He Called My Black Employee The N Word | Financial Audit

June 24, 2026

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Jerome, a 42-year-old Walmart associate in San Antonio, walked onto Financial Audit insisting he be called by a stereotypically Black name to prove that race is a social construct and that words have no inherent power. Within minutes, he looked a Black crew member in the eye and said the N-word to demonstrate that he is not afraid to say what others won’t. The episode then became a raw, uncomfortable collision between that provocation and the financial reality of a man who lives with his mother, has three DUIs, owes the IRS tens of thousands of dollars, and works a $14-an-hour job he took mainly for health insurance.

The provocation and its logic

Jerome’s central argument was that language is a social construct and that words have no meaning unless people give them meaning. He insisted that saying the N-word in front of a Black crew member was not racist because he did not use it in a sentence or with derogatory intent. “The word itself is not bad,” he said. “It’s dependent on how you use it.” He compared it to the Spanish word negro, which means black, and argued that society has arbitrarily made the English version taboo. When the crew member, Tyler, visibly reacted with anger and hurt, Jerome doubled down: “If you’re not afraid to say it, then say it.” He claimed he was making a point about free speech and that people are too afraid to say what needs to be said. The

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1 (01:06) **Guest Introduction: Jerome, 42, San Antonio** - Guest introduces himself as Jerome, a 42-year-old Walmart associate from San Antonio, Texas.
2 (05:25) **The N-Word Confrontation** - Guest argues the N-word is just a word, defined by context and intent, and says he is not afraid to say it.
3 (08:50) **Direct Confrontation and Defense of the Word** - Guest says the N-word to Tyler's face, then argues it's the same as "Negro" in Spanish.
4 (11:30) **Historical Context and Intent Debate** - Host challenges guest on the history of the N-word and the difference between "nigga" and "nigger."
5 (14:53) **The "Facts Over Feelings" Argument Collapses** - Host argues that intentionally using a word to hurt someone is not "facts over feelings" but cruelty.
6 (16:13) **Apology and Intent Debate** - Guest offers a non-apology ("sorry you feel that way"), and host presses for a real apology.
7 (18:41) **Guest's Background: Railroad, Taxes, and Side Hustles** - Guest explains he quit a high-paying railroad job and now works at Walmart for insurance and to pay back taxes.

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