It does not count when Oprah uses the N word. It is a common term in black communities, used in jest, curse and description. Walk in any black neighborhood and you will hear it used constantly. So why is it a damnable term when used by whites?
While readying inmates for court Monday morning, there were two young ones carrying on a conversation. Can you guess what every other word was? If I had asked them not to say the word, and spoke it myself, I would immediately been accused of being a racist and all hell would have broke loose.