years ago? why didn t she just say no. i find it offensive and i don t ever use it? i m just asking. nobody followed that upns andth said, did you do it ten years ago or last year? the food network, they re not worried about paula deen so much. they re a profit making organization. she was going to bringy down their reputation. so do you really need that headache when you could find a r celebrity chef on any corner? i hate to point out something, but there are some very important people historically in america who were senators who probably used the n word many times who were in the kkk at a different time that s true. what about robert byrd, the democrat. maybe you forgot the name. he s trying to be nice to the dead. can we just point something out that there are two discussions there. t should we hold paula deen ou accountable on a personal level