Warning: This article discusses an offensive term, which appears uncensored below.
Recently, there have been two songs released that use the E-word, a term considered a racial slur by many Inuit.
One song is by soca artist Trinidad Killa, featuring Nicki Minaj, which uses the term both in the title and in the song’s audio via two separate voiceover drops from Minaj. The other is off of Grammy-winner Kendrick Lamar’s latest album, GNX. But given how many Inuit have spoken out about the offensive term, why do popular artists continue to use it in their songs?
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