The Historical Context of the N Word

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There is a historical context to a lot of of these words and there's actually a bite to them that you and I have not experienced personally right. That's what's great about the Louis C.K. when he was talking about every gay kid has been called like if you were called a kike while you were getting the shit kicked out of you then is a kid maybe that word would actually acquire that bite. Even one experience like that as a kid and you might just it just might fucking hurt every single time right well let's take a break and then I want to ask you a question about that that is something offensive just because certain people are offended by it butlet's take a

In what might very well be the last episode before we're pulled off the air, Tamler outlines his data-free "theory" of what makes something offensive. What makes a joke about race, ethnicity, gender, disability funny sometimes, and deeply hurtful at other times? What makes Louis CK so goddamn funny and Andrew Dice Clay just...an asshole? Is Family Guy racist? Throughout the episode, David defends the victims of hatred and is a voice of empathy and reason, while Tamler drops the c-word multiple times, jumps to racist conclusions, and makes fun of David's partial Arab heritage.

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