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Joe Rogan has again found himself in troubled waters on social media after a video compilation of the host saying the n-word went viral. Earlier this week, Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter India Arie also shared the video and stated that she would be removing her music catalog from Spotify in solidarity with Neil Young and others.
Arie explained that she finds Rogan problematic because of controversies other than COVID-19 misinformation. The 46-year-old singer stated that she has problems with how the JRE podcast host talks about race.
In a video from her IG story on Thursday, February 3, India Arie asserted,
"He shouldn't even be uttering the word. Don't even say it, under any context. Don't say it. That's where I stand. I have always stood there."
What did Joe Rogan say in his apology for using the n-word?
Rogan, whose podcast has allegedly caused a massive fallout between musical artists and Spotify, has addressed the video compilation of him saying the racial slur. On Saturday, he posted an Instagram video expressing his regret over him saying the n-word in past episodes of his JRE podcast.
The 54-year-old podcast host claimed the video contains clips taken out of context from episodes containing conversations from as much as 12 years ago. Joe Rogan elaborated that he would often use the word verbatim while quoting other controversial figures who had used it.
Rogan said,
"I thought as long as it was in context, people would understand what I was doing."
The Newark native also added that he did not mean to use the slur in a racist context and stated that he is "not racist." Rogan said,
"whenever you're in a situation where you have to say I'm not racist, you f**ked up. And I clearly have f**ked up."
In the video, which has been viewed over 200,000 times within four hours, Joe Rogan offered his "sincere, deepest apology" and wished for a time machine to take back his casual usage of the word.
People's reaction to Joe Rogan's usage of the n-word while allegedly quoting others
As per the trend with everything related to the JRE podcast host, the netizens on social media were divided over Rogan's use of the slur. Numerous tweets claimed that the slur used by white people is unacceptable in any context. Meanwhile, others accepted Rogan's apology and were fine with his explanation of the context of using the slur.
Amid the controversy of artists leaving the platform over Spotify's misinformation policies and the JRE podcast, the streaming giant has reportedly removed over a hundred episodes from Rogan's podcast. The updated number of missing JRE episodes on Spotify can be found via the web tool called JRE Missing.
