I get it, I'm european as well, and the word for black people in my country is "néger"' which isn't racist here at all, but if you're on the internet, you know what you can say and what you can't. And he obviously knew what he said.
Using that word in Sweden is racist as fuck.
So that is no excuse for him to say that.
Just makes it waaaay way worse.
Edit: on another note. The reason why I won't make the 52 games this year: started playing Shiren the wanderer on PS Vita this year. Soon up to 400 hrs...