The on-screen wife of Forest Whitaker in 'The Butler'
forbids her friends to use the insensitive remark around her.
prah Winfrey sat down with "Lee Daniels' The
Butler" co-star Forest Whitaker and director Lee Daniels for a chat with
Parade magazine. The three powerhouse figures discussed the N-word, racism and
why today's young people needed to watch the movie.
"You cannot be my friend and use that word around
me," Winfrey expressed her disgust for the derogatory term. "It shows
my age, but I feel strongly about it. ... I always think of the millions of
people who heard that as their last word as they were hanging from a
tree."
"It's a word I used quite a bit, until Oprah sat me
down and talked to me about its power," Daniels admitted, while Whitaker
said, "I don't use the word. Never did."
