna give her retirement benefits! I didn’t even know what that word referred to!
As a black person I think this is so stupid 🙄 😒 😂 😂 😂. Give that lady her job back.
I heard about this it is definitely not a reason to fire somebody
I didn't know that myself even in all these years I'm African American
She said it right after the comment about Stewart getting a tattoo of Snoop.
Snoop is the one that made that saying popular.
It was in good nature… and it should have been harmless.
This is ridiculous.
It’s not even racial, she literally said a couple of lyrics that almost everyone has said. This is just a loophole for companies to fire you.
As a parent of three teenage girls, I am surprised by how many people use words without understanding their impact or meaning. My husband and I monitor our children's speech to ensure they do not use derogatory, discriminatory, or unfamiliar words, instilling the same values I was raised with. Hearing people use such words makes me think of the saying "ignorance is bliss," but in reality, "words matter."
While I personally do not use any derogatory terms for African Americans, I understand the historical context and cultural significance of such language within the African American community. It's a matter of making the best of a difficult situation, also known as "making lemonade out of lemons."
To provide historical context, the United States has a long history of racial discrimination and inequality, including the enslavement of Africans for over 250 years and the continuation of segregation and discrimination through Jim Crow laws. Hip hop and rap music emerged in a response to these social and economic conditions, allowing African American to express their experiences with poverty, violence, and discrimination.
You have the right to speak in any manner that feels comfortable to you, but it is important to recognize the harm and hurt caused by using the N-word. This word carries a long and painful history of oppression, dehumanization, and violence against Black people. For centuries, it was used by white people as a tool to demean and subjugate Black individuals, and even today, its use is a reminder of that painful legacy.
Given the lasting impact of systemic racism on the African American community, including limited economic opportunities and high rates of crime and gang activity, the prevalence of defamatory lyrics can be seen as a reflection of these inequalities and discrimination.
I hope you all have a great day. As for me, I need to get back to my duty of raising my children to become informed and productive members of this American experience.
Yeah and I'm willing to bet they still use those words when you aren't around. The more you get in their faces about it, the more they will do it.
@@jaydavis9717 Racist troll, we already know white racist trash like you say the n-word when black people aren't around. Black people aren't responsible whites' racism. Many whites are just plain idiotic racist bullies and aggressors. Period. Now get lost racist white idiot.
Nizzle is nothing BUT the mammie comment is a slave reference and I'm NOT a fan!! 🤦🏾♀️
Just reading the comments. The amount of white comments saying she deserved it vs the amount of African American posts saying she shouldn't have.
She also made her grand-mammy comment. She knew what she was saying. It's Mississippi. Let's just be real and stop making excuses.
excuses for what. It wasnt offensive you still go to a picnic if someone invites you. Do you know what that word actually means?
oh my God, she said, "Grandmammy"?!?!!? Lynch her!!!
Thank u
Thank you! This fire culture has caused so much division
But nizzle is never cencored in the clean version of Soop's songs. I'm i right?
I’m 53 and never realized it was a derivative of the word. I always thought it was a rhyming thing. That firing was bs.
I said the same thing in another post. I am 50.
If your job is to report the news on TV then you definitely should be aware of the things that you say. Period. She is an on air news anchor and her not having the sense to know what that phrase means is very problematic. She said it on air so it's like she was saying to her coworker. "OK my nigga see u tomorrow" . That's not appropriate and if she hasn't learned to not repeat slang on air then too bad for her.
@@michellehightower8224 On some things, we as black people need to chill on the outrage. If everything is "very problematic", then everybody else will get exhausted and not treat any black issues as problematic.
@Jake McCoy she's a news anchor... I have different levels of expectations for people in public arenas. Politicians..teachers and broadcasters. They set the tone for how our community is perceived. So yeah if she doesn't know that then she shouldn't have a job on a public platform.
@@michellehightower8224 not being rude but anchors just read the news and are not known for intelligence or critical thinking. I have often said it never connecting it to the word.
That anchor didn't know what the 'substitute word' was. She thought she was sounding cool saying something she heard Snoop say. Should she be educated. Probably. Fired, no.
I honestly think they were looking to replace this woman and that was the best chance.
Exactly.
My 1st thought. Guarantee her replacement is younger and hotter.
