Kinky Friedman defends 1980 racial slur
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Comedian and independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman on Thursday defended his use of a racial slur during a performance at Houston nightclub 26 years ago after an audio clip of the standup routine was posted on the Internet.
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Bill Cosby says the opinions he's expressed in his controversial prodding of fellow blacks are consistent with what he's done as an entertainer for more than 40 years.
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In response to attacks on Michael Richards' use of the n-word during a performance at the Laugh Factory, the black owner of another club has welcomed comics who use the term.
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Michael Richards will appear on the Rev. Jesse Jackson's nationally syndicated radio program to discuss his racist rant at a Los Angeles comedy club, the civil rights leader said Saturday.
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Showdown over judge who ruled for a white woman's use of a racial insult to a black colleague.
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Jerry Lewis dropped an anti-gay slur &#151; the same one that got Isaiah Washington of "Grey's Anatomy" in trouble &#151; during the 18th hour of his annual Labor Day telethon.
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Mel Gibson acknowledged making anti-Semitic slurs during a drunken driving arrest and begged Jewish community leaders Tuesday to meet with him to find "the appropriate path for healing." A sheriff's watchdog, meanwhile, said deputies appeared to have handled Gibson's arrest properly.
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A leading US rights group symbolically buries a racial slur generally referred to as the "N-word".
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  May 31--DURHAM -- Someone sprayed "KKK" and other racial slurs at an apartment complex Wednesday. The messages appeared to be directed at the management, police said.
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In 1904 it was "hip." In 2004 it's "chav." In between, there was "racism," "cyborg," "punk" and "9/11." They are all words chosen by a book that charts the creation of new words over the past 100 years.
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LOS ANGELES - Andy Dick has apologized for using the same racial slur that got ex-&quot;Seinfeld&quot; star Michael Richards in trouble last month.
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Black leaders on Monday challenged the entertainment industry, including rappers, to stop use of the racial slur that Michael Richards uttered in his tirade.
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Internet auction house eBay Inc. said on Wednesday it would limit the use of racial slurs after US city officials complained the offensive terms were being used to advertise lawn jockeys and other antiques.
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Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson said Thursday his use of a Spanish word that some contend is a slur against homosexuals was meant to be playful but apologized to anyone who was offended.
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To New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas, hearing a white man refer to a black woman using a certain vulgar term would be "highly offensive."
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With his white hair and lined face, Aryan Nations founder Richard Butler looked like a kindly grandfather. But when he spoke, it was to issue vile diatribes against Jews and minorities, and to call for a whites-only enclave in the Northwest.
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Comedian Bruce Daniels once opened a show with a rant against the video game Grand Theft Auto: &quot;There&#39;s this game that encourages you to pick up hookers, engage in sex, beat them then rob them