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The author Don Winslow is not black. So maybe I'm missing your point. But

I'm not even sure Rogan used the N-word, not that his stupid joke about apes was any less offensive.

(In response to this post by southdenverhoo)

Posted: 02/07/2022 at 1:10PM

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Author pushing to cancel Rogan for using the N word (while discussing it) -- HokieDan95 02/07/2022 11:46AM

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Just wish we could stop talking about this punch drunk moron, tbh. -- WahooRQ 02/07/2022 3:06PM

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Show the number of people Joe Rogan killed. ** -- Hokieesith 02/07/2022 5:50PM

Why not? It's just a conversation /sarcasm ** -- HptHokie 02/07/2022 4:38PM

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How stupid do you have to be to equate a novelists using that word -- wahoo138 02/07/2022 1:46PM

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Petrified. Check out below.The guy can devastate me with very little effort ** -- HokieDan95 02/07/2022 2:19PM

I can point out how dumb you are at a resting heart rate of 45 -- wahoo138 02/07/2022 1:54PM

No!! please don't!!!** -- HokieDan95 02/07/2022 2:08PM

Joe Rogan is a fantastic guy. ** -- Hokieesith 02/07/2022 1:28PM

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Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson are great guys. ** -- Hokieesith 02/07/2022 1:27PM

The blatantly racist remarks make you feel that way? ** -- HoodatB 02/07/2022 2:15PM

Didn't you vote for a segregationist? ** -- Hokieesith 02/07/2022 2:23PM

? ** -- HoodatB 02/07/2022 2:26PM

Yeah. You. ** -- Hokieesith 02/07/2022 2:27PM

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We're talking about Joe Biden now. -- Hokieesith 02/07/2022 2:30PM

OK a change the subject/what about ..... -- HoodatB 02/07/2022 3:02PM

Rogan still has a $100 million contract. I think he’s going to be okay. ** -- WahooMatt05 02/07/2022 1:18PM

Out of curiosity, what was his rationale for the need to use the word -- southdenverhoo 02/07/2022 1:01PM

The author or Rogan? ** -- HokieDan95 02/07/2022 1:02PM

The author has characters in his novels who use offensive words -- wahoo138 02/07/2022 1:52PM

Rogan was who I was interested in. Because whether you like it or not, but -- southdenverhoo 02/07/2022 1:06PM

Here is him -- HokieDan95 02/07/2022 1:12PM

Yes, that is the apology I was talking about. I'll listen to it again, I -- southdenverhoo 02/07/2022 1:17PM

As i understand he only used the word in discussing the word itself and -- HokieDan95 02/07/2022 1:29PM

Poor poor man, just another victim of leftist cancel culture. Does he have -- HoodatB 02/07/2022 2:30PM

Quit trying to portray him as a victim. He apologized and it seemed sincere -- Plano Hoo 02/07/2022 2:28PM

Thank you. This I agree with. ** -- Hokieesith 02/07/2022 3:25PM

Is Kyrsten Sinema or Joe Manchin #1? :-) ** -- Hoodafan 02/07/2022 1:42PM

I don't think that's true. (EDIT: the :public enemy #2 part) -- southdenverhoo 02/07/2022 1:34PM

If that were true and proven we wouldn't be having this discussion ** -- HokieDan95 02/07/2022 1:42PM

The author Don Winslow is not black. So maybe I'm missing your point. But -- Hoodafan 02/07/2022 1:10PM

You’re not sure he used it? There are at least 24 audio clips of him using -- SixerHoo 02/07/2022 1:20PM

Well shut my mouth! what a dumb ass, now I have to go back and read what -- southdenverhoo 02/07/2022 1:16PM

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Seriously? I guess I should’ve known. ** -- southdenverhoo 02/07/2022 4:05PM

Yep. That’s it. Some dork on twitter has gone through all of Winslow’s -- wahoo138 02/07/2022 5:05PM

And now having watched Rogan's apology, he indeed admits he used the N-word -- Hoodafan 02/07/2022 1:21PM

And he does the snowflake thing too.... -- HoodatB 02/07/2022 2:22PM

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What about! What about! ** -- HoodatB 02/07/2022 12:43PM

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Whoopi was suspended. -- hooshouse 02/07/2022 12:47PM

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Innocent mistake ** -- Hoo TV 02/07/2022 2:36PM

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Should have stuck with "clean and articulate",H_P____T_? ** -- Wahoo Gus 02/07/2022 12:35PM

What does this even mean? ** -- HptHokie 02/07/2022 12:57PM

You guess is as good as anybody's ** -- Hoo TV 02/07/2022 2:38PM

That's story book, man! ** -- Hoodafan 02/07/2022 12:37PM

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Doesn't play wordle either. ** -- Wahoo Gus 02/07/2022 1:32PM

Of course he does. ** -- DownTownHoo 02/07/2022 12:00PM

You can watch the video again(link) -- hooshouse 02/07/2022 11:59AM

Woah I did not know his racism was that blatant. ** -- HoodatB 02/07/2022 12:36PM

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Dan only views sources that align with his opinions ** -- TomGlansAski 02/07/2022 12:08PM

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