"That's the 'N' word!" - Linus Tech Tips admits getting confused between a slur for racially-charged word in recent podcast
A recent Linus Tech Tips stream left his co-host Luke incredibly confused. The two were talking about comedy and things people found funny in the 2000s, and the YouTuber admitted to using “the hard R” word quite a few times back then, a practice he does not emulate any longer. However, his co-host looked shocked and horrified about this. The two would discuss it briefly, only to find out which word Linus meant.
It turned out that Linus Tech Tips thought the “Hard R,” as it has been referred to for many years, was an ableist word, not a racially-charged slur. It was likely a relief to many of the content creator’s fans that it was a harmless misinterpretation, though he no longer uses the ableist taunt.
Watch: The initial clip that caused confusion
During “The Wan Show” on the Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel, he revealed that he was looking back at old shows from the early 2000s, where people casually used slurs during that time, and mentioned using “the Hard R.”
Luke seemed shocked by this revelation of media at that time using that word so casually, considering he knew what that phrase meant. Linus Tech Tips highlighted an episode of American Dad that used “the Hard R.”
Taken out of context, it makes the Tech YouTuber giant sound like someone using racist slurs throughout his youth. However, another video clarifies which word he thought that terminology was used for.
Watch: The follow-up clip that contains context.
Someone gave further context to the above clip in another clip shared on the LiveStreamFails subReddit. Luke tried to explain to him that when referring to a “Hard R,” it means the “N-Word.” His chat was also on fire, trying to explain that he was wrong.
Luke confirmed that people use “Hard R” in a very different
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