20 years at a job for saying Nizzle? GTFOH
she should not have been fired. ask snoop
Does anybody actually think she meant “For sure, my N word”? Of course not, to her they’re just playful rhyming words that Snoop was known for. That news station accomplished nothing by firing her.
I am a black guy and I did not know that was offensive
As a black person, I don’t see how it was offensive. And Cenk makes a great point, we shouldn’t destroy somebody’s livelihood because of some harmless word
Stupid thing to fire her.
Intent matters. People repeat things, not knowing what they mean or reference. Just educate and move on. It was a little cringe, but this was a knee-jerk reaction.
I highly doubt that was the real reason she was fired but that was the excuse they gave thinking the public would agree. I'd bet if she has been there for 20 years they've been wanting to get rid of her for awhile.
This is not the first time she has gotten in trouble. Barbie Basset made a racist statement on air to a black woman referring to her grandmother as her grandmammy. I'm sure her firing is a reprocussion of that. You don't ever use grandmammy. It's racist as hell all over the world not just in Mississippi. Say that word to any black person and let me know how it's goes. I'll wait till you get out of the hospital to respond 😮
Lol. Funny comment about getting out of hospital! I believe you about that woman's racist comment, at least in the past, despite my never having heard the word "nizz** before this video. I didn't know about that older comment. I can't believe someone would *ever* say the word "mammy!" I feel it's almost necessary to apologise for the entire white race after the way we have treated African Americans! And trust me when I say to you that I understand a little about what you go through on a regular basis since the most awful things have been said to me and about me because I'm Jewish. While I would never know the horrors of being pulled over for "driving while black," and the fear that the police must strike into you just being looked at, but I can understand a tiny fraction of the bigotry and prejudice of people against Jews.
Africans have had their own continent since before the human race crawled out of it, and Jews have been beaten from pillar to post and back since antiquity, across all the continents simply because we have different beliefs, and because of a single passage in Matthew, we were called Christ-killers. It's not true. Even the Holy Qur'an says that it isn't true. But even if it *were,* I didn't do it. I love people of all faiths and colors. That is because God loves diversity and we have endlessly complained that we don't understand others. Well ask them! Talk to other people! No one understands that we separate ourselves and white people most of all. I can't relate to bigots because I don't feel better than anyone. We all bleed red blood. We all love our children. We all hate war.
I wish you good fortunes and pray for the health and happiness of you and your family.
I'm with Charlemagne, I don't think that woman had any idea what the word nizzle stood for.
she think it mean vagina
This is not why she was fired. There was an incident with her a month prior. She told her black coworkers on air to go, and I quote, " Go talk to your grand mamie." They were talking about chocolate cake, and she said if you're too young to remember, go talk or ask your grand mamie. The same guy standing there shocked had the same reaction. Barbie Bassett has always made slick comments on air. I live in Mississippi and have watched her for many years she has a slick mouth. They have always let her make it. As far as Charlemagne, he has always h8 Black people, especially black women. You guys should get the entire story before assuming.
Where you there? you should get the entire story before assuming, because that's what you're doing..
Agreed.
Agree with Ms. R.W.
Well her saying “grandmammy” is a definite no-no!!!!
Why is that a definite no no? I have family who say grandmammy.
@@jakejshine Well if you’re not up on the word “mammy” a being derogatory racist slave term whether “grand” or otherwise hen you need to pull out your Webster, Jakie! It’s right up there with the n-word!
Because you have family members saying it doesn’t make it okay unless the purpose is to be offensive!!
@@billiewilliams2584 I think you need to look up the definition properly. And also learn to except that black history isn't above nor below any other race history. People who live outside of U.S use Mama, Mammy, Mummy, or Mum. I've called my grandmother "mammy" as a baby. Was I racist to black women back then? To Make "Mammy" 100 percent racist and equivalent to the n word, is completely asinine. Your telling me children as babies say Mammy to their mother in Ireland, are degrading black mothers in America? Are you insane?! Please get out of your bubble and understand your world doesn't revolve around you or American History. The same goes to the use of black face in European countries. Blackface outside North America doesn't share the same meaning. Please educate yourself on these topics.
