re: #298 Spare O’Lake

OK, I think (*gasp*) we’re pretty much on the same page here i.e. it is presumptively racist for non-blacks to use the N word unless there is a clear and credible innocent intent.
Two questions, though:
1. Is it possible for a white comedian to use the N word in a way that is so funny and pithy that it would not be considered racist?
2. Is it possible for a black person to use the N word in a racist manner deserving of criticism?

1. Yes. Lenny Bruce:

Youtube Video

2. Yes. I imagine Clarence Thomas mentally does that a lot when thinking about his “uppity” president in the White House.