Actor Samuel L. Jackson is having none of Joe Rogan's flimsy explanations for his repeated use of the n-word on his podcast.
Rogan, who has drawn a large amount of negative attention over the past few months due to his use of his platform to spread anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, has been using the word rather liberally over the course of his podcast. A compilation video of him fully saying the word is available on YouTube.
Though Rogan says he is done using the word, people, including Jackson, are not so quick to move on from past transgressions.
Samuel L. Jackson dismisses Joe Rogan's apology for saying the N-word: \u201cHe is saying nobody understood the context when he said it, but he shouldn\u2019t have said it. It\u2019s not the context, dude \u2013 it\u2019s that he was comfortable doing it."https://variety.com/2022/film/news/samuel-l-jackson-joe-rogan-n-word-tarantino-1235191737/\u00a0\u2026— Variety (@Variety) 1646063520
pic.twitter.com/FS2ImQIuda— Desiree A (@Desiree A) 1646063557
Just in the comment section to see all The Jo Bro's defend their boyfriend.pic.twitter.com/ICApkTbQWm— The Ryan.T Show Podcast\ud83d\udcfa (@The Ryan.T Show Podcast\ud83d\udcfa) 1646055378
Samuel L. Jackson slams Joe Rogan's apology for N-word use: 'You're sorry because you want to keep your money' - The Weekhttps://apple.news/ALa6VUF80RWC8hgcFAIjapw\u00a0\u2026— Geezus1.0 (@Geezus1.0) 1646107969
Jackson said of Rogan's use of the word:
“He is saying nobody understood the context when he said it.”
“But he shouldn’t have said it."
"It’s not the context, dude — it’s that he was comfortable doing it."
"Say that you’re sorry because you want to keep your money, but you were having fun and you say you did it because it was entertaining.”
Remember when Joe Rogan got people killed by spreading Covid misinformation...\nthen he said N word a bunch\nthen Spotify kinda acted like it mattered for a day or two\nthen nothing happened and Rogan kept his $100 million\nthen everyone forgot about it.— Cling 2 Reality (@Cling 2 Reality) 1645884490
Jerry Seinfeld tried to warn us about cancel culture in 2015 and we laughed at him. He couldn't do his gay French king impression and we laughed at him. \n\nFast forward to 2022 and now Joe Rogan can't even say the N word 36 times.— Sentient Waffle\ud83e\uddc7 (@Sentient Waffle\ud83e\uddc7) 1646139214
.@joerogan - I never have to worry about saying the N word \u201cin the wrong context\u201d or \u201cwhen I meant to say it in private\u201d because\u2026.\n\nI don\u2019t say it in private. I don\u2019t say it in public. I don\u2019t say it in any context. I just don\u2019t say it. \n\nIt\u2019s simple really.\n\n#Aplogy #NWord— DJ \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 #AbolishTheFilibuster (@DJ \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 #AbolishTheFilibuster) 1646135661
I\u2019m seeing a lot of outrage over this (her trip). I don\u2019t get it. So you want to defend Joe Rogan for using the n word but you want to be outraged at this? Really? Listen, I found her comments, distasteful, but to then equate her to a monster is a step too far IMO. Intent mattershttps://twitter.com/tpostmillennial/status/1496897797165285377\u00a0\u2026— BSL_TripleSmash (@BSL_TripleSmash) 1645757707
Jackson is not under any delusion that there is appropriate context to say the n-word, however; he just thinks Joe Rogan's podcast isn't it.
But on Django Unchained, a movie about slavery in the racist 19th century Southern USA, Leonardo DiCaprio was forced to say the word a number of times. When he expressed reservations about the script, Jackson told him he "[had] to" say it to tell the story correctly.
Ultimately DiCaprio chose to say the word because Jackson and Jamie Foxx forced him, with Foxx explaining to the actor that it was a function of his job.
By saying the N word, every man can have \u201cThe Joe Rogan Experience\u201dhttps://twitter.com/relevantmena/status/1493280352391114761\u00a0\u2026— Delicious Tacos (@Delicious Tacos) 1645476295
Waiting for him to have a podcast hosted that\u2019s just him, Joe Rogan, and Papa John saying the n word continuously hosted at CPAC.— Bobobo-bo (\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6-\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) Bo-bobo (@Bobobo-bo (\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6-\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) Bo-bobo) 1645894892
Joe Rogan said he voted for Donald trump cause he can't talk right anymore, I mean wow I dont understand how any black people still defend that man\n\nlmao yeah dude you know Joe Biden being in president or not its going to change how society reacts to ur N word\nwhat a fraud— OneHairyToe (@OneHairyToe) 1645728320
joe rogan asked putin to start WW3 to distract us from that video of him saying the n word— Toxic Dipsy (@Toxic Dipsy) 1646105504
In response to Rogan's spread of misinformation, several artists, including Joni Mitchell and Neil Diamond, have pulled their discographies from Spotify.
The podcast remains on the air.