Movies exhibiting Joe Rogan arguing that individuals must be allowed to make use of the N-word and saying a number of different racial and ethnic slurs on a 2017 episode of his podcast have gone viral.

Rogan apologized for his previous use of the N-word in a video posted on his Instagram account after Grammy-winning Black singer-songwriter India.Arie shared a video compilation exhibiting the podcaster deploying the racial slur in clips of episodes over a 12-year interval.

In his video, Rogan stated his use of the slur within the video compilation was "probably the most regretful and shameful factor that I've ever needed to discuss publicly."

However he claimed the clips have been "taken out of context" and that he "hadn't stated it in years," though he didn't specify which years he stated the slur.

The video prompted Patriot Takes, a bunch that claims its mission is to "expose the far-right disinformation machine," to submit a number of clips from an October 2017 episode of The Joe Rogan Expertise.

The clips present Rogan urging the episode's visitor, white comic Greg Fitzsimmons, to say the N-word, earlier than then bursting out laughing when he does.

"How lengthy is it going to be earlier than you are not allowed to say the N-word?" Rogan says in a single clip.

"How lengthy earlier than folks suppose that is simply as dangerous as saying the phrase itself? As a result of it is coming. It is coming similar to hoop earrings and braids and dreadlocks are getting folks in hassle. Folks will run out of issues to get mad at and they'll go after folks for saying the N-word, proper?"

Later, Rogan argues that individuals must be allowed to say the phrase and mocks those that use the "N-word" to explain the slur as a substitute.

"Do not you suppose by not saying it, it turns into this ridiculously charged magic phrase?" he stated. "I imply, once you say the N-word, you are saying prefer it can't be spake. It can't be uttered. It's a sacred phrase. It's a magic phrase. When you say it, Candyman will come."

Rogan then strikes on to debate different racial and ethnic slurs that he claimed have been "not as racially charged."

"Like, you may say sp*c, nobody's gonna get mad," he stated. "After which there's different ones that like you possibly can simply get away with all day, like Irish ones."

"Like mick or guido," Fitzsimmons interjects.

"They do not give a f**okay," Rogan provides. "You may name me a guido all day. I do not give a f**okay, nobody cares."

"Ch**okay is a tricky one," Fitzsimmons provides. "They get very upset about ch**okay."

Rogan then says: "G**okay? How about g**okay?"

"Oh that is a very tough one," Fitzsimmons says.

"Yeah however the N-word, you will not say it," Rogan says. "Look, have a look at you... say it."

When Fitzsimmons does utter the slur, the pair then each burst out laughing.

Rogan then means that anybody in a "marginalized group" can say the N-word.

"I've seen a whole lot of Chinese language folks use it," he says, including that Black folks "simply throw it round like a seaside ball at a live performance."

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The episode—#1025—was nonetheless accessible on Spotify as of early Sunday, however didn't embrace the parts that have been tweeted out by Patriot Takes.

Greater than 70 episodes of Rogan's podcast have been reportedly pulled from Spotify amid an ongoing controversy over COVID-19 misinformation and the podcaster's use of racial slurs.

The streaming service is going through mounting criticism after public well being specialists and artists, together with Neil Younger, accused the streaming service of permitting Rogan to unfold COVID-19 misinformation on his podcast.

Spotify has been contacted for remark. Representatives for Rogan and Fitzsimmons have additionally been contacted for remark.