Current Events > Viggo Mortensen says being accused of racism after saying n-word unfair.

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https://www.indiewire.com/2018/12/viggo-mortensen-asked-on-camera-n-word-quote-misinterpreted-1202026467/

Viggo Mortensen recently joined France 24 for a video interview promoting his new film Green Book, and the conversation turned serious when the interviewer brought up the actors recent use of the N-word. Mortensen drew backlash for saying the derogatory term aloud during a November post-screening Q&A. The actor once again clarified his intention behind saying the word while also criticizing the way the media jumped on the story and misinterpreted it. I would like to say that how it has been explained, that I was simply saying the N-word is not used anymore, thats not what I was saying, Mortensen said. What I was saying was that just because people dont say that word anymore, it doesnt mean they dont still harbor discrimination and racism inside of themselves. Racism tends to evolve and change its vocabulary, its face. That doesnt mean it has disappeared. We always need to be on guard. Thats what I was saying. The full context.

Mortensen continued, One person tweeted I said that word and the room went silent. The room did not go silent. There was no context given, and thats regrettable. Its a serious thing to throw around. To accuse someone of being racist without giving context of what they were talking about, thats not only unfair to me but its also damaging to social discourse. As the people who were in the room know, the context in which I used the word, which is shocking to people still, especially coming from a white person, it was to talk about the need for each generation to keep working. It does not disappear. We always have to be wary of it. Thats what I was talking about.
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Its sad that some journalists make a living by taking innocuous comments out of context.
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Remember when CNN and Fox News jumped on Obama for using the N word?
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It's all media crap. No one in the black community is coming for Viggo's hobbit shire saving self :)
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Oh oh
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For anyone wondering the original line this is what he said that people are trying to end his career over.

For instance, no one says n-word(he said the word) anymore, Mortensen said, according to numerous witnesses.

Mortensen says he was trying to make a point about how things have changed to the point where a once-common slur is no longer acceptable.

So it basically like saying no one says f word anymore and being called homophobic and try to get them fired from job.
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Lebronwon posted...

For anyone wondering the original line this is what he said that people are trying to end his career over.

For instance, no one says n-word(he said the word) anymore, Mortensen said, according to numerous witnesses.

Mortensen says he was trying to make a point about how things have changed to the point where a once-common slur is no longer acceptable.

bruh people get butthurt over the smallest things

a word is a word. How are people gonna put one word on a pedestal over others.
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