South Park pulled it off without causing offended Negros to riot like offended muslimes.
Biggie Smalls and Butters calling each other nigger.
Once again it's not what you say, it's how it's said. In an informative setting, it's not offensive. In a truly comedic setting, it's not offensive. However in a derogatory hatefull setting it is. Ya gotta put things in context.
Has nobody asked where are THE HECKLERS seeking their 15 minutes of fame? Who bought them off to go away?
If I'd been the heckler, I'd be demanding MY time with Letterman, Larry King, Bill O'Reilly, etc. Geez, if John Mark Karr can have interviews on cable news, why can't I?