I'm much older than James and the N word was offensive when I was a kid. People just used it regardless. I'd have got a walloping for it and no I'm not posh.
It's nothing to do with cancelling and everything to do with accountability. And this means avoiding excuses.
He did apologise - and showed accountability.
I was not making excusing for him but provided context. Even in a court of law the circumstances under which a "crime" incurred are being considered. Forgiveness is a thing, you know. People do make mistakes and so did he, but he didn't kill anyone. He was offensive.
It’s always been offensive, even if white people were oblivious to that until fairly recently.
That may be, but I remember using it as a child and not being aware that the word was offensive.
I even remember having something - a toy or sweets? - that showed a person of colour on the packaging.
Well, both me and James Brown clearly don't meet the standard of the uber-perfect people here.
I remember calling someone a "fat
witch" when I felt that that person had been rude (and I was much slimmer than her), but luckily I am not famous.
