The actor Samuel L. Jackson has criticized the repeated use of the so-called ‘N-Word’ –the forbidden word in english– by Joe Roganwhich would have used it continuously in his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience. Jackson, one of the most important actors in history and the highest grossing of all time, participated in the success of Star Wars, the Marvel Cinematic Universe or Tarantino’s films, is a great activist for equal rights, along with a fervent fighter on many other social issues. This year he will receive an honorary Oscar.
Rogan, controversy, racism and Samuel L. Jackson
Rogan, one of the most visible opinion leaders in America right now, is no stranger to controversy in his expressions. Throughout his career stand-up, podcasting and television, he has always ended up making impassioned speeches and declarations for which he then has to go back and apologize. A few weeks ago he was embroiled in a bitter debate with Spotify over his guests and views on the coronavirus, and now he is being criticized for using the N-Word on his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience. Both listeners and other celebrities, including his friend Dwayne JohnsonThey have pointed out that it is not right for him to abuse her since she is a white person. Samuel L. Jackson has joined in and has been very explicit and clear.
“There is no context in which a white person is allowed to say that word”, Jackson comments on this expression. The actor has criticized Rogan’s excuses, that listeners do not understand the context in which his expressions are placed. Jackson is very clear. “No, the context doesn’t matter. If you hear cmodo hacindole“, he argues. “A history of all this is the context in which it is used, but just to get a laugh? Dude, that’s wrong,” he says. “You’re sorry, you’re doing it for money, you were having fun and you’re doing it because you think it’s fun,” he concluded.
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“There is no context in which a white person is allowed to say that word”
In this area, Samuel L. Jackson himself confirmed that he had his ups and downs with Tarantino when writing his scripts, since the director frequently uses the word in his scripts. The situation reached such a point during the filming of Django Unchained, that even the actor Leonardo Dicaprio he felt uncomfortable having to repeatedly say that word. Jackson recalls that, after DiCaprio expressed his reservations about saying it on screen, Jackson simply told him: “To, you have to do it”. However, the actor has this film, in which he plays the mythical Stephen, as one of his favorites.