LZ Granderson: I think the N word is one of the most powerful and controversial words in the English language. LZ: What does it mean that people like Joe Rogan were essentially, there's an attack to cancel him for using the word? LZ: It could be a reflection of some kind of pathology within the African American community of self hatred and so forth. But black people when talking about other black people use the N word all the time,. LZ: That is a term of endearment.