Who Knew It’s Racist for a White Person to say “Grandmammy”?

Not me. She’s in trouble, probably already fired, for quoting Snoop Dogg, and I, too, didn’t know what “nizzle” means until reading the article. Damn, I hate what this country has become.

“The Mississippi native apologized in October 2022 after referencing a black reporter’s “grandmammy” on air.”

“Though not intentional, I now understand how my comment was both insensitive and hurtful. I have apologized to Carmen Poe,” Bassett said about her colleague. “Now, I would like to apologize to you. That is not the heart of who I am. And for that, I humbly ask for your forgiveness and I apologize to everyone I have offended.”

“She continued: “I will learn from this and participate in training so I can better understand our history and our people. I can’t mend the hurt my comment caused. I pray you’ll forgive me and that you’ll extend grace through this awful mistake.”

The Snoop Dogg quote:

“A Mississippi morning news anchor appears to be out of a job after saying a popular Snoop Dogg phrase on air earlier this month.”

“Barbie Bassett has not returned to the anchor desk at NBC affiliate WLBT since the March 8 broadcast and is no longer listed as a member of the news team on the station’s website, the Clarion Ledger reports.”

“The gaffe was made during a discussion about Snoop Dogg’s latest addition to his Cali wine line.”

“Bassett said, “Fo shizzle, my nizzle,” when the idea of a Snoop collaboration with a newsroom journalist was raised.”

“Nizzle” is slang for the N-word. Bassett, who is white, also tweeted the phrase in 2011.

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