Obama Says N*gger On Live TV, Claims America Is Still Racist President Obama continues to make headlines regarding race in America. While being interviewed by Marc Maron, he made a point to intentionally say a racial slur, the N word. President Obama said the United States has not overcome its history of racism and is using the N-word to make his case. In an interview, Obama weighed in on the debate over race and guns that has erupted after the arrest of a white man for the racially motivated shooting deaths of nine black church members in Charleston, South Carolina. Racism, we are not cured of it, Obama said. And its not just a matter of it not being polite to say n*gger in public. Thats not the measure of whether racism still exists or not. Its not just a matter of overt discrimination. Societies dont, overnight, completely erase everything that happened 200 to 300 years prior. Watch the video below and see for yourself: What do you think? Sound off in the comments below. 