The Word Nigger in Quentin Tarantinos Movies, 1992 2012

No contemporary white public figure has a more involved relationship to the word nigger than Quentin Tarantino. Hes used it in screenplays since the beginning of his directing career, hes been criticized (and defended) by black peers for it, and hes explained his rationale for it several times in a variety of ways. Americans are obsessed with the word nigger, a semantic memento of our countrys shameful founding legacy. But few white artists seem to me more obsessed than Tarantino. Read more here: h