Maher: Thug Is the New N-Word

MAHER: Here he is later, when he had calmed down and I want to show what a thoughtful young man he actually is…

RICHARD SHERMAN: The only reason it bothers me is because it seems like it is the accepted way of calling someone the n-word nowadays. You know, everybody else said the n-word and then they say thug and, oh, that's fine.

MAHER: Now that's a great point, that thug is now the n-word. I think it's a very creative way to point out that racism has really kind of gone underground in this country.