Piers Morgan tried to challenge a guest to say the N-word on Tuesday, but Marc Lamont wanted none of it. He snapped at Morgan on his TV show, Piers Morgan Uncensored, berating him for trying to cause him harm. Piers Morgan and Marc Lamont’s exchange happened after a white guest lamented that she was not free to say the N-word. Thankfully, Morgan realized the truth in Lamont’s words and backed down.
Piers Morgan Dares Guest On Live TV
Marc Lamont didn’t take kindly to Piers Morgan’s attempt to make a woman say the N-word on live TV and made his stance known. The former CNN contributor was on the Piers Morgan Uncensored TV show on Tuesday when he erupted in exasperation. The woman, a white panelist identified as Lilly Gaddis, had admitted to saying the N-word “quite frequently.”
She added, “I want to live in a country where people are allowed to say what they want unashamedly.” Morgan, probably feeling mischievous, then encouraged her to say the forbidden word on live TV. “Well go on then, say it,” he nudged her. “Go on. Go on. Say the N-word. Go on.”
Marc Lamont Checks Piers Morgan On Live TV
After Morgan Piers’ dare, Marc Lamont snapped at him, accusing him of inciting “racial harm” at his expense to boost the show’s ratings.
“No, no, no, no! I don’t want you to invite this woman to say a racially-harmful term in front of me, because I’m the only [censored by Piers Morgan Uncensored] on here, so if she says it, I’m the victim of it,” Lamont responded sharply. “So please don’t invite her for ratings to call me the N-word because that’s basically what it’s going to be.”
Lamont’s anger and warning didn’t stop him from firing a slur directed at fellow panelist Myron Gaines, though.
He called him an “Uncle Tom,” saying, “There’s a bunch of white people up here and one Uncle Tom on the left here, and to ask her to say the N-word while I’m here is ridiculous. You would not sit here with a Jewish person and say, ‘Please use a Jewish slur in front of this Jew.’ It’s ridiculous.” Lamont continued, “I understand you don’t have any bad intent, Piers. I understand what you’re trying to do. But we already know she’s a racist and I don’t want to invite a racial harm to me to prove it.”
Fans React To Piers Morgan And Marc Lamont’s Drama
Thankfully, Piers Morgan saw reason and agreed with Marc Lamont’s sentiments. “I hear you and I accept that and we’ll leave it there. Thank you all very much,” he responded.
Meanwhile, fans also had much to say about the duo’s interaction on Onsite’s Instagram page. They agreed with Lamont that saying the N-word would have been disrespectful, and Morgan was wrong to urge the woman. However, many fans also pointed out that Morgan wasn’t encouraging the woman’s racism. Rather, he meant for her to realize the consequences of her words.
A fan said, “He’s not wrong! Stop inviting disrespect to that table while we’re sitting there.” A second person replied, “That wasn’t the point . Pierce proved his point. You wanna say it so bad go ahead.” Another person remarked, “He snapped he said nothing but facts !!! But when he said Uncle Tom I lost it.” Someone else said, “I mean Piers pulled her card if we being real, he like shit you wanna say it so bad,say it then. She got really quite when he made that offer.”
It is good that Piers Morgan and Marc Lamont’s interaction ended as it did. It highlights the racial tensions and lack of awareness that still surround social dynamics. Hopefully, Morgan’s white guest will self-evaluate and learn from the incident.
#Clique, what do you think?
