Notice that the news coverage of the latest Allen controversy refers to the racial slur he is accused of using as the “N” word. News organizations, apparently, want to avoid printing a word that is genuinely offensive to a lot of people. But during this summer’s Macaca mania, the word “Macaca” was used repeatedly, plastered on television and in big, bold, headlines. If it was such an incredibly offensive racial slur, why wasn’t it referred to as the “M” word?
