(Nizzle is slang for the N-word.)
Two high-profile media personalities have now come to Bassetts defense.
She cant say, Fo shizzle, my (expletive)?
Barbie Bassett, anchorwoman at WLBTWLBT/NBC
Charlamagne Tha Godsaid Monday on his nationally syndicated radio programThe Breakfast Club.
Oh, I guess because (its) a derivative of (N-word).
Come on, we got to stop man.
Thats not a reason to fire that woman.
Whoopi Goldbergweighed in on the subject yesterday onThe View.
There has to be a book of stuff that nobody could ever say, ever, ever, ever.
Include everything, she said.
Its hard to keep up.
And if youre a person of a certain age, theres stuff we do, and we say.
We dont know everything youre not supposed to do.
Ive just been informed that I should not of done that, as opposed to, Youre out.
Bassett previously caused controversy with a comment, referring to a Black reporters grandmammy on air.
