Paula Deen admits to using N-word, telling racist jokes in deposition, report says.

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Fox News via The National Enquirer.

Celebrity chef Paula Deen admitted in a recorded deposition to telling racist jokes and using the N-word, The National Enquirer reports.

The May 17 deposition where she made the alleged admissions is part of a $1.2 million lawsuit brought by Lisa Jackson, the former manager of a Savannah, Georgia, restaurant run by Deen and her brother Bubba Hiers.

Jackson alleges in the suit that Deen used the N-word at the restaurant and that Hiers sexually harassed her.

According to the Enquirer, in the deposition, Deen replied “Yes, of course,” when asked if she used the N-word.

Deen also reportedly admitted telling racist jokes, explaining: “It’s just what they are — they’re jokes…most jokes are about Jewish people, rednecks, black folks…I
can’t determine what offends another person.”

Jackson said also Deen wanted African-American employees to act like slaves for a big wedding she was planning. Deen explained she got the idea from a restaurant where "the whole entire waiter staff was middle-aged black men, and they had on beautiful white jackets with a black bow tie," the Enquirer reports. The magazine also quoted Deen as saying: “I mean, it was really impressive. That restaurant represented a certain era in America…after the Civil War, during the Civil War, before the Civil War…It was not only black men, it was black women…I would say they were slaves.” LOL WUT

Her brother Bubba also admitted to referring to President Obama with the N-word, the report claims.
Emails to Paula Deen's rep and reps for the Food Network, which airs "Paula's Best Dishes" and "Paula's Home Cooking," were not immediately returned.
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Deen also reportedly admitted telling racist jokes, explaining: “It’s just what they are — they’re jokes…most jokes are about Jewish people, rednecks, black folks…I can’t determine what offends another person.”
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Jokes are only acceptable if used in context. Clearly Deen offended the manager and acted in an extremely improper, racist conduct. There's no excuse for not recognizing the proper time and place for things.
 
How do you leave this part out:

Jackson said also Deen wanted African-American employees to act like slaves for a big wedding she was planning. Deen explained she got the idea from a restaurant where "the whole entire waiter staff was middle-aged black men, and they had on beautiful white jackets with a black bow tie," the Enquirer reports. The magazine also quoted Deen as saying: “I mean, it was really impressive. That restaurant represented a certain era in America…after the Civil War, during the Civil War, before the Civil War…It was not only black men, it was black women…I would say they were slaves.”
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Deified Data said:
Is anyone really surprised?
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This. Growing up in the south, use of that word was really pretty common with the older generations. It's despicable and I refuse to defend any part of it, but that's just the way it is.

Oddly enough, a lot of the older people I knew would claim to not harbor any racist leanings whatsoever, then proceed to casually drop that word when describing a black person in the very next sentence. I always found that really strange.
 
entrement said:
I try not to post the entire article in general, but being Fox News, I probably don't want to give them hits lol. I'm conflicted.
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...Yeah.
 
'I'm 60+ years old and don't know the word nigger is offensive or would offend people.'


Solid excuse Paula, go drown yourself in butter.
 
"Have you heard the one about the black man and a pizza?"

Meh. I can't get worked up so long as it's not in a string. She just seems ridiculous to me. And now I'm off to check out that hashtag.
 
Coconut said:
'I'm 60+ years old and don't know the word nigger is offensive or would offend people.'


Solid excuse Paula, go drown yourself in butter.
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I believe her first attempt at eating herself into an early grave has been amazingly profitable. Wouldn't put it past her to go for a repeat.
 
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