@@jakejshine You wanna go all over the world to try to educate me on the world mammy. Why don’t we stay in America, on the plantations where the black women were called that! Where my ancestors were not considered human but animals by some, as some still do to this day! Let’s stay on the plantation where my great great great GRANDMOTHER was bridled like a mule and used to plow the fields!
Mammy was not an endearment to the Black slave women. I’m not talking about European countries, you’re welcome to your opinion and knowledge about what mammy means but I’m keeping it 💯 about what it says to most, if not all, of American Blacks!
My advice to you is not slip up and call the wrong one mammy!
Lets be honest, someone was looking for a reason to fire that older woman and replace her with fresh young T&A.
I think we should consult Snoop on this one.
This is getting dumb on purpose. Give the lady back her job! Her boss just didn’t like her and wanted to find a reason. Has to be…
Snoop himself would have given her her job back
Ok but... Snoop Dogg created this term. So would that not imply ipso-facto that Snoop Dogg... is racist... against black people?
I'm not drunk enough for a conversation THIS stupid.
Don't be so stupid. You know good and well the Black community refer to each other like that not in a negative way.
They were probably looking to find a reason to fire that lady so they can hire a younger hot meteorologist
she was warned before and this was her second strike.
She also called someone "mammie." This was the nail that broke the camel's back.
No one is discussing her previous behavior.
That's crazy... she should not be fired. I never put together that was a racial slur... it's just a song that I sing.
She's gotten older and they wanted to replace her with a brainless hot bimbo that would get more viewers. So they used this as an excuse.
this would be great opportunity to have Snoop on for his take. Thanks!
That woman should not be fired , this is getting dumb now
I had no idea until now. Thank god I only ever said “for shizzle”
"my mizzle"
Mizzle = Milf 🤭
I had no idea that is what it means and i'm black...
I'm Black and I don't even know what those words mean/ she should not have been fired
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Have u heard of n-word at all ?
I taught English in Japan and the hardest concepts to explain were swear words. The idea that words could be inherently bad no matter the context. That's not really a thing in Japanese. Sure they have comparable insults and slurs, but the idea that the word itself is taboo and you mustn't use it was bizarre to my students.
Exactly! I can think of exactly one context where that makes sense: around children, so they don't learn them. Everything else is nonsensical, if everyone involved knows what word is meant anyway.
I saw a video of an American touring Japan, he came across a night club named "Club Asshole".
I am not sure if the name was 100 percent accurate.
Video came out in late 2000s. Of course it had been taking down years back.
First it’s stupid and she did nothing wrong. I am black and hell I didn’t even know that. The coworker is only stunned, because he did not his co worker knew a rap lyric.
Ive been half black my whole life and I didn't even know what nizzle meant 😂😂
Versus half your life!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!
This reminds me of when a journalist was fired many yrs ago for either publishing or saying the term "niggardly", even though anyone who looks it up can quickly see it has no relationship at all to the racist slur. That incident, like this, is grossly unfair and horrible for the reasons Cenk layed out.
Definitely not the same as niggardly. “Nizzle” is definitely directly a derivative of the n-word. Intent or not it’s a fact.
I had no clue this was something offensive till seeing this report. This was a mistake I could have just as easily had made. Can’t understand why they would have not taken the opportunity to inform her and give her a small snip of time to explain her innocent error, apologize, and committing to use what she has learned to do better going forward.
Yer kiddin. Those 'words' mean something? They're just gibberish, like 99% of rap crap. That lady should sue for unjust termination.
I hope she does and owns the news station.
Actually Rap music has been studied and is verified using more actual words than any other form of music. You can hate on it but they have a higher vocabulary than other artist.
Im a Snoop Dogg fan for 20 odd years and I never knew that until the story broke.
Same here.
They were odd years in deed cause you couldn't pick up on a context clue that whole entire time....
The n-word is used in rap music a lot . It was pretty obvious
Im black and I’m outraged ! Give that lady her job back !!!
If she doesn’t know what the word means… why is she using it?
The lesson to learn here is don’t do and say things that other people do and say because it seems cool..
This is ridiculous the word shizzle is not a word just like nizzle.Give that lady her job back
Firstly, "Nizzle" is also derivative to homie, friend, bud, bro, etc. Society connotated the origin to "N**ga" solely due to Snoop being a Black rapper. I assure you, Snoop had no problem with the lyric being quoted.